Matthias Hoys wrote:
>> For the most part this is not true if you have the same CPU, same bus
>> speed, etc.
>>
>> What is often the case is that desktop PCs have a 133MHz bus while the
>> server motherboards are 266MHz or higher.
>> --
>
> Are you talking about the PCI bus speed or the front-side bus ? Most modern
> PC's (for example Intel Core 2 Duo) have much higher front-side bus speeds,
> ranging between 533 and 1066 and even 1333 MHz.
>
> Matthias
PCI ... but it holds true throughout the architecture. Server boards can
often do what desktop boards can not. You would have a very hard time
finding a desktop board, for example, that would know what to do with a
4GB HBA card.
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Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
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Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org
Received on Mon Oct 29 2007 - 10:26:37 CDT
