The rigs do not match in memory size, hard drives or operating systems. There is no reason for this because they are independent of the CPU + motherboard. The comparisons mean nothing because the controls of the experiment are gone. First thing I learned in 9th grade in science class is to keep everything the same as a control to get accurate tests. These guys are clowns or in marketing.
Means nothing!
AMD's Opteron 2222SE vs. Intel's Xeon 5160
by ZDNet Author | April 4, 2007 11:07am PDT | Image 1 of 3
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AMD's Opteron 2222SE vs. Intel's Xeon 5160 using the SPECint_rate2006 test
On April 4, 2007, AMD released the 3.0 Ghz Opteron 2222SE processor along with some benchmark charts that show it outperforming Intel's latest dual core Xeon 5160. However, questions regarding benchmark methodology, selection, and presentation remain.
The two systems tested were configured as follows:
For David Berlind's write-up on AMD's release of its Opteron 2222 SE Processor and how these benchmarks may not be all they're cracked up to be, see his post in ZDNet's TestBed blog.
The two systems tested were configured as follows:
- 2 AMD Opteron processors Model 2222 SE in Tyan Thunder n4250QE motherboard, 8GB memory, 80GB SATA disk drive, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3
- 2 Xeon processors 5160 in FSC PRIMERGY TX300 S3, 16GB memory, 73GB SAS disk drive, Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition SP1
For David Berlind's write-up on AMD's release of its Opteron 2222 SE Processor and how these benchmarks may not be all they're cracked up to be, see his post in ZDNet's TestBed blog.
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the differences often dont matter much.
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