Reseller Answers to Key Customer Questions: Why can’t I use a desktop as a server?

Customers need to know that an entry-level server doesn’t cost much more than a desktop PC, and can deliver big benefits in productivity, reliability, and reduced IT headaches. For about 10¢ more per day, a server can offer better performance and dependability than a PC.1,2,3

Small businesses on a budget may attempt to use a PC as the hub of their IT infrastructure. Typically, that’s because they mistakenly believe a server would be too expensive, or they may be unaware of the advantages a server would provide. In reality, the cost difference is slight, and the benefits are substantial.

Typical Server Typical Desktop ® ® Processor E3 Family1 Intel® Core™ i5 Processor1

System Price:2 System Price:2 US$768 US$611

A Server Offers: Up to 5.8 times more performance of a 4-year-old desktop PC3,4

Better application responsiveness provided by larger cache4

ECC memory, redundant hard drives,5 and server-class validation to help protect business data What Servers Can Do for Small Business Customers

Capabilities Enabling Features 4th Gen Intel® Core™ Intel® Xeon® Processor i5 Processors E3-1200 v5 Family

Fast email, web, database Number of cores/threads 4/4 4/8** applications and security updates (max per socket)

Excellent performance Intel® Smart Cache6 6MB 8MB and responsiveness (max per socket)

Run many programs or virtual Memory capacity/number 32GB/2 channels 64GB/2 channels Employee Employee

Productivity machines at the same time of memory channels (max per socket)

Detect and correct memory Error-correcting code (ECC) errors to avoid data loss memory support

Keep systems safe from Hot-swap hard drive support, external threats redundant power supplies

Run many programs or virtual Hardware-enabled security

Help ProtectHelp machines at the same time Business Data

Reduce power usage during Intel® Turbo Boost off-peak hours Technology 2.07

Minimize costly onsite repairs Manageability and and potential downtime virtualization technologies

Increase system availability Rigorous validation of server A Smart IT Investment Detailed Comparison: http://ark.intel.com/compare/75047,88171 ** All Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v3 family skus have Intel® Hyper-Treading Technology6, expect for the E3-1220, E3-1225, and 1235L skus.

Learn more about Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers for small businesses, visit intel.ly/smbserver.

For more resources to help sell Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers to small businesses, go to intel.com/reseller.

1 Server configuration: Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1231 v3 (8M cache, 3.40 GHz, 4 cores/8 threads). SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SLL-F-O uATX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 DDR3 1600. SUPERMICRO CSE-731i-300B Chassis. * 24X DVD Burner 24F1ST. Western Digital RE WD2000FYYZ 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5” Enterprise Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive. Kingston 8GB ECC Registered DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Server Memory Model KVR16R11S4/8. Graphics included in motherboard. Desktop configuration: Intel® Core™ i5-4670 Processor (3.4 GHz base up to 3.8 GHz, 4T/4C, 6MB cache, 84W TDP). GIGABYTE GA-H97N-WIFI LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI 6 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard. Rosewill* R536 Chassis. ASUS* 24X DVD Burner 24F1ST. Western Digital Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5” Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive. CORSAIR* 4GB SDRAM DDR3 1600 XMS3. GIGABYTE* GV-R725OC-1GI video card. Configurations do not include an OS. 2 Cost figures based on system configurations from newegg.com and other retailers as of April 2015. 3 Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel® . Performance tests, such as SYSmark* and MobileMark*, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations, and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products. 4 Baseline configuration: Intel DH67BL Motherboard with Intel® Core™ i5-2320, SPECint_rate_base2006 = 43.1, Source: http://www.spec.org/cgi-bin/ osgresults. New configuration: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5, SPECint_rate_base2006 = 251. Source: Intel Internal Testing. For more information go to: http://www.intel.com/performance 5 For more information on Intel® Rapid Storage Technology, visit http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/chpsts/imsm. 6 Intel technologies’ features and benefits depend on system configuration and may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. Performance varies depending on system configuration. No computer system can be absolutely secure. Check with your system manufacturer or retailer or learn more at intel.com/xeon. 7 Requires a system with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology. Intel Turbo Boost Technology and Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 are only available on select Intel® processors. Consult your system manufacturer. Performance varies depending on hardware, software, and system configuration. For more information, visit http://www.intel.com/go/turbo. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Copyright © 2015 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, , the Intel. Experience What’s Inside logo, Intel. Experience What’s Inside, and Xeon are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. 1115/JW/GGS/PDF