Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron Battle Head to Head

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System Hardware I
Processor(s) I 2x Intel Xeon Processor (Woodcrest core)3.0 GHz, FSB1333, 4 MB L2 Cache
Processor(s) II 2x Intel Xeon Processor (Dempsey core)3.73 GHz, FSB 1066, 4 MB L2 Cache
Platform Supermicro X7DBR-E (LGA 771)Intel Blackford MCH Chipset, BIOS 07/07/2006
RAM Hynix HYMP512F72BP8N2-Y5 (DDR2-667 FB)4x 1 GB, CL5-5-5-11 Timings
System Hard Drive Western Digital Raptor X WD1500ADFD150 GB; 10,000 rpm; 16 MB Cache; SerialATA/150
Data Hard Drive Western Digital Raptor 740AD74 GB; 10,000 rpm; 8 MB Cache; SerialATA/150
Mass Storage Controller(s) Intel ESB-2 I/O bridge
Graphics Card On-Board GraphicsATI ES1000, 16 MB
System Hardware II
Processor(s) 2x AMD Opteron Processor (Italy core)2.6 GHz, FSB800, 2 MB L2 Cache
Platform Supermicro H8DSP-I (Socket 940)ServerWorks HT2000 Chipset, BIOS 06/30/2006
RAM Hynix HYMD512G726CFP4N (DDR-400 ECC-Reg)4x 1 GB, CL3-3-3-8 Timings
System Hard Drive Western Digital Raptor X WD1500ADFD150 GB; 10,000 RPM; 16 MB Cache; SerialATA/150
Data Hard Drive Western Digital Raptor 740AD74 GB; 10,000 RPM; 8 MB Cache; SerialATA/150
Mass Storage Controller(s) ServerWorks HT1000
Graphics Card On-Board GraphicsATI Rage XL, 8 MB
System Software & Drivers
OS Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Service Pack 1
AMD CPU Driver Version 1.3.2.16
Platform Driver Intel Chipset Installation Utility 8.1.1.1001
Graphics Driver Default Windows Graphics Driver
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