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More on CPU specs of the ReadyNAS Pro
Hi all, Does anyone know what FSB speeds the ReadyNAS Pro motherboard supports. I have three "servers" that I'm trying to consolidate. I figured that the file server (which is actually the slowe...
eurotech wrote: Odd thing about the CPU upgrade is that the older and slower clocked E6600 and E6700 seem to give better hdparam scores than the newer and higher clocked E7600.
Yes. I noticed this before and we've had some (as-yet inconclusive) discussion about it here. My best guess at the moment is that it's because the E6600 has 4MB of L2 cache while the other chips have only 3MB.
eurotech wrote: What does that translate into real world usage? Would the E7600 be better for transcoding and streaming or should I stick with the E6700 given the hdparam scores?
I don't know. I've been very happy with my E6600, but I don't do video transcoding. I suspect that the E7600's higher clock speed (and SSE4.1 instructions) will trump the E6600's cache efficiency, but the easiest way to know for sure would be to try both chips and see.
If you do try both, post your results here. I'm sure many others will be interested.
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