[Tfug] CPU Query

[Bexley Hall]

--- Jim Secan <jim at nwra.com> wrote:

> I'm thinking about buying a new box for heavy-duty
> processing (probably
> using CENTOS).  Looking at SWS prices, it's only
> about $120 more for an
> Athlon X2 4600+ system than for an Athlon64 3800+
> system.  Anyone had any
> experience with these X2 CPUs?  Is there a
> throughput gain?

I assume you mean to imply that your tasks
are "compute-bound" and not I/O-bound?  Do you
have enough awareness of what the actual algorithms
entail (e.g., fixed point vs. floating point, etc.)

--don


 
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