I'm upgrading to a dedicated server, and I've decided between two servers, but I don't know which to choose. The differences between the two configurations are:
Server 1: Intel Xeon W3520(4 cores/ 8 threads), 2.66 GHz+, 32 GB ECC RAM, 2 X 2TB SATA Server 2: Intel Xeon E3 1225v2(4 cores/ 4 threads), 3.2 GHz+, 32 GB Non-ECC RAM, 3 x 120 GB SSD
The server will be a LAMP, and probably Debian 7.
After searching I found that ECC RAM is definitely optimal for a server, especially for mine (I got 40,000 monthly hits on shared hosting), and doesn't really impact speed.
The first server also has 8 threads to Server 2's 4, but server 2 has 3.2 GHz+ and I get the all-important SSDs. The reduction in sze available is not important to me.
I couldn't find an answer online. Should I go for server 1 because of its ECC RAM and double the # of threads, or should I go for the SSDs, and higher CPU frequency?
