SPECfp®_rate2006 – Two-Socket SE Server Comparison 
 
SPEC and SPECfp are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. The results stated below reflect results published on http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/ as of January 12, 2009. The comparison presented below is based on the best performing two-socket servers using x86 processors with listed processor price under $1400. Pricing reflects 1kU tray pricing on www.amd.com and www.intel.com as of January 12, 2009. For the latest SPECfp_rate2006 results, visit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/.

Configuration Information:

2 x Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors ("Shanghai") Model 2386 SE in Supermicro A+ Server 1021M-UR+B motherboard, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-800) memory, 250GB SATA disk drive, SuSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP2 64-bit

2 x Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors ("Harpertown") Model X5482 in IBM System x3450 server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-800 FB-DIMM) memory, 80GB SATA disk drive, SuSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP1 64-bit
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2009q1/cpu2006-20081215-06285.html