Server core vs speed for concurrency

[Gauravk]

For IPS only site, which we should focus more on new server?

• Higher number of cores are better OR
• Higher speed of processor is better?

Edited December 14, 2020 by Gauravk

[ASTRAPI]

Hello Gauravk

Centos 8 is dead ! To be more specific it will be dead in 1 year from now.

Centos 7 has 4 years before the end also.

We are in the process that a new Centos like system will take over like Rocky Linux or the Cloudlinux option.

In the next few months we will see.

You can wait a bit or get an alternative like Ubuntu or Debian e.t.c Or get Centos 7 and take your time to decide (4 years) and then migrate.

 

Centos stream rolling doesn't seem to be the best and more stable option for server environments.

 

As i prefer Centos personally i will pick up the most supported alternative that at the moment seems to be the Rocky linux that the owner of it is one of the owners of the original Centos... The name is coming from his partner that both build Centos that is not in life anymore 😞

 

For the cpu it is a combination of both. A core with high clock will help on single core tasks like backing up a database if you use the traditional way to backup the database but it depends also how new is the Cpu and the instruction sets that it has.

 

Let us know the exact cpu models and we will let you know which one is better 🙂

Edited December 14, 2020 by ASTRAPI

[Gauravk]

Thanks @ASTRAPI for helping.

In our case 5 year old server is doing fine, but struggling under spike (once a week).

These are the 4 options we have shortlisted, simply based on benchmark numbers (on right side) but that only tells one side of the story.

Although price is almost double from slowest to highest, but if it help serving tons of concurrent connections, then we don't mind.

Intel Xeon-E 2136 - 6c/ 12t - 3.3GHz/ 4.5GHz

13506

Intel Xeon E5-1650v4 - 6c/ 12t - 3.6GHz/ 4GHz

11158

Intel Xeon-E 2274G - 4 c / 8 t - 4 GHz / 4.9 GHz

9639

Intel Xeon-E 2288G - 8 c / 16 t - 3.7 GHz / 5 GHz

17136

 

Thanks in advacne.

 

 

[ASTRAPI]

Yes this is the best option:

Intel Xeon-E 2288G - 8 c / 16 t - 3.7 GHz / 5 GHz

 

But adding a better cpu is one part of the performance results in general .....

Optimizing the OS, network, software like Nginx, Phpfpm, Mysql, Redis e.t.c

must be done to improve in general your server performance.

If you have already optimize them then adding resources will help 🙂

Edited December 14, 2020 by ASTRAPI

[Gauravk]

So currently, for next 4 years you suggest CentOS 7...?

I have no personal preference to any OS as far as they are stable and efficient to BEST serve IPS site.

Anyone knows which config IPS cloud uses for hosting client sites?

[ASTRAPI]

It is a plan that you must do or your server admin or both 🙂

Installing Centos 7 for the next 4 years and then when things are more mature you can migrate.

You may be able to adjust your existing installation and start using it following another Centos like distribution.... so no need to reinstall 🙂

Or you can go ahead with Ubuntu for example. But check first that your control panel (if you use any) to support it and check also any scripts that you will use to be compatible also.

IPS don't care if it is on top of Centos or Ubuntu... It just needs the web server, php, mysql, and other related software like Redis or Elastic search to work.

IPS will perform better on the most minimal installation of the OS and to the better optimized Network, kernel, software e.t.c

Edited December 14, 2020 by ASTRAPI

[RevengeFNF]

I will continue to use Centos 7 for the next 4 years. Then i will migrate to the new Centos Stream 8 (or 9 at the time).

They closed the Centos Project, but created the new Centos Stream Project. The diference is that Centos is now ahead of RHEL.

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Red Hat's announcement meanwhile is promoting the change as beneficial to CentOS Stream. Red Hat also says Intel will be collaborating with them and the community on CentOS Stream. Red Hat also talks up Facebook using a derivative of CentOS Stream in their data centers.

 

Edited December 16, 2020 by RevengeFNF