From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 3 23:56:06 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id XAA10191 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 3 Mar 1996 23:56:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id XAA10158 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 1996 23:55:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id SAA12260; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 18:29:29 +1030 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199603040759.SAA12260@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: performance of FreeBSD on Pentium Pro? To: zing@pacificws.com (Christopher Wilkins) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 18:29:28 +1030 (CST) Cc: questions@freebsd.com In-Reply-To: <9603020734.AA19124@pulm1.accessone.com> from "Christopher Wilkins" at Mar 1, 96 11:35:03 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk Christopher Wilkins stands accused of saying: > > Has anyone installed and tested FreeBSD on a Pentium Pro system yet? Is the > performance significantly better than on same speed pentium system? I am > looking at putting together a commercial Web server using FreeBSD. Any > responses are appreciated. The only generally-available P6 systems are based on the Intel Orion chipset AFAIK. The Orion has serious problems that make it a Very Bad Choice. Unless you are expecting _very_ heavy loading, a Pentium system will carry your load perfectly well. Just make sure you ask the isp@freebsd.org people for tips on tuning for maximum web performance. > Christopher Wilkins -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[