Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 15:53:24 -0800 (PST) From: Linh Pham <lplist@closedsrc.org> To: Duraid <latif2221@home.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: pentuim vs alpha vs amd Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0103221548040.20545-100000@q.closedsrc.org> In-Reply-To: <3ABA8C34.34483FCE@home.com>
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On 2001-03-22, Duraid scribbled: # which one is the best the market and why? i know that alpha is a RISC # prossesor while pentiums are CISC.. on the other hand pentuims reached # 1.5 GHz clock cycle while alpha are still around 400 MHz (not sure) ... # which ones freebsd supports and which one it support best. The EV68 Alpha's are out and run up to 833Mhz with 8MB of external DDR cache. Alpha's are generally regarded as one of the most powerful processors and does not need very high clock rate to whoop the x86 processors. Alpha's also have very powerful floating point units. Another note is that the Alpha is a 64-bit processor where the Intel Pentium III/4 or the AMD Athlon are 32-bit processors. Alpha's are also very expensive and are geared for high-end servers and high-end workstations. Intel has a 64-bit processor coming out soon (or at least that is what Intel has been saying for the last year or so) called the Itanium. Right now... it's not doing well and probably won't be out for at least another 4-6 months. FreeBSD will run on any Intel/AMD processor that is available now, as well as most Alpha-based machines. If you just want a nice, fast machine... an AMD Athlon will give you the most bang for the buck. The Pentium 4 isn't the best choice and won't be for a while. -- Linh Pham [lplist@closedsrc.org] // 404b - Brain not found To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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