Which one is Best Server CPU?

[Guest]

PIII1.26G vs MP1800+

please give me some detail.

 

[Kelledin]

First of all, what type of server would this be?

Many servers (especially static web servers, file servers, firewall boxen, FTP servers, mail servers, etc.) don't even require a GHz CPU. I currently have a pair of ancient PentiumPRO's powering an FTP/mail/Kerberos/DNS/SMB/NIS/NFS server, and they hardly get much load at all. Database servers and heavy-duty dynamic web servers might require more power, though.

PIII 1.26:

Cooler, lower power consumption
~US$20 cheaper for 256K cache version (512K cache version more expensive)
Good, solid Intel chipset available
Greater selection of motherboards

MP 1800+:

Hotter, more power-hungry--fitting it in a slim 1u/2u is not easy
Good, solid AMD760MP/MPX chipset available
~US$40 cheaper than the 512K P3 (more expensive than 256K P3)
Quite a bit faster, especially for database applications

Both are perfectly reliable. Both can run 24x7 with no hiccups.

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[blah]

""Both are perfectly reliable. Both can run 24x7 with no hiccups.""...
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... for a while, then P3 stays the same way, and Athlon will start to make you wonder "Did I make the right choice?", gg.


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[Kelledin]

If we were considering single processor systems, that <i>might</i> be true--simply because there's no uniprocessor Athlon motherboard that's all AMD760.

As it is, I'm assuming that we're discussing dual-processor motherboards, simply because we're considering the AthlonMP, not the XP. The situation becomes different for dual processors, since there are <i>no</i> dual-processor Athlon motherboards using anything but an AMD chipset. The 760MP is extremely solid; the 760MPX hasn't been around as long but is proving itself well.

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[blah]

""The 760MP is extremely solid; the 760MPX hasn't been around as long but is proving itself well.""

I have nothnig against it, it all cool, I was just guessing, which I have right to, or am I, gg.

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