From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 15 17:06:40 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E5C516A4CE for ; Sun, 15 May 2005 17:06:40 +0000 (GMT) Received: from 62-15-213-247.inversas.jazztel.es (62-15-213-247.inversas.jazztel.es [62.15.213.247]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3F4943D7E for ; Sun, 15 May 2005 17:06:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es) Received: from redesjm.local (orion.redesjm.local [192.168.254.16]) j4FH6bTq002463; Sun, 15 May 2005 19:06:37 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by redesjm.local (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j4FH6aHB097229; Sun, 15 May 2005 19:06:36 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es) X-Authentication-Warning: orion.redesjm.local: josemi set sender to josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es using -f From: Jose M Rodriguez Organization: Redes JM To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 19:06:36 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <200505151113.27646.josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es> <42877864.8000001@teamcool.net> In-Reply-To: <42877864.8000001@teamcool.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200505151906.36468.josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es> X-AntiVirus: checked by AntiVir Milter (version: 1.1.0-3; AVE: 6.30.0.12; VDF: 6.30.0.177; host: antares.redesjm.local) Subject: Re: Rackmount MP AMD boxes? X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 17:06:40 -0000 El Domingo, 15 de Mayo de 2005 18:27, Ken Gunderson escribi=F3: > Jose M Rodriguez wrote: > > El Domingo, 15 de Mayo de 2005 07:25, gnn@freebsd.org escribi=F3: > >>At Sun, 15 May 2005 12:42:03 +0800, > >> > > The dual core support is nice plus. From the pricing I've seen, > however, a single dual core comes in substantially higher than 2 > single core cpu's. But then this is just w/my upstream distributor's > pricing, not shopping the net at large.... Such a strategy offers a > very attractive option;-) > I think this is a little wrong point. a four proc system based on two=20 dual-core cpus in a 2-way motherboard is less expensive than a four=20 proc system based on four cpus in a 4-way one. Also, the dual-core system may use DDR400 an 1000 Hypertransport with=20 near half the power (0.095 core). =2D- josemi