I am wondering which of the 2 processors would best fit my needs for a dedicated server that I plan on collocating.
This server's main job will be to run an application that I developed in Microsoft C# that uses multi-threading. There could be anywhere between 50-100 threads running at once in this application, and I'm sure in the majority of the cases would be taking advantage of 100% of the CPU power.
So naturally, I assume that the Intel Xeon e3-1230 would be better suited for this as it is meant to be a server processor, while the AMD FX-8350 is meant to be a desktop processor. However the AMD CPU has 8 cores (doesn't rely on hyper-threading) at a higher frequency of 4.0GHz, diference of 0.7GHz, and more L2 Cache. NOt to mention that the AMD CPU is about $40 cheaper. Though the power consumption for the AMD CPU is higher then the Intel Xeon.
Can anyone offer any insight into this dilemma? I'm including some spec information below:
AMD FX-8350
Frequency: 4.0GHz
Multi-Core: 8 Cores
Hyper-threading: NO
L2 Cache: 4 x 2MB
L3 Cache: 8MB
Power: 125W
Price: $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284
Intel Xeon e3-1230 v2
Frequency: 3.3GHz
Multi-Core: 4 Cores
Hyper-threading: YES
L2 Cache: 4 x 256KB
L3 Cache: 8MB
Power: 69W
Price: $240
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117286
Thanks and any help is appreciated!
This server's main job will be to run an application that I developed in Microsoft C# that uses multi-threading. There could be anywhere between 50-100 threads running at once in this application, and I'm sure in the majority of the cases would be taking advantage of 100% of the CPU power.
So naturally, I assume that the Intel Xeon e3-1230 would be better suited for this as it is meant to be a server processor, while the AMD FX-8350 is meant to be a desktop processor. However the AMD CPU has 8 cores (doesn't rely on hyper-threading) at a higher frequency of 4.0GHz, diference of 0.7GHz, and more L2 Cache. NOt to mention that the AMD CPU is about $40 cheaper. Though the power consumption for the AMD CPU is higher then the Intel Xeon.
Can anyone offer any insight into this dilemma? I'm including some spec information below:
AMD FX-8350
Frequency: 4.0GHz
Multi-Core: 8 Cores
Hyper-threading: NO
L2 Cache: 4 x 2MB
L3 Cache: 8MB
Power: 125W
Price: $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284
Intel Xeon e3-1230 v2
Frequency: 3.3GHz
Multi-Core: 4 Cores
Hyper-threading: YES
L2 Cache: 4 x 256KB
L3 Cache: 8MB
Power: 69W
Price: $240
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117286
Thanks and any help is appreciated!