AMD Opteron 2389 vs. Xeon W5580

soni7007 · April 27, 2009, 15:19

I am planning to buy a workstation with the fastest processor available. Currently, i have a Xeon 5160. I am confused between the two : AMD Opteron 2389 and Xeon W5580 (that's Nehalem, right?).
Also, is Opteron faster than Xeon 5160?

Any suggestions, ideas, benchmarkings available?

Thanks in advance!

mystic_cfd · May 3, 2009, 18:42

Hi there

There is good information in the benchmarks from Fluent (Ansys). See
http://www.fluent.com/software/fluent/fl6bench/new.htm

It looks as if the Nehalem is much faster than Shanghai. I would not go for a Xeon 5160.
Your final choice must evaluate total system cost (especially RAM).

good luck

April 27, 2009, 15:19	AMD Opteron 2389 vs. Xeon W5580	#1
soni7007 New Member CFDLife Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 17	I am planning to buy a workstation with the fastest processor available. Currently, i have a Xeon 5160. I am confused between the two : AMD Opteron 2389 and Xeon W5580 (that's Nehalem, right?). Also, is Opteron faster than Xeon 5160? Any suggestions, ideas, benchmarkings available? Thanks in advance!

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May 3, 2009, 18:42		#2
mystic_cfd New Member HP Kritzinger Join Date: May 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 25 Rep Power: 17	Hi there There is good information in the benchmarks from Fluent (Ansys). See http://www.fluent.com/software/fluent/fl6bench/new.htm It looks as if the Nehalem is much faster than Shanghai. I would not go for a Xeon 5160. Your final choice must evaluate total system cost (especially RAM). good luck