Date: Sun, 9 Nov 1997 11:08:46 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu> To: Alfred Perlstein <perlsta@cs.sunyit.edu> Cc: Gary Palmer <gpalmer@freebsd.org>, freebsd-smp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best processor? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971109110748.26719E-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971109124327.18731C-100000@server.local.sunyit.edu>
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On Sun, 9 Nov 1997, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > dual 300mhz PIIs will beat dual PPro 200mhz, but i think i't almost better > to get a dual PPro 200mhz+512k instead of dual PII 233mhz. Where did you get that information? Because the difference in cache (not the size, the architecture) I'd have suspected that the Ppro would be faster in both cases. > > -Alfred > > On Sun, 9 Nov 1997, Gary Palmer wrote: > > > > > Which is the best processor for a SMP system? PPro or PII? > > > > Also, as an aside, looking at the Tyan Titan Pro board, I see you need > > `VRM's, but none of the online catalogues have such things. Do they > > come with the board? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Gary > > -- > > Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member > > FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info > > > > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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