From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 25 10:13:13 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE1A01065673 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:13:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from abalour@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qy0-f18.google.com (mail-qy0-f18.google.com [209.85.221.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 428198FC0A for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:13:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from abalour@gmail.com) Received: by qyk11 with SMTP id 11so2239178qyk.19 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:13:12 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:reply-to :sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references :x-google-sender-auth; bh=Y0fdQApbboMVfI/P7bya5JwZYS4T11u/u57dwbFaljw=; b=KhGDVweOrv9MGyTvMVXjwTULFBnf6NrtfYgM8cI1S2bZBIYU4vPDv3KlUY2Ulk+dAR 4zwoBKUlgGFWUpv8FzDZ1zFDZSv+QdencctPg5Tj8jHyzXuVL0taKxhw6bpQURWBOzzd 6L19GuyiRkLpmNKvD5RSlqoaffwUjwSNg2IS8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:reply-to:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to :mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding :content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=VdxIrhgZ6OOd7lFxc+X665qKIyL1anIKb+DKSZk64keSW4as0gtxqitKcX8sQrpyHP jRXLs7TdPzX3rWbTcB53vG9FHexjxaHo96ihCke2422Qf1Pm+18kx2U9YuckFzpsQ67Z 03t2mYbg/GyNTnITshgZYSXdv87GUgMAmRGQI= Received: by 10.214.26.17 with SMTP id 17mr3403966qaz.54.1227607992430; Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:13:12 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.214.113.3 with HTTP; Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:13:12 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <35f70db10811250213v152668fao64d98ed433023a79@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:13:12 +0200 From: "Ross Cameron" Sender: abalour@gmail.com To: "Chris Maness" In-Reply-To: <492B1361.4050604@chrismaness.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <20081112100640.GA21560@icarus.home.lan> <492AF564.5050605@chrismaness.com> <20081124200044.A1528@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <492B0275.6000300@chrismaness.com> <20081124200755.GA3659@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <492B1361.4050604@chrismaness.com> X-Google-Sender-Auth: dd1850b9ca269e47 Cc: Roland Smith , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Wojciech Puchar Subject: Re: Xeon Quad Core (Was: Server Freezing Solid) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ross.cameron@linuxpro.co.za List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:13:13 -0000 On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:49 PM, Chris Maness wrote: > Another thought. Would a Quad Core chip help with compiling applications -- > or would it be the same as a dual core or single core chip running at the > same clock speed because the compiler is running single thread? Would php > processing be benefited by quad a quad core over a dual core. If not, then > I guess I should just purchase a dual core chip and save the cabbage up > front and wattage to boot. On the compiling front, when running "make" do this: make -j to speed up ure compiles. Ans no it probably wouldn't speed up individual runs of Php scrips/apps BUT it will allow you to run more parallel instances without a performance hit.