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Those old 20 thread xeons DRINK power. I wouldn't recommend them unless you're getting your energy for free. (Though there is no such thing as a free lunch.)
by shiftpgdn 10y ago
Those old 20 thread xeons DRINK power. I wouldn't recommend them unless you're getting your energy for free. (Though there is no such thing as a free lunch.)
- tiernano 10y agothe Westmere E7s seem to be the equivalint of the Xeon X5600 series[1]... so, between 105 and 130w... sticking 4 or 8 of those in a box will blow most power budgets! [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westmere_(microarchitecture)#Server_.2F_Desktop_processors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westmere_(microarchitecture)#S...