Intel Xeon 3.6 2MB vs AMD Opteron 252 Database Test
by Jason Clark & Ross Whitehead on February 14, 2005 8:00 AM EST- Posted in
- IT Computing
Data Warehouse results
As can be seen from the results, the doubling of the L2 Cache did not improve performance on the Xeon's in this test. We speculate that this is because the test consists of approximately 10 long running queries, which are processing datasets that are 100's of megabytes, thus not allowing for reuse of the L2 Cache. The Opteron, on the other hand, excelled due to its on-die memory controller. The different platforms exhibited approximately 50% CPU utilization across all CPUs. This demonstrates that you do not have to be CPU bound to experience the benefits of faster CPUs.
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danidentity - Monday, February 14, 2005 - link
Jason, I hope you're ready for about 5 pages of comments pointing out the flaws in your testing methodology and another 5 pages demanding you re-do all the tests because the Opteron didn't destroy the Xeon.Fair warning. ;)
Jason Clark - Monday, February 14, 2005 - link
Tiamat, yep corrected. ThanksTiamat - Monday, February 14, 2005 - link
"Dual core Opterons will be socket compatible with existing 950 pin sockets that support 90nm (95W/80A)."Correct me if I am incorrect, did you mean 940 pin? If not, I have not seen any 950 pin sockets on the market...
Jason Clark - Monday, February 14, 2005 - link
Aileur, we'll get right on it.Jason Clark - Monday, February 14, 2005 - link
They are coming soon :) Derek Wilson is going to deliver those.Aileur - Monday, February 14, 2005 - link
Im afraid youre gonna have to redo this whole article since the opteron doesnt wipe the floor with the xeon, and this is unacceptable.Carfax - Monday, February 14, 2005 - link
Can you please do some Workstation benchmarks?It is rumored that AMD enhanced the SSE2 units aswell as added SSE3 support, and I want to see if it's true.