The current range of Intel "Sandy Bridge" processors (CPU's) offer oustanding performance for their price point.
Both the Core i5 2500 and Core i7 2600 CPU's are excellent options for a trading workstation, with the 2600 offering hyperthreading for applications which are multi-threaded.
However, a trading workstation running multiple monitors will require a dedicated graphics card (GPU), making the on-board GPU's of the 2500 and 2600 CPU's redundant.
Intel's Xeon E3 1230 offers the performance of the 2600 (minus the on-board GPU) at around the cost of a 2500. The exclusion of an on-board GPU reduces the power requirements and heat emissions of the CPU, making for a more efficient alternative.
Intel Xeon E3-1230 3.2GHz (3.6GHz Turbo), Quad Core with HyperThreading, 80W TDP, ECC Memory Support, 8MB L3 Cache. Please be aware that this processor is only compatible with LGA 1155 motherboards.
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