Server CPUs
Single and Dual Intel Xeon L5520 v. Cloud Benchmarks – Value in Recycling
Recycling older server processors can yield great results. We benchmarked single & dual Intel Xeon L5520 configurations v. Amazon AWS EC2 & Rackspace Cloud
Intel Atom S1260 Benchmarks and Review – Centerton v. The Cloud
The Intel Atom S1260 shows that it is not the fastest contender in our Linux Benchmark suite but is still an interested dedicated server node solution.
Leaked Intel Xeon E3-1200 V3 Series and Comparison to V1 and V2
An analysis of the leaked Intel Xeon E3-1200 V3 (Haswell) series specs and comparison to the V1 (Sandy Bridge) and V2 (Ivy Bridge) generations.
Intel Xeon E5-2430L Review and Benchmarks with Dual Processors
The Intel Xeon E5-2430L is a LGA1356 Xeon that combines low power with enough expandability to service most workloads and server environments. We do hope Intel adjusts Xeon E5-2400 series pricing soon.
AMD Opteron 3380 Review – Benchmarks and Review
The AMD Opteron 3380 delivers a good balance of overall platform price, performance and low power consumption.
Intel Xeon Phi 5110P Coprocessor – Many Integrated Core Unleashed
Intel finally released its first commercially available Larrabee derivative, the Intel Xeon Phi co-processor 5110P. Basically it has 60x four thread x86 64-bit cores with enhanced vector units. 30MB of L2 cache for each chip br...
AMD Opteron 6300 Lineup – An Intel Xeon Threat?
Today AMD announced the AMD Opteron 6300 series processors. As was expected the Opteron 6300 series followed the Opteron 6200 and Opteron 6100 series in a few major respects. First, AMD has retained the Socket G34 platform. It ...
Intel Core i3-3240 55w Dual Core CPU Benchmark and Review
Today we are looking at the Intel Core i3-3240. With Hyper-Threading, the Intel Core i3-3240 is a dual core four thread CPU. Cache is 3MB, much lower than quad core parts. At 3.4GHz is is quick, but a power user really wants t...
Intel Core i3-3220 55w Dual Core CPU Benchmark and Review
After months of waiting, September saw the release of the Intel Core i3-3220 and other Ivy Bridge based Core i3 and Pentium CPUs. This is significant in the marketplace because Intel sells an absolute ton of these CPUs both in ...
Intel Pentium G2120 55w Dual Core CPU Benchmarks and Review
After months of waiting, September saw the release of the Intel Pentium G2120 and other Ivy Bridge based Core i3 and Pentium CPUs. This is significant in the marketplace because Intel sells an absolute ton of these CPUs both in...
