Xeon vs Core 2 Duo?

[Phantum]

How do you think an Intel Core 2 E7400 would stack up against a Dell PowerEdge4600 w/ dual Xeon 2.8's? I mean if they had the same components across the board except for these.....which do you think would come out on top?

 

[Ur_Mom]

Doing what? Gaming? Folding? It all depends on what you are using it for.

I would say that the Core2Duo would best the Xeon's in everyday usage.

 

[Phantum]

Doing what? Gaming? Folding? It all depends on what you are using it for.

I would say that the Core2Duo would best the Xeon's in everyday usage.

Server workloads....media transcoding (Tversity), file sharing, maybe virtualization....

 

[sirmonkey1985]

an overclocked e7400 would still be better.. since the dual xeon 2.8ghz are just p4 2.8ghz..

 

[Zero82z]

What kind of Xeon does the 4600 use? If it uses P4-based Xeons, then like sirmonkey said, the E7400 will be considerably faster.