Generally speaking, Xeon's have more cache and more cores than their desktop equivalents and they sometimes have server-specific features before the desktop CPU's get them. Many server architectures require Xeon's for 4 way SMP and features like that. Those architectures involve a specific Socket that is Xeon-only. In the case of Socket 1366, there are Desktop CPU's and Xeon's available on the same socket.
Chris On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Mark J. Bailey <m...@jobsoft.com> wrote: > And major reason(s) to go Xeon versus, say, Core i7? > > > > ________________________________________________________ > > Mark J. Bailey Jobsoft Design & Development, Inc. > > 104 Arlington Place, Suite 100 Franklin, TN 37064 > > EMAIL: m...@jobsoft.com WEB: http://www.jobsoft.com/ > > VOICE:(615)904-9559 FAX:(615)904-9576 CELL:(615)308-9099 > > > > *From:* nlug-talk@googlegroups.com [mailto:nlug-t...@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *John Chapin > *Sent:* Thursday, November 04, 2010 12:20 PM > > *To:* nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [nlug] Good i5/i7 MB for ESXi 4.x? > > > > I just built a white box ESXi system for work based on an ASUS > RS100-E6/PI2: > > > Adaptec 2405 RAID controller > 16GB of memory. > Xeon X3450. > > Total cost was under $1,400 and it runs like a top. > > JC > > On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Mark J. Bailey <m...@jobsoft.com> wrote: > > I am going to bite the bullet and setup ESXi and wanted to see which MBs > those of you running ESXi had had good success with. > > Thanks! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nlug-talk%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nlug-talk%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nlug-talk%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
