Decision x5570 or w5580 when using 3D Applications

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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen out there,

I need your help and knowledge for a decision.

I'm going to buy a new workstation at Dell company within the next 4 weeks.I will use it mainly with 3D applications Maya and Rhino.It will be a dual processor workstation and uses one of the following processors:

x5570 or w5580.

I know about the basic technical differences:

x5570 2,93 GHz 95Ww5580 3,20 GHz 130W

But when reading technical forums it is sometimes said, the x5570 is specified for server applications while the w5580 is made for workstation use.

So besides powerconsuming and clockspeed, are there any markable differences with the application running?Will a x5570 handle Maya or general Rendering actions any different then a w5580 does?

Thank you very much for your help

Regards,

Stefan

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I think the W chips are designated workstation as 130W TDP is alot of heat for a 1/2U chassis.

The processor are both based on the same architecture so there won't be any differences other than the ones you already know. I'm sure both will perform well for your application.

If you factor in the turbo boost on each chip they end up performing much closer than you would expect from the stock speeds. I think the X5570 would spend most of it's time at 3.2Ghz and the W5580 at 3.33Ghz.

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Dear Ytterbium,

thank you for your help and explanations! Now I can place my order for the workstation.

Kind Regards

S. Thomas