MCS 7845-H2 vs 7845 H1

[abbas.ali]

I was comparing both models, and was surprised that H1 flavor has a better CPU speed 3.4Ghz than H2 CPU speed at 2.33Ghz.

Both have the same List price, and was wondering why one would choose H2 which has a slower CPU.

[Rob Huffman]

Hi Abbas,

The 7845-H1 is End of Life :(

Cisco Systems announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco MCS 7845-H1. The last day to order the Cisco MCS 7845-H1 is February 13, 2007. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco MCS 7845-H1.

From this doc;

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/voiceapp/ps378/prod_eol_notice0900aecd8056e5ee.html

Cisco 7845-H1 Media Convergence Server

NOTE: This product has reached end-of-sale or end-of-life status; it cannot be ordered and may no longer be supported.

Hope this helps!

Rob

[mchandak]

TO add to Rob's notes, though the Clock Speed mentioned for H2 is less than H1, please note that with H1 you get a "Xeon DP" and with H2, its a "Intel 5140 Xeon DP". These are 2 different generations of processor, therefore the clock speed being lesser does not mean it is an older processor.

Hope this helps