Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:13:12 +0200 From: "Ross Cameron" <ross.cameron@linuxpro.co.za> To: "Chris Maness" <chris@chrismaness.com> Cc: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Subject: Re: Xeon Quad Core (Was: Server Freezing Solid) Message-ID: <35f70db10811250213v152668fao64d98ed433023a79@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <492B1361.4050604@chrismaness.com> References: <b2e0a4330811110642k688c2c9aq9fbb9832f5382c53@mail.gmail.com> <BMEDLGAENEKCJFGODFOCCEPNCFAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> <20081112100640.GA21560@icarus.home.lan> <492AF564.5050605@chrismaness.com> <20081124200044.A1528@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <492B0275.6000300@chrismaness.com> <20081124200755.GA3659@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <492B1361.4050604@chrismaness.com>
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On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:49 PM, Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com> wrote: > Another thought. Would a Quad Core chip help with compiling applications -- > or would it be the same as a dual core or single core chip running at the > same clock speed because the compiler is running single thread? Would php > processing be benefited by quad a quad core over a dual core. If not, then > I guess I should just purchase a dual core chip and save the cabbage up > front and wattage to boot. On the compiling front, when running "make" do this: make -j <num of cores> to speed up ure compiles. Ans no it probably wouldn't speed up individual runs of Php scrips/apps BUT it will allow you to run more parallel instances without a performance hit.
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