Single or Dual CPU Hosts - Any reasons to choose one over the other?
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Re: Any performance advantage of running a dual CPU setup when using under half of the cores?
We are reviewing our system design and have the option to purchase new Dell systems. We are considering a single CPU system 6615 with an Epyc 9354 (3.25 GHz with 256M Cache) - and a dual CPU system 6625 with dual EPYC 9124 (3.0 GHz with 64M Cache). All other specs are the same. The number of VMs and the loads on the CPUs can run in either system, and we are not constrained by memory requirements. The decision comes down to about a $1K difference per host. The environment consists of 3 hosts, so $3K difference. I am open to all opinions and welcome your thoughts.