Yes, compiles are almost 100% CPU intensive tasks. Mainframes are not the best choice for compute intensive tasks, which is why you have to pick your workload carefully. The other applications you talk about, HTTP serving, Web Application serving, email *are* good choices for the mainframe. Database serving in particular can save you a ton of money if you run Oracle, since they license by the machine and price it the same regardless of architecture.
Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Miller, Ila Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 8:48 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Performance of linux on zVM does not compare to x86 -snip- It appears a compile on any of the linux takes a very long time and compares to a Pentium III processor speed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
