CPU choice for Home ESX Server?

[cphillips]

Hi all

I have two CPU's lying spare here.

Intel E6600 Core 2 Duo
Intel E7400 Core 2 Duo

Any preference of any particular one for running an ESX 4 Server? The 6600 has 4Mb cache, the 7400 has 3Mb cache. Both are running at 2.8GHz.

I would have thought the 7400 would be an obvious choice, but the cache difference is confusing me!

Any advice welcomed.

Thanks

 

[Dangman]

The E7400 was based on the Wolfdale core which was 10% faster clock for clock than the Conroe core of the E6600.

The larger L2 cache does not make up for that 10% clock for clock performance increase.

 

[DeChache]

I would use the E6600 just because of the hardware Virtualization support. The E7400 is the better processor but if you want to run 64bit vms.

 

[lopoetve]

which ever one has VT support.

 

[nitrobass24]

Well it depends on your E7400's Spec code.
There were a couple of revisions because some have VT-x and others do not.

If you have a SLGW3 then yours has VT-x and you should use that over the E6600, if not then use the E6600

ref:http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=36500#specs

 

[cphillips]

Well it depends on your E7400's Spec code.
There were a couple of revisions because some have VT-x and others do not.

If you have a SLGW3 then yours has VT-x and you should use that over the E6600, if not then use the E6600

ref:http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=36500#specs

Mine's the SLB9Y, so no VT support. E6600 it is, the E7400 is heading for eBay!

Thanks to all for your help.