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

[Gregory Leblanc]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Khoury [mailto:pkhoury3 at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 4:58 AM
> To: SunHELP List; SunRescue List
> Subject: [Sunhelp] Which SPARCstation is better?
> 
> 
> I'm thinking about getting a SS10 or SS5 in the near future 
> (next month or so), to use
> as my primary Solaris box instead of my SS2 - I've already 
> talked to one person, I was
> wondering if anyone else had any thoughts on the pros and 
> cons of each?
> I like that I can get a faster CPU on the SS5, and the speed 
> of the memory bus, but
> would also like to venture into multiprocessor systems.  Any 
> insight would be great.

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?).  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.
	Greg