Mario Bertrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > I have successfully install debian with sid-amd64-monolithic.iso on my > second ide (+kernel 2.6.8-3) and I don't see much difference in the > performance vs i386 sarge (+kernel 2.6.8-1) on my first ide. It is > normal? Should I expect more? Someone told me that I should buy a new > hard drive with more cache (8M) to take benefit of faster cpu. > > hda - 2048k cache - 3923.96 BogoMIPS / i386 > hdb - 69k cache - 3932.16 "" / amd64
69K is rather tiny. But that will only affect loading times and doesn't make things run faster. Also I wouldn't expect you to feel if amd64 is faster. Normally the cpu idles anyway. Idleing twice as fast is just as idle. > -- > Mario Bertrand MfG Goswin