Date: 23 Jun 2002 14:27:42 -0500 From: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [OFF] FreeBSD vs Solaris - Opinions? Message-ID: <87u1ntsslt.fsf@pooh.int> In-Reply-To: <B93AD854.3078%ukla@attbi.com> References: <B93AD854.3078%ukla@attbi.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
At 2002-06-23T08:43:48Z, Steve Warwick <ukla@attbi.com> writes: > Which, in your opinion would make a better server. Sun UltrSparc 5 / > 333mhz running Solaris (I got a great deal on a couple of machines) or a > generic Athlon 1.2mhz running FreeBSD. [both machines have ATA drives & > 256meg] As other posters have said, it really depends on what services you wish to run. Having said that, a given application compiled from source on each box would most likely run faster on the FreeBSD server. Why? Because Solaris' fine-grained kernel locking makes for tremendously powerful 32-way servers, but really takes a bit out of single-CPU performance. Also, while I have tremendous respect for Sparc CPUs, an Athlon at four times the clock speed will probably move quite a few more instructions per second. To be objective, though, you'll really need to try your applications on both systems. Use the one that works the best after you've evaluated it in *your* environment. -- Kirk Strauser The Strauser Group - http://www.strausergroup.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?87u1ntsslt.fsf>