[AFMUG] Atom D525 vs C2750

[Ken Hohhof via Af]

I have several small Linux servers using Atom D525 processors for tasks like 
DNS and RADIUS, I even have one running Win7 that I use for PRTG and CNUT 
and RDP sessions.  Put a couple 128 GB SSDs in them and with passive cooling 
and low TDP you have an almost indestructible little server.

Going forward, I'm wondering if I should look at the newer C2750 version, it 
would seem to support more memory and storage, 4x as many cores, 2x as many 
threads, higher clock speed, more cache, supports ECC memory, but at a 
higher price and TDP, and the Ethernet NICs might not be as good as the 
82574L chips on the motherboards I have been using.  Also at that price 
point you could question the value compared to just using an i3 or E3 
processor.  And even if the D525 is an old design with limited cores, cache 
and memory addressing, it does the job, so the only reason to use the newer 
chips may be for future proofing.

So has anyone done the analysis or actually deployed C2750 based servers?