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February 10th, 2005 12:00

Precision Workstation vs. Optiplex

I apologize in advance if this is not the correct forum for this question.  I am in the position of purchasing a new PC.  The main use will be for running simulations in Matlab/Simulink.  Can anyone tell me how much, if any, performance improvement I will see using a 370 workstation vs. an Optiplex GX280? I can afford the cost differential, but I would like to know if it is really worth it.
 
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Keith Williams
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    jjbuckaroo

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    Posted February 11th, 2005 01:00

    Is it better? oh yeah :)
     
    Workstation- Dual processors, xeon processors at that (up to 3.6ghz) 
    Optiplex - one processor, pentium 4 (up to 3.4ghz)
     
    The video cards that dell will sell you are much better for the workstations as well. That's pretty much the main difference, they both have pci-e 16x now. The only other difference really is that the workstation has an integrated scsi controller. I'm a big fan of sata so that wouldn't really interest me anyway.
     
    You might want to find out if that software you use is multithreaded. If it is, the workstation system will really make it shine. And personally, I believe the overall quality of the cases on the 670 is nicer and the motherboard itself uses higher quality components.
     
     
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    cthiv

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    Posted August 12th, 2005 18:00

    Well, the GX280 is cheaper bu not very fast. If you like to waste your time, it's a good purchase. But if like performance, Precision will be better.

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