I have to choose between these options for a CPUs for a spec'ed computer. Which option would you take and would be best for the rest of the hardware?
Option 1: 2 x Intel Xeon Dual-Core (Dempsey) 3.20GHz, 2x2M Cache, 1066MHz FSB 1U Passive/2U Active Combo
Option 2: 2 x Intel® 2.0Ghz Xeon™ Processor, 1333FSB, 4MB Cache, (Active) for the SC5299-E "Pilot Point III" & SR1500 "Dowling 2" & SR1550 "Petrof Bay"
These are the specs for the rest of the machine:
Intel® SC5299WS (Pilot Point 4 WS) Chassis - Fixed 670W PSU, Rack Mountable, New Tool-Less Feature, 2x Chassis Fans, 1x PSU Fan
Supports up to 6 Tool-Free Cabled Drives, Upgradeable to 6x Hot-Swap Drives (SCSI / SATA) Without Power Cord
Supported Server Mainboards: Intel® S5000XVN
Intel Boxed Server Workstation Board S5000XVN (Vernonia) with 6 SATA 3Gbps ports
Support for: 2 x Multi-Core Intel® Xeon™ (DP) Processors on Intel® 5000X Chipset, 32GB Fully Buffered DIMMS (8 DIMMs)
1 x ATA, 6 x SATA, 2 x Gbe LAN, 4 x PCI Buses, 5 x Total Slots: 1x PCI Express x16, 2x PCI Express x4 (x8 connectors)
1x PCI-X 133/100MHz, 1x PCI-X 100MHz
Supported Chassis : Intel® SC5299WS & SC5400BASE Chassis