I’d like to direct readers to an important blog update/correction.
In my post entitled An Intel Xeon 5400 System That Outperforms An Intel 5500 (Nehalem EP) System? Believe It…Or Know It I blogged about an erroneous conclusion I had drawn about a test performed on these two processor models. I think the update does the blog post justice and it all serves as a good object lesson in how important Xeon topology is. I must remember to practice what I preach (e.g., remain ever-aware of topology).
While on the topic, the following post remains as an example of the the type of workload that exhibits near-parity between Xeon 5400 and Xeon 5500:
Kevin Closson's Blog: Platforms, Databases and Storage 
“Some Blog Errors Are Just To Serious To Ignore”
Indeed. Like using “To”, instead of “Too”.
Nigel,
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Thanks for the feedback. You’ll will find other typos. Feel free to comment on all of them.