Besides the obvious suggestion of getting a new machine (110 bogomips is
quite slow, but if it suits your needs then stick with it), I suggest you use
the 99.9 bogomip machine and upgrade it to 128Mb. There are several reasons
for this. Firstly, bogomips are not really a good indicator of processor
performance. If you want something more accurate I suggest you try something
like Bonnie. Secondly, there is not much of a difference between 99.9 and 110
bogomips. Thirdly, at the low end adding more RAM can make a *big*
difference. I was amazed by the increase in performance I had when I upgraded
from 64 to 192Mb, but less so when I upgraded again to 256Mb. Linux uses very
aggreessive memory caching, and so can utilise extra RAM quite efficiently.
Remember, the best way to speed up a computer is to minimise its use of its
slowest component: the hard drive. The more RAM you have, the less you'll
need your swap partition(s), and so you will gain in speed.
Can you use the 110 bogomip machine and swap its RAM with the 99.9 bogomip
one? What are the actual megahertz ratings and brands of the CPUs and
motherboards?
On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 11:20, Renaud OLGIATI wrote:
> I am faced with the following problem, in choosing between two motherboards
> for the computerI'll use as a a desktop :office machine
>
> both are Pentium/686-class.
>
> One is clocked at 110 bogomips, but only has 64 M memory, and that
> cannot be increased (only the memory in the first bank is recognized).
>
> The other is clocked at only 99.9 bogomips, but has 96 M memory, with
> the possibility of going up to 128 later.
>
> Any advice ?
>
> TIA,
>
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