Kimsufi KS-3C vs. Scaleway C2s

alfinderau

Hi folks,

I wonder which is the better deal:

Kimsufi KS-3c (Core™ i3-2130/3240, 2 cores, 3.4 GHz+, 8 GB, 2 TB, 100 Mbit/s) 16,99 € (VAT excl.)
vs.
Scaleway C2s (Atom, 8 GB, 4 cores, 200 GB SSD, 300 Mbit/s) 14,99 € (VAT excl.)

I need 200 GB disk storage minimum that's why I added 150 GB (3 €) to the C2S basic price.

I basically need it for replacing Google services like

• Email (Zarafa or SOGo)
• Seafile data sync
• Jabber messaging
• other selfhosted services
• and 3D graphics rendering

What do you guys think? Which would be the better server in terms of power with a 20 € price limit?

Both are EU based which is important to me as I am EU resident.

Thanks for your comment.

Alf

Neoon

KS, since CPU Bench is way better, but when the HDD fails, you need to expect long Support Delays, so better have always a backup.

TarZZ92

if you need more cores the scaleway, the I3 only has 2 cores i would go for the C2s

TarZZ92

Neoon said: KS, since CPU Bench is way better

Not really. what is your source?

http://browser.primatelabs.com/ shows a small difference

ehab

thanks for mentioning SoGo i have never heared of it before, as for choice go with ks-3c and backup always.

Neoon

@TarZZ92 said:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/ shows a small difference

Dam, the 4GB had 2.8k, messed something up.

Does your application support multithreading?

Since the Atom has crappy Single threading Bench's.

TarZZ92

Neoon said: Does your application support multithreading?

Since the Atom has crappy Single threading Bench's.

i have used it for years and it's the best for testing single thread imo. it's called Geekbench

Neoon

@TarZZ92 said:

I actually mean the OP.

desperand

KS in all means. C2s very slow.

TarZZ92

Neoon said: I actually mean the OP.

still applies though

alfinderau

Thanks for your answers.

You are right: Going with Kimsufi would need a good backup strategy but I am used to work with Duply/Duplicity. So, this wouldn't be a problem.

@Neoon Yes, my rendering app uses all CPU cores available. The more the better.

@Ehab SOGo groupware (http://sogo.nu) can easily be intregrated in an existing email environment as it connects via IMAP, it works fine with Thunderbird and syncs well with mobile phones by built-in ActiveSync. But Zarafa syncs faster and is perfect for Outlook due to its MAPI support (which will unfortunatly be quit by the developers in a couple of months.)

I compared Core i3-2130 and Avoton c2550 (thanks to TarZZ92 for providing the link above) and according to the results there I guess the i3 is the better choice for me...

I'll give it a try.

TarZZ92

alfinderau said: I guess the i3 is the better choice for me...

the atom has 4 cores the i3 only 2 so it really depends, maybe try both>