Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:11:57 +0200 From: "Claus Guttesen" <kometen@gmail.com> To: "Alfred Perlstein" <alfred@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org, Palle Girgensohn <girgen@pingpong.net> Subject: Re: AMD or Intel? Message-ID: <b41c75520709102311t273123d7s5365a9d8b223a323@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20070910224503.GO79417@elvis.mu.org> References: <E6C9DBADAE3839B380B736D7@rambutan.pingpong.net> <20070910224503.GO79417@elvis.mu.org>
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> Palle, > > I really haven't kept pace with Intel versus AMD in a while, my > understanding is that AMD is still the only 64bit game in town. > Pls. don't top post!! > > -Alfred > > * Palle Girgensohn <girgen@pingpong.net> [070910 03:16] wrote: > > Hi, > > > > We are looking at getting a server for running postgresql. Only postgresql, > > a dedicated machine. Since we know FreeBSD very well, we plan on using it > > as the OS. > > > > We have an offer for an IBM server, x3650, with 2 * DC Intel Xeon 5160, > > Raid with two clusters, one for database and one for xlog. Loads and loads > > of RAM. > > > > Now, I hear rumors that AMD is to be preferred over Intel for performance > > reasons. Any comments on that? Are we better off getting AMD processors, > > when running Unix? > > > > Regards, > > Palle > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-performance@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-performance > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-performance-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- > - Alfred Perlstein > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-performance@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-performance > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-performance-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- regards Claus When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentlest gamester is the soonest winner. Shakespeare
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