Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 11:25:53 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: wes@intele.net (Barnacle Wes) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org, wes@intele.net Subject: Re: Adaptec 2842 vs. 1520 Message-ID: <199604160155.LAA20741@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199604152114.PAA01075@intele.net> from "Barnacle Wes" at Apr 15, 96 03:14:54 pm
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Barnacle Wes stands accused of saying: > > In order to benchmark the performance, I decided to build an identical > kernel using my 1520 and the 2842. The kernel build times were nearly > identical. I should interpret this data as: > > 1- Both host adapters can max out my (14 ms) SCSI disk, but the > 2842 will give me lower overall system load; I've spent my money > wisely. Yup. You should also notice that swap happens much more snappily. Your assumption about updating to -stable is spot-on too. > Wes Peters | Yes I am a pirate, two hundred years too late -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?199604160155.LAA20741>