From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Dec 16 18:57:32 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 16 18:57:30 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from clyde.goodleaf.net (piscator.seanet.com [199.181.165.218]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F412337B400 for ; Sat, 16 Dec 2000 18:57:29 -0800 (PST) Received: by clyde.goodleaf.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 029A75BD7; Sat, 16 Dec 2000 19:01:35 -0800 (PST) References: <3A3C0A8A.D653C28@ifour.com.br> In-Reply-To: <3A3C0A8A.D653C28@ifour.com.br> From: "J.Goodleaf" To: Gustavo Vieira Goncalves Coelho Rios Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: intel vs. AMD Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 03:01:35 GMT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20001217030135.029A75BD7@clyde.goodleaf.net> Sender: goodleaf@clyde.goodleaf.net Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG AMD and Intel both use the x86 instruction set architecture. Therefore, no "port" would be necessary to use FreeBSD on AMD chips. Many users on this list report good success with AMD's stuff. My impression is that AMD CPUs work quite well when paired with good quality motherboards (the most important component). One thing to consider: You can't have dual Athlon or Duron CPUs currently. You also don't have access to the snazzy new chipsets from Serverworks. If you need/want a dual proc machine, you must go Intel. Please check the mailing list archives for more info. -John Gustavo Vieira Goncalves Coelho Rios writes: > I am seeking a new pc to buy, but have no ideia about the implication of > using AMD processors. I know FreeBSD were designed with intel processor > in mind. What about AMD ones? Is it rock solid performance over AMD? Is > AMD a good choice of processor? Is there any special consideration when > using AMD? > > Just one more questions: Who's responsible for the AMD port (As far as i > known FreeBSD runs only with intel). Is there plans for a sparc port ? > > > Thanks a lot for your time! > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message