28Feb2008 (UTC +8) On 2/28/08, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > re: equivalent applications on Windows vs Linux, I'll go out on a limb > here because I'm not supposed to talk about products but TimesTen is > 2X as fast on Windows than on Linux, because on Linux it is built with > GCC and on Windows with the Intel compiler. But the latest version > (7.0.4) is build with Intel compiler on Linux so not an issue any > longer. > > But my point is: the Linux kernel and all its userland is built with > GCC. My understanding is that the kernel won't build with the Intel > compiler. So compared to other software which is built with the better > compiler, Linux will always be on the losing end.
I'd guess that it all depends on the applications. In the early 2000's, when I was still with Check Point Software, we had the early versions of VPN-1 / Firewall-1 for Red Hat Linux compiled with gcc. Even then, shunting the packets between interfaces was much faster than MS Windows Server, 10% to 20% improvement (if I remember correctly), even when using the Security Servers (versions of proxies). I don't know now because I'm long gone from them already. Drexx Laggui -- CISA, CISSP, CFE Associate, ISO27001 LA, CCSI, CSA http://www.laggui.com ( Singapore / Manila / California ) Computer forensics; Penetration testing; QMS & ISMS developers; K-Transfer PGP fingerprint = 6E62 A089 E3EA 1B93 BFB4 8363 FFEC 3976 FF31 8A4E _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
