Compare IBM BladeCenter HS20 Xeon, 2.6 GHz (73P5982) Processor Upgrade to IBM Opteron 246, 2.0 GHz (25R8891) Processor Upgrade

This 2.6GHz Xeon processor delivers extensive processing power, throughput and headroom to help your application-intensive IBM eServer BladeCenter configuration reach peak performance. It features the new Intel NetBurst microarchitecture, which can help increase overall throughput via a faster 400MHz system bus and an enhanced 512KB Level 2 cache. It also features new Hyper-Threading technology, which allows it to execute more than one thread per processor. This increases the throughput of your blades applications and helps enable optimal scalability for Internet infrastructure and e-business applications. These enhancements help allow faster response times, support for more simultaneous users and increased transaction workloads. This Xeon processor is designed to provide performance headroom for unpredictable workloads and escalating computing needs. Less

This is a low power, full performance Opteron processor 246 rated at 2GHz with a 1MB L2 cache. With customers concerned with power consumption and heat output, this unique low power processor will help to reduce the operational cost in deploying your IBM Less