On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 11:20:25PM -0700, Chris Wakefield wrote: > To my dissappointment my 'AMD 64 X2 Dual Core 3800' has > been a ho-hum experience; don't know if it's the scheduler > with the default debian compile that seems to effect the > performance, but it's certainly nothing to write home > about. > .....I actually found my original AMD 64 Processor 3200+ > (the one with 1 MiB L2 cache) to be probably the best CPU > I ever had and I think just as capable as my X2. >
What software do you run that stresses your current CPU? Do you not get I/O bound? How much memory do you need? Intel shares the memory controller with each CPU whereas AMD gives you a memory controller built into each CPU (core?). Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]