VMware ESX vApus Mark I Performance – Two-Socket Servers 
 
The results stated above reflect results published on the vApus Mark I benchmark with VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4 at http://it.anandtech.com/IT/showdoc.aspx?i=3571&p=10  as of July 1, 2009. The comparison presented above is based on two-socket servers using AMD Opteron™ processor Model 2435 and Intel Xeon processor Model X5570. For more information, visit http://it.anandtech.com/IT/showdoc.aspx?i=3571&p=10.

Configuration Information:

2 x Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processors ("Istanbul") Model 2435 in Supermicro SC828TQ-R1200LPB server, 24GB (12x2GB DDR2-800) memory, VMware® ESX 3.5 Update 4

2 x Intel Xeon processors ("Gainestown") Model X5570 in ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 server, 24GB (6x4GB DDR3-1333) memory, VMware® ESX 3.5 Update 4