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Date:      Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:25:26 +0200
From:      "Claus Guttesen" <kometen@gmail.com>
To:        "Palle Girgensohn" <girgen@pingpong.net>
Cc:        freebsd-performance@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: AMD or Intel?
Message-ID:  <b41c75520709100325j259f1400r3301daf0931e42b2@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <E6C9DBADAE3839B380B736D7@rambutan.pingpong.net>
References:  <E6C9DBADAE3839B380B736D7@rambutan.pingpong.net>

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> 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?

Not atm. The newer xeon's (woodcrest and friends) are no longer
zzeonns, but are rather snappy and outperforms opterons. You can look
at http://tweakers.net/reviews/657/6 as one example.

-- 
regards
Claus

When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom,
the gentlest gamester is the soonest winner.

Shakespeare



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