Timeline for Looking for system specifications for a modern GIS workstation
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| Dec 5, 2013 at 9:22 | vote | accept | Robert Buckley | ||
| Mar 29, 2012 at 13:48 | comment | added | Dan C | Cost is the main reason, since ArcGIS can't really make use of multi-core processors (hopefully it will soon, but I'm not holding my breath) you're paying for cores that will go mostly unused. There are a few Xeons available that have fewer cores with a higher turbo boost speed, but the Xeon line is mostly made up of models with 6, 8, or 10 cores with lower clock speeds. There's a quad-core Xeon, the E5-1620, that has a 3.8 Ghz turbo boost speed and is available with the workstation the OP is looking at, that would be a good option. | |
| Mar 29, 2012 at 13:39 | history | edited | Dan C | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 28, 2012 at 16:37 | comment | added | whuber | Good advice. Could you perhaps explain, though, why to avoid the Xeon? (I have found that a Xeon can speed up the entire system, but perhaps a case could be made that the cost:benefit ratio is not good.) | |
| Mar 28, 2012 at 15:50 | history | answered | Dan C | CC BY-SA 3.0 |