Hi. I'm building a HP terminal server for me and 6 users and I need advice about the best type of CPU to use. I have two different ones for the case I have - either the INTEL XEON E5-2420 (1.9GHZ/6-CORE/95W/15MB) or the E3-1220 v2 (8M Cache, 3.10 GHz). Has anyone had any experience with the performance of these CPU's? I know RAM is important and I have about 16GB to install in it. But with 7 people logged on at the same time, i'm looking for the better performing CPU.
We use MYOB, Quick Books and other financial programs, along with outlook, office and other basic programs. Can anyone advise me on the best course of action? I've been told that speed isn't as important as the number of cores that the cpu has, but others have said speed is more important. Ive also got 2x 450GB scsi hdd's so space will not be an issue.
Many thanks