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Date:      Thu, 4 Jul 2002 09:24:08 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>
To:        Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org>
Cc:        <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Recommended MP development machines...
Message-ID:  <15652.19576.327299.996758@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20020703233926.N66398-100000@april.chuckr.org>
References:  <20020703202553.A12306@dragon.nuxi.com> <20020703233926.N66398-100000@april.chuckr.org>

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Chuck Robey writes:
 > 
 > The main difference in the updated chipset is the fact that the 64 bit PCI
 > slots now run at double-speed, giving double the throughput.  No change

Most motherboards which support 64-bit/66MHz PCI slots can't run them
anywhere near the theoretical limit.  So its more like a 50%
improvement than 100% improvement.

For objective comparisions of chipsets see
http://www.conservativecomputer.com/myrinet/perf.html

Drew

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