Which hardware is better?

[dualcore1289]

ok i want to run 3 20 slot pub 100tick servers, a 20 slot 75 tick server, and a 12 slot 100 tick private server. which of these hardware will run it better...

Intel Pentium D 3.2Ghz
2GB DDR2 Ram
1500Gb Monthly bandwidth
160gb hard drive

or

Intel Dual-Core Xeon 2.4Ghz
2GB DDR2 Ram
1500Gb Monthly bandwidth
160gb hard drive

[ClanWoof]

From what I know the Xeons are alot better.
I would say go with it, I think that server will be able to handle 60slot??
Not sure maybe more or less, see what one of the others here thinks.

[CrimsonGT]

Honestly you are looking at maybe running half of what you listed on that Pentium D. While our Xeon is being setup they put us on a Pentium D temporarily and it is killing me. That is also what I run on my gaming computer and I have another brand new one in my closet that I am about to sell because its just crap.

There is a 68$ processor that totally outdoes this one.

[CrimsonGT]

Yeah, I just checked. With 24 people on the Pentium D on a TF2 server, it stays at 95% usage on a single core.

[dualcore1289]

so if i want about 80-100 slots, can the xeon handle that?

[CrimsonGT]

Definitely

[Drocona]

I'd change that to a maybe, if the Xeon is P4 based, really maybe (1x 3GHz core got me about 40 slots @ 100 tick)

If it's the new Core2 series it will hold for sure

[blik]

As Drocona said, we NEED CPU MODEL/STEPPING.

If it's P4 based, not a chance of 100 slots.

[Spartanfrog]

We definitly need a hardware section in these forums.

[dualcore1289]

* Intel X3060 Dual-Core Xeon 2.4Ghz
* 2GB DDR2 RAM, Support for up to 8 GB of system memory
* 160GB HDD, Support for up to 6 Hard Drives (Raid 0, 1, 5, 10)
* 1500GB Transfer, Upgradeable to Unmetered
* 10Mbps Uplink, Upgradeable to 100Mbps
* 5 IP Addresses, Upgradeable to 61
sorry, thats all the details they give me, does this help?

or would this one be better?
* Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6420, 2.13GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 4 MB L2 Cache
* 2GB DDR2 RAM, Support for up to 4GB of system memory
* 160GB SATA HDD, Support for up to 2 Hard Drives (Up to 500GB)
* 1500GB Transfer, Upgradeable to Unmetered
* 10Mbps Uplink, Upgradeable to 100Mbps
* 5 IP Addresses, Upgradeable to 61

[blik]

Second option by far...

[Spartanfrog]

I second that.

[dualcore1289]

so the c2d is the best bet then, ok appreciate it, thanks

[fqdn]

actually the xeon is better in this case, it's the same 1066FSB, same cache but you're getting 2.4Ghz instead of 2.13Ghz, it's the equivalent of an E6600.

[blik]

Yep, fqdn is right, sorry both are core2 based, so the Xeon is actually faster.