Quad-Core Xeon Clovertown Rolls Into DP Servers
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Patrick Schmid
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Test Setup
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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor(s) I | 2x Intel Xeon Processor 5355 (Clovertown core)2.66 GHz, FSB1333, 8 MB L2 Cache |
| Processor(s) II | 2x Intel Xeon Processor 5160 (Woodcrest core)3.0 GHz, FSB1333, 4 MB L2 Cache |
| Processor(s) III | 2x Intel Xeon Processor 5080 (Dempsey core)3.73 GHz, FSB 1066, 4 MB L2 Cache |
| Platform | HP xw8400 Workstation (LGA 771)Intel 5000X MCH Chipset, BIOS 10/02/2006 R1.19 |
| RAM | Infineon HYS72T256420HFN-3S-A (DDR2-667 ECC Dual Rank FB)4x 2 GB, CL5-5-5-10 Timings |
| System Hard Drive | RAID0 2x Fujitsu MAX3073RC73 GB; 15,000 rpm; 8 MB Cache; SAS |
| 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 BridgeLSI Logic SAS1064X 4-port SAS RAID 0/1 |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia Quadro FX4500 |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Service Pack 1 |
| Platform Driver | Intel Chipset Installation Utility 7.3.1.1011 |
| Graphics Driver | Nvidia Forceware 84.80 |
Benchmarks And Settings
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| Video | |
|---|---|
| TMPEG 3.0 Express | Version: 3.0.4.24 (no Audio)182 MB VOB MPEG2-source (704x576) 16:9 |
| DivX 6.4 | Version: 6.4 (4-8 Logical CPUs)Certification Profile: High Definition ProfileMultipass, 3000 kb/sEncoding mode: Insane Quality |
| XviD 1.2.0 | Version: 1.2.0 SMP BetaEncoding type: Twopass - Single passProfile @ Level: DXN HT PALTarget size (kB): 570000 |
| MainConcept H.264 Encoder v2 | Version: 2.12:19 min MPEG2-source 1920x1080 to H.264Profile: HighAudio: AACStream: Program |
| Audio | |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.97 Beta 2 (11-29-2005)Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 74 minwave to mp3160 kbps |
| OGG | Version 1.1.2 (Intel P4 MOD)Version 1.1.2 (Intel AMD MOD)Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 74 minwave to oggQuality: 5 |
| Applications | |
| Winrar | Version 3.61 (Dual-Core)(303 MB, 47 Files, 2 Folders)Compression = BestDictionary = 4096 kB |
| Autodesk 3D Studio Max | Version: 8.0Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"rendering 1280x1024 Frames 1,3,5-12 |
| Cinebench | Version 9.564 BitnCPU, 1 CPU |
| SPECviewperf 9 | Version: 9.03All Tests |
| Synthetic | |
| Everest | Version 3.01.652Cache & Memory Benchmark |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2007 | Version 2007.5.10.98CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / MultiMediaMemory Test = Bandwidth BenchmarkMemory Latency Test = ns |
| Linpack | Version 3.564 Bit |
| SunGard | Adaptive Credit Risk CalculationVersion 3.5 |
| PCMark05 Pro | Version: 1.1CPU and Memory Tests |
| Other | |
| Intel C++ Compiler | Version 9.1.030 |
| Intel Fortran Compiler | Version 9.1.029 |
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Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)
Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.
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Should I buy one of these xw8400 Workstation Dual Xeon Dual-Core 5160 3.0GHz and put a good card in it?Reply