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Subject: Re: Multiprocessor system VS one processor system
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> Hm..
> Let me make up  a case.
>  Two boxes:
> 1) Dual CPU  X Mhz with Y KB of cache
> 2) Sinnge CPU with 2X Mhz and 2Y KB of cache
>
> Which one is faster under FreeBSD? I think the
> second one, because SMP overhead is gone.

There is also a context switching overhead for single CPU, isn't there?
And, if you're talking about P4's - yes, they have larger L2 cahce, but
their L1 cache is smaller compared to PIII's. When working simultaneously
on dual-CPU system, 2 separate processes can store more of their own data
in the faster L1 cache.

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