Date: Sun, 16 Feb 97 13:52:43 -0800 From: "That Doug Guy" <tiller@connectnet.com> To: "FreeBSD Questions" <FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org> Cc: "maddox@cs.berkeley.edu" <maddox@cs.berkeley.edu> Subject: Re: Pentium vs. Pentium Pro Message-ID: <199702162153.NAA29734@smtp.connectnet.com>
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On Wed, 12 Feb 1997 23:51:34 -0800, William Maddox wrote: >I'm putting together another FreeBSD system and am trying to determine >whether a Pentium Pro is worth the extra expense.. I would appreciate >any pointers to meaningful benchmarks on the relative performance of >the Pentium 133 and Pentium 166 vs. the Pentium Pro 200 and Pentium >Pro 180 under FreeBSD. The system will be used primarily for program >development, i.e., lots of compiling. We upgraded our IRC server to a Ppro 200 from a P133, and have had mixed results. Unfortunately, since this is a dedicated IRC server, the Ppro has not proven to be a great advantage. IRCd runs almost entirely in memory, and from what I've been given to understand, the main value of a Ppro + FreeBSD 2.2 combination is interrupt processing. OTOH, it is faster for compiling than the old system was, however we also increased the RAM to 128M. For reference, a make world on this system took almost exactly 4 hours. >I'd also be interested in any comments, good or bad, on the Intel >Venus and the ASUS P/I-XP6NP5, as well as the vendors Aberdeen and >NetExpress. I am also curious about this subject for myself. What is the "best" motherboard value out there right now (for straight pentiums and/or pros)? I'm looking to upgrade my home machine, and got an almost too good to be true offer on a Travan mb. Fully configurable for various clock speed/cpu combos, 4 72 pin SIMM slots, 2 128 pin slots, 5 PCI, 4 ISA, and some other bells and whistles for $125. Sorry, I don't remember the model number. I have had real good treatment from this local vendor before, and he says they use this board in high-end systems that they build. Any pertinent comments welcome, and feel free to follow-up to -chat if it's more appropriate as I'm subscribed there too. Hope this helps, Doug
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