E5-24XX processors?

[Marsh]

Curious if anyone has experience with ES chips. They seem to have a fairly sizable discount in some cases and while I know it's not production silicon in the truest sense, has anyone used them before? Any particular pros/cons?

E5-2430L ES chip here, CineBench R15 : 1146 CB
I have B0, B1, C0 , C1 and production chips, not a bit different in ESXI , Windows Server , Linux KVM ,
In 2013, the E5-24xx ES chip was relative unknown , I took a chance and brought a bunch. Cost of 1 production chip paid for 12 ES chips.

 

[chinesestunna]

E5-2430L ES chip here, CineBench R15 : 1146 CB
I have B0, B1, C0 , C1 and production chips, not a bit different in ESXI , Windows Server , Linux KVM ,
In 2013, the E5-24xx ES chip was relative unknown , I took a chance and brought a bunch. Cost of 1 production chip paid for 12 ES chips.

Wow that's pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing the experience

 

[Marsh]

I have over a dozen dual cpu systems running here.

I used E5-24xx ES chip step QA94, QA9F, QA9B [ all these are either B0 or B1 step ],
QBB8 [ C0 step ] ,QBGJ [ C1 step ]

What I found is ASUS and Tyan board will take B0 to C1 and production step CPU.
Intel and Supermicro board will work with C0 and higher step.
Under load, they all do "turbo" , just new step CPU is better of course.

One single E5-24xx CPU runs 10 Cisco virtual IOSv routers without leaving idle mode. (35 watt)

Too bad, ES chip is so expensive today.

 

[chinesestunna]

I have over a dozen dual cpu systems running here.

I used E5-24xx ES chip step QA94, QA9F, QA9B [ all these are either B0 or B1 step ],
QBB8 [ C0 step ] ,QBGJ [ C1 step ]

What I found is ASUS and Tyan board will take B0 to C1 and production step CPU.
Intel and Supermicro board will work with C0 and higher step.
Under load, they all do "turbo" , just new step CPU is better of course.

One single E5-24xx CPU runs 10 Cisco virtual IOSv routers without leaving idle mode. (35 watt)

Too bad, ES chip is so expensive today.

Have you mixed stepping? Both within ES and ES with Prod?

 

[TType85]

Just did a linux bench on it. Ref # 11201424468351

 

[Marsh]

Have you mixed stepping? Both within ES and ES with Prod?

No, I am old school, always using the same step. B0 with B0 step, B1 with B1 step.
May be something to try when I have a chance.

 

[chinesestunna]

No, I am old school, always using the same step. B0 with B0 step, B1 with B1 step.
May be something to try when I have a chance.

Oh same, just curious with your sample size if you'd tried