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CPU comparison
13-02-2017 12:13 PM
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so what's better, clock speed or cpu model
Pentium Dual-Core E5800 @ 3.2GHz (https://ark.intel.com/products/42802/Intel-Pentium-Processor-E5800-2M-Cache-3_20-GHz-800-MHz-FSB)
or
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33Mhz (http://ark.intel.com/products/30783/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E6550-4M-Cache-2_33-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB)
both running windows 7 64 bit wiht 4GM RAM.
obviously the Core 2 Duo is newer, but has a slower clock speed.
does the newer technology trump the drop in clock speed?
Re: CPU comparison
13-02-2017 12:56 PM
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Ideally it's all down to instructions per second, the higher the GHz the more instructions the CPU can execute. However, you also need to take in to consideration the work being done on the CPU and where the data for it lives. If its all local and in one of the caches (L1, L2) then that's good, but if it's been paged out during a context switch then that's not good.
Re: CPU comparison
13-02-2017 1:06 PM
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other than that, just the usual work environment stuff.
Re: CPU comparison
13-02-2017 1:20 PM
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A good site to check CPU speeds relative to one another is https://www.cpubenchmark.net/
Re: CPU comparison
13-02-2017 1:30 PM
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i've often found those cpu benchmark ratings are mostly meaningless, as they don't really take into account real life useage.
however..
Re: CPU comparison
13-02-2017 2:05 PM
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@chenks76 - Well for one if you’re running a local install of SQL server then ideally you’d want a quad core variant of these CPUs or similar, to give you some semblance of performance. SQL Server is greedy for resources and CPU hungry and ideally should be run on dedicated hardware, but I appreciate that’s not an option for everyone.
Having said that if your database, indices and queries are optimised it shouldn't be too bad (FLW). Out of curiosity have you considered using PostgreSQL at all?
Re: CPU comparison
13-02-2017 2:09 PM
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Re: CPU comparison
13-02-2017 2:21 PM
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Even better @chenks76, but I'd still go for a quad core CPU, they can be had for the same price ±
Re: CPU comparison
13-02-2017 2:30 PM
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Re: CPU comparison
13-02-2017 2:32 PM
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If the machines are similar (memory, network cards) then I would go with the E5800 (as it is the faster of the 2)
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13-02-2017 2:40 PM
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Re: CPU comparison
13-02-2017 2:47 PM
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Ah! Sorry @chenks76, I got that one wrong. I thought you were looking to buy a processor to run the aforementioned hardware.
Re: CPU comparison
13-02-2017 2:52 PM
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Re: CPU comparison
13-02-2017 2:55 PM
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Then to some extent it depends what you plan to do with the other one.
I suspect for the purpose you describe the system will spend the vast majority of its time sitting there idle, and the difference in performance between the two will be very small in real life.
If you have a heavy compute role for the second server then take the slower one for your management station. Otherwise I don't think you will be able to notice the difference.
Re: CPU comparison
13-02-2017 3:02 PM
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it'll be used all the time during working hours.
also, neither are servers! these are both desktops. i never suggested either of them would be a server.
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