Fastest Quad core/ quad cpu machine available?

[halik]

Slightly Off-topic for off-topic, but i figure this is a good place to start. What's the fastest 4-core /4 cpu set up money can buy right now? For number crunching specifically, computational finance and 4 cores/chips max.


But completely on topic for CPUs.

ATOT Moderator ElFenix

 

[OCGuy]

i7

Lowend: i7 930 ~ $289

High end: i7 980x ~ $1000

i7 980 is a 6 core.

 

[halik]

i7

Lowend: i7 930 ~ $289

High end: i7 980x ~ $1000

i7 980 is a 6 core.

Need to be 4 core / 4 cpu. Money is not an issue.

 

[IGBT]

is the power profile better on dual core i.e. standby power consumption/typical usage consumption?

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Noobs.

 

[Homerboy]

Ummm why wouldnt you post this in one of the specific forums? Like CPUs and Overclocking?

 

[halik]

Ummm why wouldnt you post this in one of the specific forums? Like CPUs and Overclocking?

Not overclocking related, and I suspect the cpu forum will just get people riled about about overclocking/water cooling and nonsense like that. I just need to buy off the shelf number crunching machine for work.

 

[OCGuy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115224&cm_re=i7_960-_-19-115-224-_-Product

Just disable hyperthreading and it goes from 4 cores/8threads to 4cores/4 threads.

With the hyperthreading it is a number crunching machine.

 

[Homerboy]

Not overclocking related, and I suspect the cpu forum will just get people riled about about overclocking/water cooling and nonsense like that. I just need to buy off the shelf number crunching machine for work.

The forum is "CPUs AND Overclocking". Not "Overclocking CPUs".
The point is you will get a much more defined and correct answer in that forum. Or you could even post in General Hardware. This is by no means OT.

 

[Ksyder]

The forum is "CPUs AND Overclocking". Not "Overclocking CPUs".
The point is you will get a much more defined and correct answer in that forum. Or you could even post in General Hardware. This is by no means OT.

That is a mighty fine 14000th post.

 

[Homerboy]

That is a mighty fine 14000th post.

wow 14000.... I feel... so... pathetic.

 

[Juddog]

This is what you're looking for:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3846/quad-xeon-7500-the-best-virtualized-datacenter-building-block-

4 CPU's, great for crunching numbers.

 

[halik]

This is what you're looking for:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3846/quad-xeon-7500-the-best-virtualized-datacenter-building-block-

4 CPU's, great for crunching numbers.

Turns out need 4 cores. I'm thinking xeon x5677 ?

 

[dfuze]

Any reason why you wouldn't want 6 cores? Especially if money isn't a problem.

 

[halik]

Any reason why you wouldn't want 6 cores? Especially if money isn't a problem.

Licensing issues; anything over 4 cores bumps our cost by solid 6 figures. At that level is becomes a problem ...

 

[Juddog]

Licensing issues; anything over 4 cores bumps our cost by solid 6 figures. At that level is becomes a problem ...

So wait - you said 4 cores, 4 CPU's - that's 16 cores total.

 

[Miramonti]

wow 14000.... I feel... so... pathetic.

+1 for keeping it real.

whoops, the kettle's black.

 

[halik]

So wait - you said 4 cores, 4 CPU's - that's 16 cores total.

No, max 4 cores total. Wasn't sure if the license was per cpu or per core. It's per core.

 

[Homerboy]

+1 for keeping it real.

whoops, the kettle's black.

Let the records show that, on a rough estimate 99% of those (13860 posts) are likely between the hours of 8 and 5pm CST, Monday thru Friday.

 

[Acanthus]

One of the 32nm Xeons will be the fastest stock quad.

 

[Juddog]

No, max 4 cores total. Wasn't sure if the license was per cpu or per core. It's per core.

Ok so you just want the fastest quad core available. If you're running a server doing number crunching you probably want a Xeon with ECC memory. In that case you would want to use a Xeon X5677. This Xeon supports 1333 memory too with triple channel memory (for number crunching you'll want as high of memory bandwidth as possible).
http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=47929

They are on buy.com for $1,723.99.
http://www.buy.com/prod/intel-xeon-d...214920852.html

 

[Juddog]

Also if you want a whole server planned around the chip, you can go to dell.com, go to the small business, servers, and customize a poweredge T710. When you hit customize you will see the X5677 as an option for the processors. Make sure whatever RAM you pick has ECC and is 1333 and you'll be set.

 

[aigomorla]

Need to be 4 core / 4 cpu. Money is not an issue.

X5677

http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=47929


umm this isnt the 5677, but u get the idea:

Licensing issues; anything over 4 cores bumps our cost by solid 6 figures. At that level is becomes a problem ...

Can u assign affinity so the program only uses 4 cores?
yet everything can else use the rest of the 6 cores?

 

[Idontcare]

In that case you would want to use a Xeon X5677.

^ this

It is the fastest quad-core cpu you can buy at any price for stock-usage. (no overclocking or water needed)

 

[anishannayya]

How about just getting an i5 760 for $160 and OC that to 4.2 GHZ? Bet you that can outperform even a 980x in 99% of applications.