dual-core server

I'm looking at purchasing a new SQL Server - a Proliant of course. My
research tells me that the new Intel dual-core Xeon is the way to go. I'm
also hearing that the new SAS drives are the new standard, and also slightly
faster than U320 SCSI.
I'm wondering if anyone out there is using either the dual-core cpu or the
SAS drives? If so, are you pleased with their performance? Any issues to
report?
Thanks, Andre
I'm using a new AMD Opteron Dual core and I'm very happy with it.
I'm not using SAS drives.
its an "home made" server based on a Tyan motherboard for development usage:
1 dual core; 4Gb; 4 * SATA2 drives; SQL 2005 x64
I'm in a datawarehouse usage; not OLTP;
from some benchmarks; Opterons CPU are better then Xeon CPU for SQL Server
usage (look at the tpc.org site)
in my case, internal benchmark results are excellent
"Andre" <no@.spam.com> wrote in message
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> I'm looking at purchasing a new SQL Server - a Proliant of course. My
> research tells me that the new Intel dual-core Xeon is the way to go. I'm
> also hearing that the new SAS drives are the new standard, and also
> slightly faster than U320 SCSI.
> I'm wondering if anyone out there is using either the dual-core cpu or the
> SAS drives? If so, are you pleased with their performance? Any issues to
> report?
> Thanks, Andre
>
|||My personal choice would be DL585 dual-core which uses four-socket AMD
Opteron dual core. With pure SQL processor workloads (i.e. measuring pure
processing power with no storage I/Os), I see excellent scalability from
DL585 single core to DL585 dual core.
Linchi
"Andre" <no@.spam.com> wrote in message
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> I'm looking at purchasing a new SQL Server - a Proliant of course. My
> research tells me that the new Intel dual-core Xeon is the way to go. I'm
> also hearing that the new SAS drives are the new standard, and also
> slightly faster than U320 SCSI.
> I'm wondering if anyone out there is using either the dual-core cpu or the
> SAS drives? If so, are you pleased with their performance? Any issues to
> report?
> Thanks, Andre
>