Re: Oracle 7.3.4 performance on 2-450Mhz vs 4-200Mhz

From: Connor McDonald <connor_mcdonald_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 19:14:50 +0800
Message-ID: <37CBB92A.1013@yahoo.com>

jboehler_at_my-deja.com wrote:
>
> Given the choice of running Oracle 7.3.4 on one
> of the following boxes, which would perform,
> better:
>
> Compaq Proliant 6500R 2Gig RAM, CPUs 4 @ 200Mhz
> Compaq Proliant 5500R 2Gig RAM, CPUs 2 @ 450Mhz
>
> Given all else is the same are we better off with
> the 2 CPUs at 450Mhz or 4 CPUs @ 200Mhz?
>
> Thanx,
> Jeff Boehlert
> jboehler_at_ctron.com
>
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Hard to say - generally as cpus go up in Mhz, they also get more cache etc etc... so the 2 x 450 may be better just Mhz may seem...

The 4 x 200 may get through more load on day 1, but does the 2 x 450 option have the ability to scale to 4 cpus later ?

All things to think about ...
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Connor McDonald
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"Some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue." Received on Tue Aug 31 1999 - 06:14:50 CDT