Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 12:26:14 EDT From: ESPO247@aol.com To: vsiris@csi.forth.gr Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: seeking advice: cpus, scsi & raid Message-ID: <aefc6518.248fefa6@aol.com>
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It depends on the application you are using. If the application dosn't support SMP, then it won't do you any good having a dual processer machine. But with Xeons, you can have up to 8 processers. I believe with the stock PIIIs, you can only have up to 4. Espo In a message dated 99-06-09 03:48:33 EDT, you write: > Q1: Given that I need fast processing for few users (max 3-4), would > a PIII Xeon@500Mhz > be preferable (cost/performance) compared to a 2 PIII@ 500 Mhz ? Of > course this is related to > how faster a Xeon processor is, but is also related to how well FreeBSD > can take advantage of a multiprocessor system. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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