Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 09:47:45 -0400 From: Chuck Youse <cyouse@cybersites.com> To: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com>, chris@calldei.com Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NT4 server 2.5 times faster than Linux Message-ID: <99041909500702.38298@ns1.cybersites.com> References: <199904152225.SAA20324@etinc.com>
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The ability of NT to take better advantage of multiple processors is a function of design, rather than "working with Intel". NT follows the microkernel design model, with message passing, which is much easier to spread over multiple processors than a typical monolithic kernel design. -- Chuck Youse Director of Systems cyouse@cybersites.com On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Dennis wrote: > Maybe so, but it MAY simply be that microsoft's multiprocessor support > is better than LINUX's...I'd like to see the same test on a single processor > machine....its not impossible that NT4 was optimized for use on a > multi-cpu machine...they certainly have had more time with intel to > work on it than the linux people have. > Dennis To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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