Running SQL Server 2005 EE on Dual-Core CPU

Hello!
We are planning following setup for our production SQL Server:
OS - Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition
SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
16 GB RAM
4 Dual-Core CPUs 64 bit
I was wondering if anybody is running SQL Server 2005 on Dual-Core 64
bit CPUs. Are there any know issues with this? Would it be better to with
Intel or AMD?
Thank you in advance,
IgorHi
We are running SQL Server 2000 on HP 585's, 4 AMD Dual cores. We are very
happy with the performance.
Still awaiting the Intel Dual Core range, so no comparison yet.
Regards--
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Zurich, Switzerland
IM: mike@.epprecht.net
MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
"imarchenko" <igormarchenko@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello!
> We are planning following setup for our production SQL Server:
> OS - Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition
> SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
> 16 GB RAM
> 4 Dual-Core CPUs 64 bit
> I was wondering if anybody is running SQL Server 2005 on Dual-Core 64
> bit CPUs. Are there any know issues with this? Would it be better to with
> Intel or AMD?
> Thank you in advance,
> Igor
>|||I haven't seen any Intel dual cores yet but I have seen several AMD dual
core servers and they work very well. From what I have heard the Intel
units will be a little faster than the AMD's but I don't know if that is
worth waiting for or not.
--
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"imarchenko" <igormarchenko@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello!
> We are planning following setup for our production SQL Server:
> OS - Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition
> SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
> 16 GB RAM
> 4 Dual-Core CPUs 64 bit
> I was wondering if anybody is running SQL Server 2005 on Dual-Core 64
> bit CPUs. Are there any know issues with this? Would it be better to with
> Intel or AMD?
> Thank you in advance,
> Igor
>|||Mike,
Thanks a lot for your feedback. Since we are planning to run SQL 2005 on
our production env., it is critical for us to know whether SQL 2005/Dual
core CPU is stable enough configuration.
Igor
"Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" <mike@.epprecht.net> wrote in message
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> Hi
> We are running SQL Server 2000 on HP 585's, 4 AMD Dual cores. We are very
> happy with the performance.
> Still awaiting the Intel Dual Core range, so no comparison yet.
> Regards--
> --
> Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
> Zurich, Switzerland
> IM: mike@.epprecht.net
> MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
> Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
> "imarchenko" <igormarchenko@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23v5j5%23R$FHA.3104@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Hello!
>> We are planning following setup for our production SQL Server:
>> OS - Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition
>> SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
>> 16 GB RAM
>> 4 Dual-Core CPUs 64 bit
>> I was wondering if anybody is running SQL Server 2005 on Dual-Core 64
>> bit CPUs. Are there any know issues with this? Would it be better to
>> with Intel or AMD?
>> Thank you in advance,
>> Igor
>|||Thanks, Andrew. Would you happen to know if anyone is running SQL 2005/ Dual
core CPU configuration? Is this a stable enough environment?
Igor
"Andrew J. Kelly" <sqlmvpnooospam@.shadhawk.com> wrote in message
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>I haven't seen any Intel dual cores yet but I have seen several AMD dual
>core servers and they work very well. From what I have heard the Intel
>units will be a little faster than the AMD's but I don't know if that is
>worth waiting for or not.
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>
> "imarchenko" <igormarchenko@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23v5j5%23R$FHA.3104@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Hello!
>> We are planning following setup for our production SQL Server:
>> OS - Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition
>> SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
>> 16 GB RAM
>> 4 Dual-Core CPUs 64 bit
>> I was wondering if anybody is running SQL Server 2005 on Dual-Core 64
>> bit CPUs. Are there any know issues with this? Would it be better to
>> with Intel or AMD?
>> Thank you in advance,
>> Igor
>|||"imarchenko" <igormarchenko@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Mike,
> Thanks a lot for your feedback. Since we are planning to run SQL 2005
> on our production env., it is critical for us to know whether SQL
> 2005/Dual core CPU is stable enough configuration.
>
IMO Multi-Core x64 with 2 or 4 sockets is the basic hardware platform for
SQL Server 2005.
Talk to Dell or HP. The Dell PowerEdge 6850 and the HP DL580 or DL585 meet
your specs, and either one of them can help put your mind at ease about
running 64-bit Windows and 64-bit SQL Server 2005 in production.
David|||I have seen both with no problems on either that I know of.
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Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"imarchenko" <igormarchenko@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks, Andrew. Would you happen to know if anyone is running SQL 2005/
> Dual core CPU configuration? Is this a stable enough environment?
>
> Igor
>
> "Andrew J. Kelly" <sqlmvpnooospam@.shadhawk.com> wrote in message
> news:%23pR7nOU$FHA.3908@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>I haven't seen any Intel dual cores yet but I have seen several AMD dual
>>core servers and they work very well. From what I have heard the Intel
>>units will be a little faster than the AMD's but I don't know if that is
>>worth waiting for or not.
>> --
>> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>>
>> "imarchenko" <igormarchenko@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23v5j5%23R$FHA.3104@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Hello!
>> We are planning following setup for our production SQL Server:
>> OS - Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition
>> SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
>> 16 GB RAM
>> 4 Dual-Core CPUs 64 bit
>> I was wondering if anybody is running SQL Server 2005 on Dual-Core 64
>> bit CPUs. Are there any know issues with this? Would it be better to
>> with Intel or AMD?
>> Thank you in advance,
>> Igor
>>
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