Re: tlug: dual-pentium processors

[Kei Furuuchi <kfur@example.com>]

Christopher Sekiya writes:
 > 
 > On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, Scott Stone wrote:
 > 
 > > A 486 with 256 megs of ram is still slow, no matter how you look at it.
 > > Would you rather have a P-90 with 256 meg of RAM or a K62-333 with 128MB?
 > > I'll take the K62, thanks.

But, the question should be set like:
	Which is better?
	two cpus with a certain RAM and the same amount of swap area
	or,
	one same cpu with twice the amount of RAM with both using up
	memories. 

 > 
 > After a certain point, though, you're i/o bound.
 > 
 > I see no point to paying extra cash for anything faster than 233 MHz, as
 > the extra CPU speed[1] is ultimately limited by the bus speed[2].
 > 

So I am wondering two cpus are asigned with the resources via a
separate bus?

Rgds,
Kei.

 > --	Chris (wileyc@example.com)
 > 
 > [1] Does anyone else remember the dire warnings by the EE pundits around
 >     86/87 about the dangers of emitting EMF in the high MHz range --
 >     which is why we'll never see a bus speed higher than 33 MHz? Why
 >     isn't that a concern anymore?
 > 
 > [2] Yes, I know about the 83/100 MHz bus.  How much of a performance win
 >     is that?  Enough to shave a couple of milliseconds off of my kernel
 >     compiles?
 > 
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