Intel Xeon 3.6 2MB vs AMD Opteron 252 Database Test
by Jason Clark & Ross Whitehead on February 14, 2005 8:00 AM EST- Posted in
- IT Computing
"Order Entry" Stress Test results
Our Vendor test has received quite a bit of interest from certain processor vendors, rightfully so as the workload is quite difficult to recreate. As you can see from the results below, we have a completely different outcome from the SQL Stress results. The extra 1MB of L2 cache on the Xeon part made a significant difference. In a test formally dominated by the Opteron, the Xeon now takes a 12% lead. This test obviously benefits from the added cache, and the 800MHz front side bus does a much better job of moving the data than the slower bus architectures of the Xeon platform. In a previous article, we tested a 4MB Xeon part, and it barely managed a 3% gain over the Opteron - times have changed.
To give you an idea of the scale of this benchmark, we have graphs of stored procedures calls per second. We decided to focus on Stored Procedures / Second rather than Transactions / Second, as the definition of a Transaction can have a business context or a technical context.
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danidentity - Monday, February 14, 2005 - link
Jason, I hope you're ready for about 5 pages of comments pointing out the flaws in your testing methodology and another 5 pages demanding you re-do all the tests because the Opteron didn't destroy the Xeon.Fair warning. ;)
Jason Clark - Monday, February 14, 2005 - link
Tiamat, yep corrected. ThanksTiamat - Monday, February 14, 2005 - link
"Dual core Opterons will be socket compatible with existing 950 pin sockets that support 90nm (95W/80A)."Correct me if I am incorrect, did you mean 940 pin? If not, I have not seen any 950 pin sockets on the market...
Jason Clark - Monday, February 14, 2005 - link
Aileur, we'll get right on it.Jason Clark - Monday, February 14, 2005 - link
They are coming soon :) Derek Wilson is going to deliver those.Aileur - Monday, February 14, 2005 - link
Im afraid youre gonna have to redo this whole article since the opteron doesnt wipe the floor with the xeon, and this is unacceptable.Carfax - Monday, February 14, 2005 - link
Can you please do some Workstation benchmarks?It is rumored that AMD enhanced the SSE2 units aswell as added SSE3 support, and I want to see if it's true.