Upgrading Server Processors

SidneySmith · February 6, 2017

Hello everyone, I bought a Supermicro based 1-U server a few months ago that I made a short post about. The only thing I really use it for is a Minecraft Server. While this seems trivial, I've used it as a way for me to learn more about Linux, and things like MySQL, as I have chosen MineOS TurnKey as the OS. It's been up for a few months and the players are really liking it, they even donated about 200-300 US dollars this month. They complain a lot about the TPS, or Ticks Per Second, after doing some snooping, I think I've sourced it to the CPU's they are two quad core Xeons clocked at 2.0 Ghz. They are kinda old, from the Harpertown or Clovertown series. As I have recieved enough donations from the players, I'd like to upgrade the processors in the server. My question is two-fold. 1 Would it be better to upgrade to two dual core cpu's clocked at a higher speed, or upgrade to two better quad cores with a lower speed. Remember, this servers main goal is to run very few things I.E: Os, Minecraft, MySQL, and PHPMyAdmin. 2 Which core do you think we should choose to go into the server. The motherbord can be viewed here: http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/xeon1333/5000V/X7DVL-E.cfm We have a budget of $250 and are located in The United States, Indiana. We aren't looking to replace the server.

Edit: Here is what the website for the motherboard said it could support:

Dual 771-pin LGA Sockets
Supports up to two Intel® 64-bit Xeon® processor(s) of the same
type below:
- Quad-Core Intel®
  Xeon®Processor
  5400/5300 sequence
  (Harpertown
  /Clovertown processor)
  up to 3.16 GHz
- Dual-Core Intel®
  Xeon®Processor 5200/5100/5000
  sequence (Wolfdale
  /Woodcrest/Dempsey processor) up to 3.40 GHz