Which CPU for XEN - LAMP testbed - Budget
- by deploymonkey
Dear serverfault knowledgeables, im in a decision dilemma right now, which I can't resolve due to lack of hands on experience.
I need to build a testbed for basically virtualizing a LAMP application (os'ses not yet decided) including server side calculations. I'll opt for XEN since it seems better supported by cloud hosters at the moment.
The hardware is for a proof of concept for a startup doing saas and might be used for closed live alpha/beta later on.
After testing, the testbed might be
a) deployed as a colocated white box server
b) used as workstation
Single socket is enough.
We want to have ECC memory for reliability, this excludes most of the consumer line at intel.
If intel CPU, then threaded cpu (HT) is preferred
have at least 16 gig ram
If justified by price and reliability is not too bad, a high quality desktop MB instead of a server MB would be worth a try
It came down to the opteron 6128 vs. the xeon 5620 for me after a lot of research, but I don't necessarily have to be right.
Which CPU is preferrable, concerning TCO (MB price, power requirements 24/7...) , Opteron 6128 or Xeon 5620?
Which one offers better performance in real world applications?
(Do You have any other suggestions I probably overlooked?)
Thank You for Your consideration
