Is it better to have more small ram chips or fewer large ones?
- by Alex Andronov
I am currently building a new server. I have options between say
32GB Memory for 2 CPUs, DDR3, 1066MHz (8x4GB Dual Ranked RDIMMs)
and
36GB Memory for 2 CPUs, DDR3, 1066MHz (18x2GB Dual Ranked RDIMMs)
Both at the same price.
Should I go for the higher ram amount or the fewer chips?
This will be for a Dell PowerEdge R710 with two
Intel® Xeon® E5530, 2.4Ghz, 8MB Cache, 5.86 GT/s QPI, Turbo, HT
Thanks