Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 16:11:01 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Rick Hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> Cc: Morris Allen <mallen@vidnet.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811091610140.3471-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.WNT.3.95.981106210603.-146869A-100000@direct-source.com.direct-source.com>
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On Fri, 6 Nov 1998, Rick Hamell wrote: > > from my old job, when processor utilization time is at a peek, the dual > > would perform > > better, (More MIPS or task) than the faster single processor. Please share > > you thoughts with me. I am prepairing to build a monster mail machine.. with > > freebsd 3.0. > > thanks > > You would get more from two under FreeBSD. If you search the > archives, I think you'll find some specific numbers. Though, you'll be > needing to send a LOT of mail to utilize a good portion of that power. :) > Heck.. I think ftp.cdrom.com is still only dual-300s, and it's the busiest > ftp site around! Er, wcarchive is a PPro 200. PII motherboards won't handle 1GB of RAM without some serious performance penalties. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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