[asterisk-users] Quad core is not a good idea! (was: Asterisk on Dell PowerEdge 2950)

[broadband Voice]

Thanks for the response. I have not bought it yet and here are the specs I
am considering. Any comments before I make the purchase.

   *PowerEdge 2950 III*
            Date   1/29/2008 12:40:22 PM Central Standard Time   Catalog
Number   4 Retail 04    Catalog Number / Description   Product Code   SKU
Id     *PowerEdge 2950 III*:
Dual Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) 5160, 4MB Cache, 3.0GHz, 1333MHz FSB   29530W
[223-4926]   1    *Additional Processor*:
Dual Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) 5160, 4MB Cache, 3.00GHz, 1333MHZ FSB   2PW30
[311-6222]   2    *Memory*:
4GB 667MHz (4x1GB), Dual Ranked DIMMs   4G4D6D   [311-6154]   3    *Operating
System*:
No Operating System   NOOS   [420-6320]   11    *Backplane*:
1x6 Backplane for 3.5-inch Hard Drives   1X6353   [311-7936]   18    *Primary
Controller*:
SAS 6/iR Integrated, x6 Backplane   S6IX6   [341-5941]   9    *Hard Drive
Configuration*:
Integrated SAS/SATA, SAS 6/iR Integrated, No RAID   6SS   [341-5720]   27
*Primary Hard Drive*:
250GB 7.2K RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive   250S2
[341-3037]   8    *2nd Hard Drive*:
250GB 7.2K RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive   250S2
[341-3037]   23    *Chassis Configuration*:
No Rack Rails Included   NORAIL   [310-7411]   28    *Riser Card*:
Riser with 3 PCIe Slots   PCIE   [320-4607]   7    *Power Supply*:
Non-Redundant Power Supply   NRPS3   [310-9895]   36    *Bezel*:
Rack Bezel   BEZEL   [313-3920]   17    *Network Adapter*:
Dual Embedded Broadcom(R) NetXtreme II 5708 Gigabit Ethernet NIC   OBNIC
[430-1764]   13    *TCP/IP Offload Engine Enablement*:
Broadcom TCP/IP Offload Engine Not Enabled   NTOEKEY   [430-1765]   6    *
Documentation*:
Electronic Documentation and OpenManage CD Kit   EDOCS   [310-7415]   21
*CD/DVD Drive*:
24X IDE CD-ROM   24XCD   [313-3932]   16    *Floppy Drive*:
No Floppy Drive for x6 Backplane   NFDX6   [341-3685]   10    *Mouse*:
Mechanical Two-Button Mouse, USB   USBMW   [310-8171]   12    *Server
Accessories*:
USB to PS2 Adapter for KVM Connectivity   USBPS2C   [310-6690]   57
*Hardware
Support Services*:
3Yr BASIC SUPPORT: 5x10 HW-Only, 5x10 NBD Onsite   U3OS
[960-8162][960-8192][970-4070][984-1399][984-1417]   29    *Installation
Services*:
No Installation Assessment   NOINSTL   [900-9997]   32
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On 1/29/08, Massimo Nuvoli <massimo at archivio.it> wrote:
>
> broadband Voice ha scritto:
> > Does anyone have any compatibilty issues with Dell *PowerEdge^TM   2950
> III
> > 2-Socket, Quad-Core 2U*? I plan on using this with the Digium T1 cards.
> > Thanks.
>
> Consider 2 socket dual core CPU with "more" mhz, Asterisk is more IO
> than computation. The quad core CPU is lower in MHZ and all the CPUs
> share the same IO.
>
> The architecture design of the XEON board is wrong for really IO
> intensive apps, consider stepping up to a AMD arch.
>
> Also the 2950 is a 2U server that use IRQ sharing (WHY?), wrong with
> boards like the T1 Digium..
>
> Bye.
>
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