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Re: Pentium vs PPro under linux.



Tuvik Beker writes:
 > Biener Ariel wrote:
 > > http://www.silkroad.com/bass/linux/pentium/bm-p.html
 > 
 > This is indeed an excellent place to check. However:
 > 1. Be sure to check the queue list as well, there are lots of benchmarks
 > there.
 > 2. Read the fine print. The Byte Unix Benchmarks are a bit outdated. As
 > a result, the current-avarege-to-baseline ratio for various tests is
 > largely variable. The bottom line is that if you only look at the
 > overall score, you'll get a result which is hugely biased by the Execl
 > Throughput Test.

I'm suspicious of the Byte benchmarks because they seem to indicate
the ppro being about the same speed as the pentium, whereas the
specmarks show the ppro being about twice as fast.

 > 3. One consideration that I found important is that there are currently
 > no really good PPro boards sold in Israel, as far as I could find out.
 > It's likely you'll have to settle for the Intel Venus M/B, which is a
 > mediocre board at best. For Pentiums, on the other hand, the best boards
 > are available locally.

SGM uses the new ASUS motherboards.


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