I need to make a recomendation between getting 4 - 6 core intel x7460 (24 total cores) processors or 8 opteron 8380 4 core (32 total cores) processors. i dont know alot about the interworkings of processors the intel xeon's seems to be all around better, and have alot more cache
L1Cache – 384KB
L2 Cache – 9mb
L3 Cache – 16mb
VS
L1Cache: 512KB
L2 Cache: 2MB
L3 Cache: 6MB
but i dont know if they are 8 or more cores worth of better (sorry for my lack of knowledge). this will be running a SQL 2005 Database and thats about it. I've read that cache is pretty important in database server but again is it 8 cores worth of better. Right now i'm leaning heavly towards the intels. if anyone could provide there recommendatoins i would appreciate it.
L1Cache – 384KB
L2 Cache – 9mb
L3 Cache – 16mb
VS
L1Cache: 512KB
L2 Cache: 2MB
L3 Cache: 6MB
but i dont know if they are 8 or more cores worth of better (sorry for my lack of knowledge). this will be running a SQL 2005 Database and thats about it. I've read that cache is pretty important in database server but again is it 8 cores worth of better. Right now i'm leaning heavly towards the intels. if anyone could provide there recommendatoins i would appreciate it.