Dual Xeon l5420 vs i7 3930k

Dadrewster569

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Recently, I've been looking in purchasing a very cheap server for some media encoding and for hosting game server.

In terms of just raw CPU horsepower, how do these two configurations compare? I'm assuming that the 3930k will perform marginally better while at stock, and even better while overclocked, but seeing that I can purchase a complete dual L5420 server for $200-$400... It is an enticing offer.

Also, does anyone know if it's feasible to overclock these Xeons? Running them both at 3GHz would be rather nice!

Thanks for your opinion!