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	Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
Subject: Re: Dual-core CPU vs. very large cache
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Steven Hartland wrote:
> Forget Intel and go for AMD who beat them hands down for DB work:
> http://www.anandtech.com/IT/showdoc.aspx?i=2745

It will be interesting to see how Intels new CPUs (Conroe, Woodcrest, 
etc) will perform. From initial gaming benchmarks, they seems to 
outperform the current AMD offerings. But for current technology i 
agree, go for an Opteron system.