Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 00:05:40 -0700 From: "Kevin J. Stephenson" <kevin.stephenson@pobox.com> To: freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Pentium vs Pentium Pro vs Pentium II for SMP Message-ID: <199807200705.AAA29229@mail2.deltanet.com> In-Reply-To: <199807200612.QAA05896@spooky.eis.net.au> References: <Pine.SGI.3.95.980719212423.21464A-100000@orion.aye.net>
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At 04:12 PM 7/20/98 +1000, you wrote: >> >> I just read some info at http://sysdoc.pair.com which kind of suggests >> that the Pentium Pro may be a more solid choice for building a >> busy SMP server (especially in quad configurations). I have also >> ran across some posting in the mailing list archives (can't find >> them now :-( ) with some knowledgable folks citing a preference of the >> Pentium over the Pentium Pro for busy systems with large memory stating >> various reasons like memory bandwidth/path. >> >> Feedback/comments welcome. >> > >The only problem is that the Pentium Pro has recently been discontinued from >production so stocks may dry up soon. > >- Ernie. > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message > I believe the new Pentium II Xeon chip may allow for quad+ SMP configurations, along with other improvements. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message
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