AMD Athlon MP 2200+ Server Roundup - September 2002

Performance

We've already mentioned that the majority of Athlon MP servers are based on Tyan motherboards and thus they all offer relatively similar performance, especially when configured with the same CPUs (Athlon MP 2200+ processors in this case). The only other real performance characteristics are Network and Disk I/O performance which can vary from one server to the next depending on how you decide to configure it. Since virtually any server can be upgraded to a SCSI RAID setup or a faster network controller, evaluating these servers based on those performance characteristics isn't valid either.

Instead we decided to focus mainly on what the individual manufacturer contributes to the total package; we evaluated the "performance" of these servers based on chassis design, build quality, expansion potential, ease of repair/replacement of hardware, price, cooling and other such factors. After all, we're not evaluating Seagate's hard drives here, we're comparing servers.

For more information on how the Athlon MP processor performs, take a look at our most recent server tests.