Processing power for a web application server
<p>We are trying to implement a web application that is java based and the requirements from the vendor are "Dual core processor 3.0 GHZ or higher".  The vendor supports virtualization, and we have the server on a Cisco UCS.  We setup the VM to have 4 sockets and use the servers Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5650 @ 2.67GHz</p>

<p>To sum it up, the vendor says our processor does not meet specifications and we will see significant slow downs.  </p>

<p>Requirements: <b>Dual core processor 3.0 GHZ or faster</b> <br>
Our specs:  <b>4 CPUs Intel Xeon X5650 @ 2.67 GHZ </b><br>
<br><strong><em>Should these specs handle the job?</em></strong></p>

<p>I know there are <b>old Pentiums </b>that have dual core and 3.0 GHZ speeds, this is an <b>enterprise grade server processor</b> and we allocated 4 sockets at 2.67 GHZ each to the server.  Should our server be able to handle the web application? </p>

<p>What is the speed difference between dual core 3 GHz and four sockets using Xeon X5650s at 2.67 GHZ?</p>