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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 15:41:43 -0700
From: Nick Pavlica <linicks@gmail.com>
To: Nathan Vidican <nvidican@wmptl.com>
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Subject: Re: Intel EMT64 Xeon vs AMD Opteron
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I think this would depend on your application, but I have hear allot
of good things about AMD 64.

--Nick


On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 17:04:21 -0500, Nathan Vidican <nvidican@wmptl.com> wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> Just looking for general opinions and/or advice regarding use of one over
> the other.
> 
> Cost wise, AMD Opteron 246 is roughly the same cost as a 3.0Ghz Xeon ... But
> how do they compare performance wise; specifically related to FreeBSD?
> 
> (Not subscribed to both lists I sent this to, please reply directly via
> email and cc the list if you could - thanks)
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