On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:49 PM, Chris Maness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another thought. Would a Quad Core chip help with compiling applications -- > or would it be the same as a dual core or single core chip running at the > same clock speed because the compiler is running single thread? Would php > processing be benefited by quad a quad core over a dual core. If not, then > I guess I should just purchase a dual core chip and save the cabbage up > front and wattage to boot.
On the compiling front, when running "make" do this: make -j <num of cores> to speed up ure compiles. Ans no it probably wouldn't speed up individual runs of Php scrips/apps BUT it will allow you to run more parallel instances without a performance hit. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
