[geeks] Multi-Core on the cheap

[Andrew Jones]

On 03/04/2018 04:44 AM, Mark Benson wrote:
> I ended up going for a HP Z400 with a Xeon L5640. It's a B Grade refurb so
> the chassis is likely a bit beaten up but I figure replacement parts
> shouldn't be too hard to find and I can invest longer term in those. As
> long as the damn thing works reliably it's a start!!
> 
> What it gets me is a 6 core (12 thread) CPU with Speedstep and extensive
> Virtualization features. It's only 2.26GHz but Turbo Boost will push it up
> to 2.80 GHz. It's 60W TDP ticks the boxes for power consumption and it
> should be cool and quiet.
> 

Clock-for-clock, a modern Xeon is only about 20% faster than your 
Westmere EP.  That's still a damned fast chip by 2018 standards.

That should work out real nice for you.