[SunRescue] RE: [Sunhelp] Which SPARCstation is better?

[Paul Khoury]

>Uhm, what?  Just because you can get a 170MHz processor in the SS5 doesn't
>mean that it's a faster CPU.  My 40MHz SM41 is quite a bit faster than the
>40MHz processor on my friends SS2 (that is a 40MHz in the SS2, right?).

Yes, and that's also what my upgrade path is...

  I
>was looking at similar machines, and ended up getting myself an SS20.  The
>SS10/20 machines are MUCH more scaleable than the SS5, with up to 4
>processors, and 512MB of ram.  The SS5 has at most 1 processor, and some
>ammount of ram (can't remember).  Processor speeds in the SS20 range from
>40MHz up to 150MHz+.  Both machines use the same chassis, so you don't have
>any advantages either way there.  I'm pretty sure that a 150MHz HyperSPARC
>in an SS20 would beat the 170Mhz TurboSPARC in the SS5, but if not, just get
>another 150MHz HyperSPARC and that will certainly be faster.  :)  I'll stop
>now, because I have to go lock down my servers as the threat of a
>disgrunteled employee strikes again.

Any other advantages of the SS20 vs SS10?