[geeks] sigh.

Steven Hill sjh at matrix.net
Thu Apr 18 10:44:04 CDT 2002


> > It's got bigger latencies than the 420R/450/250/220R.  But that's because
> > it's designed for MANY more processors.  If you are only doing 4 or less
> > processors, you are better off with the smaller server and it WILL run
> > circles around the bigger machine.  It's when you go to more than 4
> > processors that the x500 series starts to come into its own.
>
> RAW BALL-CRUSHING NUMBER CRUNCHING POWAH.
>
> Ours is an 8x8 (8 CPUs, 8G RAM).

I wave my paw and say "pah!"

E6500: 12 at 400, 16G
E4500: 12 at 400, 12G

w00t!

S.

-- 
Steven Hill
Systems Administrator

www.matrixnetsystems.com



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