For a new machine running Linux, what is a better choice? Athlon XP or Any high end Intel processors?

I have an Intel P4 at work running as our file server and no one's complained. On the other hand, I run an Athlon XP for my home server (Both running RH 9.0). Neither have given me problems in terms of performance, so I would imagine it would be up to your own wallet. I would recommend the Athlon simply because mine's never given me a problem, it's performance is good, and it was cheaper then a similarly performing P4. Just my 2 cents.

Travis Beehler

Thanks Travis for the reply.
Has anyone here tested Linux with AMD64 architecture? Does it perform any better than Intel Xeon?

No problem. Others have helped me here so I thought I'd return the favor. I haven't played with any of the new Xeon's. (My last Xeon was a P2 400 Xeon) , however, I do have an Athlon 64 3200 and it is FAST! I mainly use it for testing at work, so I haven't put much of a load on it, but it loads fast and doesn't give me an ounce of crap.

Travis Beehler

cant speak for *nix, but i can for M$ on the xeon vs 64bit athon, and the 64bit blows away the xeon still, but that is not saying the xeon is a bad chip.

both are extreemly powerful, reliable, fast, and work great. i personaly am an AMD man, but my last system was a P4 becuase the 64bit had not come out yet and the P4 with the 800Mhz FSB made a huge differance in performance.

now with the 64bit out, there is little doubt in my mind that im fully back to AMD and have built nothing but since.

the amd xp has better general overall performance for the money, but the p4 can excell at some specific tasks, like video and audio conversion.

I haven't bought an intel chip in several years. Why would I want to buy a 2.8 gHz chip when a 1.7 Athlon (for 1/2 the price) outperforms in most every daily operation? *shrug* Clock cycles are not everything!

-- Poetics

In my experience, AMD has better core architecture (which equals better speed) then an Intel, so try AMD. Just watch out for the heat, since AMD processors get hotter then Intel.

intels highend chips 3.4ghz are faster, but only slighlty than amds high end chips for desktops for value go with a amd boron or 64 there cheeper and preform in most case as well, better or slighly worse, ive herd that a itanium 2 is the best than the amd opteron or what ever then a xeon, but the xeons can come in quad doubles and singles and i think the opteron can only come in singles and doubles, anyway there really isn't a name brand that sells amd chips
and are you sure about the heat thing, the new presscot core from intel is supposed to bake an egg