itsallgoode9 wrote:So, when looking at xeon chips, they are always a slower GHZ compared to standard chips. Do these chips actually have a lower speed per core or is it just a different speed naming convention....aka even though the xeon chip says 2.6 ghz, the performance will be the same as a standard chip a 3.4 ghz?
I'm looking potentially at building a dual machine like this and not sure how to interpret the speeds.
Among the same core architecture the Xeons and desktop counterparts are roughly equivalent performance wise.
In this instance the similar chip would be the 3930k or 3960k, although they are not exactly the same as the core counts and clock speeds are not identical.
But as an example:
Core i7 3930k (6 core, 12 thread), overclocked to 4.7 Ghz will run benchwell in about 4:10
The desktop chips have unlocked multipliers, and this time the Xeons do not, which limits your clock speed options.
The above chips in dual configuration provide 16 cores and 32 threads, but only allow minimal overclocking. Benchwell time is just under 2 minutes.
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