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Konata Izumi · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject: xeon?

whats the difference between a xeon quad and a q6600?

Sup3R C3r34L · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:22 pm Post subject:

xeon are made for servers rather than desktops

Konata Izumi · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:25 pm Post subject:

what are the requirement needs for a server vs a desktop?

Localhost · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:25 pm Post subject:

^^ What do you mean?

Konata Izumi · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:27 pm Post subject:

why are xeons better for servers and the core2 is better for gaming?

Localhost · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject:

Well, Core 2 and Xeons are both good for servers, but Core 2s are probably made more to the needs of gamers ( ie graphics stuff )...

Seeing as most/all servers have NO graphics at all, why would they need a processor that tends to lean to the graphics friendly user?

All in all, id go with a Core 2 for a server and a desktop.

-- Educated guess.

superweapons · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:39 pm Post subject:

I'm only certain that Xeons go through more rigorous stress testing, compared to Core 2s. They need to survive heavy loads 24/7.
They're a bit more expensive.
They might have different power and thermal limits, making them good for overclocking too.
A large number of them use LGA771, the server socket.

blackdiamond · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject:

As far as i know there has alreay been a topic on this, but i'll answer it anyway. In that topic they said a Xeon CPU is just a rebranded Core2, but rigorously tested to make sure it can handle heavy load 24/7.

Xeon's also come in 2 different sockets, 775 being the normal one and 771 supporting double CPU's (yesh, running 2 3,2Ghz Quad Core's iz possible)

The prices are pretty much the same, a Core2Duo 3,0 Ghz is 160 USD, the Xeon counterpart 190, Core2Quad 2,66 is 320 USD, the Xeon 290.
Though the Xeon mobo's are more expensive.

sorry if there are any typos, keyboard's dying.

Ajax · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject:

Xeon is for a server. A server is a server because computers are linked to it and they all connect together via this server, so mess with the server, mess with all the computers. Personal computers are everything built into one and the only way to mess with it if you aren't dumb is through the internet. Another difference is that a server CPU is that it runs for days and weeks and months without a slight downfall on performance.

Humper · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:30 pm Post subject:

And one more thing, xeon is much more expensive.
Tho most of them got more cache.

kls85 · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject:

Here is the repeated topic...

http://forum.cheatengine.org/viewtopic.php?p=2617857&sid=d6210abd9dec9a29693dce38eb59407f

Cheetah · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:05 pm Post subject:

Xeons typically have more cache, a higher FSB, and are tested to work under harsher conditions. The 771 Xeons also work in multi-socket systems.