Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 16:12:38 +1000 (EST) From: Ernie Elu <ernie@eis.net.au> To: rabtter@aye.net (B. Richardson) Cc: freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Pentium vs Pentium Pro vs Pentium II for SMP Message-ID: <199807200612.QAA05896@spooky.eis.net.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SGI.3.95.980719212423.21464A-100000@orion.aye.net> from "B. Richardson" at "Jul 19, 98 09:36:56 pm"
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> > I just read some info at http://sysdoc.pair.com which kind of suggests > that the Pentium Pro may be a more solid choice for building a > busy SMP server (especially in quad configurations). I have also > ran across some posting in the mailing list archives (can't find > them now :-( ) with some knowledgable folks citing a preference of the > Pentium over the Pentium Pro for busy systems with large memory stating > various reasons like memory bandwidth/path. > > Feedback/comments welcome. > The only problem is that the Pentium Pro has recently been discontinued from production so stocks may dry up soon. - Ernie. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message
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