Sparc Mhz vs. Intel Mhz for Oracle

Hi,

Has anyone ever swapped a Sun system, for same or similar Intel Linux system in terms of same Mhz. I know more CPU's is better, but we are looking to downgrade to fewer CPU's on Intel from Sun. How big is the cache effect? (e.g. Sun Sparc 400Mhz w/8Meg cache vs. Intel Xeon MP w/ 2MB cache) Are there any white papers on the subject out there?

Thanks.
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