Xeon 5600 vs Xeon e5-2600

[moproblems99]

Greetings everyone,

I am thinking about picking up an older workstation to use for some virtualization. I have about 4 choices at the moment. Ideally I would like to stay under $300.

The first and cheapest option is a Dell T3500 with a Xeon X5670 6C/12T @ 2.93ghz for about $200USD.

The second option is a HP Z600 with 2 x Xeon X5647 (or 5667) 8C/16T @ 2.8ghz (or 2.93ghz) for between $250-300 USD.

The third option is an HP Z420 with a Xeon E5-2680 8C/16T @ 2.8ghz for about $300USD.

The 4th option and the most expensive is the HP Z600 with eon X5670 12C/24T @ 2.93ghz for around $350. However, the second X5670 wouldn't be added until at least next month.

Realistically I may have 4 vms going at once with a server or two and maybe two desktops. This is really just for a lab and to experiment and have fun with. No serious work will likely be done on it. What do guys think? Which would you choose? There is also the 5th option of Zen in October but I don't really want to wait that long and I am expecting prices well above $350 to get the components I will need.

 

[Recon-UK]

You will get more power for your money if you go 2x 5600's and OC them, they can hit 4ghz close to stock volts.

 

[Caring1]

Pick the system that takes the most Ram, because you will need it with VM's.

 

[moproblems99]

You will get more power for your money if you go 2x 5600's and OC them, they can hit 4ghz close to stock volts.

As far as I know, overclocking will not be an option because of them being Dell or HP workstations.

Pick the system that takes the most Ram, because you will need it with VM's.

Both will able to hold all the memory I can afford.

 

[little cat]

HP Z420 with a Xeon E5-2680

 

[FireFox]

You will get more power for your money if you go 2x 5600's and OC them, they can hit 4ghz close to stock volts.

Would you mind to tell just one dual 1366 socket board that support overclock

So far as i know none dual socket board support overclock.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Would you mind to tell just one dual 1366 socket board that support overclock

So far as i know none dual socket board support overclock.

EVGA SR-2
http://www.evga.com/articles/00537/

 

[FireFox]

EVGA SR-2
http://www.evga.com/articles/00537/

Too Difficult to find.

The only one that i found it's in Nevada, it costs 400$+, money it's not an issue but I don't like to buy hardwares that are overseas.

 

[dorsetknob]

YOU Asked

Would you mind to tell just one dual 1366 socket board that support overclock

So far as i know none dual socket board support overclock.

and the Reply you got

EVGA SR-2
http://www.evga.com/articles/00537/

That's the Answer your Get

Ps Its a correct Answer

Too Difficult to find.

The only one that i found it's in Nevada, it costs 400$+, money it's not an issue but I don't like to buy hardwares that are overseas.

That's Because they have not been made for years and most of those sold were overclocked and Liq Ni to Death in attempted overclocking Records

You want one ( a 2p Overclockable Board that's GOOD ) then you have to hunt the internet or forums and PAY WHAT IS ASKED from where its located

sorry if this peeve's you but that's life

PPs they have been occasionaly traded/sold on TPU forums

 

[bogmali]

EVGA SR-2
http://www.evga.com/articles/00537/

Yup and I happened to have 2 setups just sitting in my garage that I used to fold with

Back to the topic, I'm not too familiar with the performance of the newer Xeons but as someone already pointed out the dual 1366 setup should be more than sufficient (if not overkill)

 

[FireFox]

PAY WHAT IS ASKED from where its located

I said, money isn't an issue, I found one but they don't ship to EU.

 

[dorsetknob]

Yup and I happened to have 2 setups just sitting in my garage that I used to fold with

guess one or the other is not going to Germany Then according to this

but I don't like to buy hardwares that are overseas.

PS Germans consider any thing west of the Rhine and east of the Oder as overseas

 

[dorsetknob]

Do they ship to non EU ( like UK is soon to be )
I'm sure if they do it can be forwarded to you in the EU

or you can SWEET TALK ONE of our american members into receiving a delivery and then forwarding it to you
That is if money is not really a consideration (via Extra postage and insurance )

 

[FireFox]

or you can SWEET TALK ONE of our american members

 

[dorsetknob]

Guess Then your stuck with 2p boards that you cannot overclock

sorry my suggestions cannot help you

 

[dorsetknob]

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EVGA-Clas...172694?hash=item33bc946056:g:gF0AAOSwhOdXoA~a
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EVGA-Clas...172694?hash=item33bc946056:g:gF0AAOSwhOdXoA~a

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[Aquinus]

Realistically I may have 4 vms going at once with a server or two and maybe two desktops. This is really just for a lab and to experiment and have fun with. No serious work will likely be done on it.

If performance was going to be important, I would say that the dual quads on skt1366 is a pretty good deal however, since this is for a lab and for experimenting, I suggest going with the E5 because it's going to consume less power at idle and will be far quieter while you're working on it, even at full tilt. However, feature-wise, they're all about the same. I personally would go with the E5 setup.

 

[johnspack]

Man the vms I could run on an SR-2 with 2 x5675s.... right now can only run 2 quad core vms at a time....
or if I could find a really cheap octo core... lol....

 

[FireFox]

Knoxx29
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EVGA-Clas...172694?hash=item33bc946056:g:gF0AAOSwhOdXoA~a

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I know i said money it's not an issue but 680$ it's too much for a board, with that money I can buy a 6700K + an Asus ROG Maximus VIII Formula.
BTW thanks for the link

 

[silentbogo]

As much as I love Westmere CPUs, I still suggest going with newer hardware (e.g. HP Z420).
At $300 that E5-2680 looks appealing and has many advantages:
1) It is newer
2) You get more performance than from a single X5670, or less power consumption than a pair of X5670 (depending on your perspective)
3) Quad-channel RAM
4) Faster RAM support
5) PCI-e 3.0, USB 3.0 and SATA-III out of the box