A Technician Is Ordering a New Motherboard and Processors for a Company

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Multiple Choice

A technician is ordering a new motherboard and processors for a company email server. When reviewing the vendor licensing agreement, the technician sees that there is a flat per-socket licensing fee. Which of the following motherboard/processor combinations should the technician order to get the BEST performance while minimizing licensing fees?

• A) A dual-processor motherboard with six hyperthreaded cores each.
• B) A single-processor motherboard with eight hyperthreaded cores. A single-processor motherboard with eight hyperthreaded cores.
• C) A dual-processor motherboard with eight overclocked cores each.
• D) A single-processor motherboard with ten overclocked cores.

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