Quote Originally Posted by justapost View Post
I like i7 from architecture perspective. High wattage for the cpu is ok as long as perf/watt benefits and temps do not exceed. I expect temps to be the bigges issue for i7 in server space.
I can guarantee you Xeon 5500 series servers uses LESS power than 5400 series.
And when you can cool 4 and 8 barcelona chips you can cool anything