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To: Harold Engstrom who wrote (170126)	8/26/2002 11:46:35 PM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Re: . What is the alternative to P4/Xeon when the code is written for a 2000 box and not transportable to a Unix box? It's hard to find a server test that exercises an actual application load, instead of a contrived benchmark, but here's one: anandtech.com

To: Harold Engstrom who wrote (170126)	8/27/2002 12:57:06 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

Harold, <What is the alternative to P4/Xeon when the code is written for a 2000 box and not transportable to a Unix box?> How much power do you need? My guess is that for large transaction-based applications, your best bet is a few quad-Xeon servers with lots and lots of memory. But it's hard to come up with the right answer for you without knowing the specifics of your needs. Maybe quad-Xeon servers are overkill for you. I don't know. Anyway, if your needs are that huge, then yes, 64-bit Itanium 2 servers will indeed blow away Xeon servers. But the cost only makes sense for real heavy loads or high-end stuff. And as I'm fond of saying, it all depends on what your definition of "high-end" is. My guess is that by even asking on these forums, your needs aren't that huge. In that case, dual Xeon boxes will probably fit your needs very well. And you definitely won't need 64-bit processing. Tenchusatsu P.S. - I work for Intel, so my views are obviously going to be biased. ;-) Just remember that these are my own opinions, not necessarily that of my employer. And I could be way off in my advice, so take it for what it's worth.