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...

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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]

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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.