From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Apr 15 18:25:12 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA23615 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 15 Apr 1996 18:25:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA23598 for ; Mon, 15 Apr 1996 18:25:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id LAA20741; Tue, 16 Apr 1996 11:25:54 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199604160155.LAA20741@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Adaptec 2842 vs. 1520 To: wes@intele.net (Barnacle Wes) Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 11:25:53 +0930 (CST) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org, wes@intele.net In-Reply-To: <199604152114.PAA01075@intele.net> from "Barnacle Wes" at Apr 15, 96 03:14:54 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Barnacle Wes stands accused of saying: > > In order to benchmark the performance, I decided to build an identical > kernel using my 1520 and the 2842. The kernel build times were nearly > identical. I should interpret this data as: > > 1- Both host adapters can max out my (14 ms) SCSI disk, but the > 2842 will give me lower overall system load; I've spent my money > wisely. Yup. You should also notice that swap happens much more snappily. Your assumption about updating to -stable is spot-on too. > Wes Peters | Yes I am a pirate, two hundred years too late -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[