Dual Pentium III 1Ghz vs Intel Pentium 4 vs AMD Athlon XP 2400+

[jspsh]

Which processor is the best for server related use?

 

[cbehnken]

Dual PIII's over 1 Ghz can be quite competitve. A 1.4 Ghz PIII is probably close to a 1.8 or even a 2.0 Ghz P4. Put two of those in a server and you have a nice combination. Plus the P4s run very hot and this can be a problem if you are using a 1U case.

Anyone dig up any benchmarks pitting PIIIs against P4s? It's been a while...

Here we go:

http://tech-report.com/reviews/2001q3/piii-1.2/index.x?pg=1

Looks like the P4 needs 4-600 Mhz to beat the P3

 

[SimsFreak]

I would think AMD, I think they run alot smoother personally. They don't overheat and I had one of my server running for 3 months with 0 problems (Not having to re-start), my P4's have to be re-booted every month since something fails.

 

[imported_whatever]

if it is a 1u server, i would go with a barton-core mobile athlon xp. it will run cool and fast.

 

[Pete84]

If you are running more than one active thread, the dual PIIIs would shine a whole lot more.

 

[miketheidiot]

amd or a good dual p3 clearly.

 

[jspsh]

only a 1U case would cause overheating problems right? a tower case for Dual P3s will be no problem?

 

[SimsFreak]

Any case can cause heating problems if the airflow is not setup right.

 

[cbehnken]

Originally posted by: jspsh
only a 1U case would cause overheating problems right? a tower case for Dual P3s will be no problem?

Dual P3s will run MUCH cooler than a P4 setup. You shouldn't have any problems with a decent case.

 

[Lithan]

I'd go with the dual p3's of that. Personally if I needed a server cheap I'd try and get someone to sell me their 2x1.6 Xeon and pc-dl cheap.

 

[jonny13]

After having a dual P3 866 machine as a email server for a year or two and upgrading to a 2.4 P4 with HT, I would say go with the HT P4s. The 2.4 GHz one doesn't put out that much heat and seems to handle the email server much better. If your option is a P4 under 2 GHz without HT, then I would recommend the dual P3 or Athlon. But, for the midrange, the P4C's are tough to beat. Just my .02

Jonny