i7-3930K vs Opteron 6272...

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

Most enthusiasts these days are using...sandy...bridges. Har Har Har...

If you didn't get it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMEe7JqBgvg

 

[polyzp]

What about TWO Opteron 4284s. This could atleast turbo to 3.7 Ghz , and you are still getting 16 cores. Or even two opteron 6234s for 24 cores at Turbo 3 Ghz. a dual socket workstation will perform better than a 3930k when all threads can be used.

 

[Concillian]

I don't know much about servers, but isn't 2x i7-2600 potentially a better solution than 1x 3930k?

Split the servers among 2 machines and you get 8 core / 16T @ 3.4 GHz for 2 i7-2600 for the same price as 6 core / 12T @ 3.2 GHz for the 3930k.

Memory bandwidth is half, but you're buying the same amount of RAM. 2x H67 boards are about the same price as 1 X79 board. I don't know how either compares to an opteron, but certainly 8 faster SB cores is going to work better than 6 slower SB cores.

 

[Maximilian]

Most enthusiasts these days are using...sandy...bridges. Har Har Har...

OP buy the opteron. We have people here with 3930k's, noone has an interlagos opteron though. Buy it, bench it, report back :thumbsup:

 

[T_Yamamoto]

OP buy the opteron. We have people here with 3930k's, noone has an interlagos opteron though. Buy it, bench it, report back :thumbsup:

Agreed.