Xref: alice comp.databases.oracle.tools:40624 Path: alice!news-feed.fnsi.net!newsfeed.eurocyber.net!naxos.belnet.be!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!afrodite.telenet-ops.be!not-for-mail From: "Leo Van Nieuwenhuyse" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.tools References: <89p588$c13$1@gaddy.interpath.net> Subject: Re: All else equal - Dual 800 MHz or Quad 550 MHz Xeons - on NT4.0? Lines: 19 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 21:26:12 GMT X-Complaints-To: abuse@pandora.be X-Trace: afrodite.telenet-ops.be 952118772 213.224.4.183 (Fri, 03 Mar 2000 22:26:12 MET) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 22:26:12 MET Organization: Pandora-- Met vlotte tred op Internet If performance is the issue, why don't you propose some hardware running Unix on it ;=) Stephen Wellman schreef in berichtnieuws 89p588$c13$1@gaddy.interpath.net... > I have a client who is wants me to help size a sever for their Oracle > database (probble 10 GB in 2 years). They can't decide to buy a dual 800 MHz > PIII system or a quad 550 MHz Xeon server running NT 4.0 SP5. Can anyone > help? All else equal, which system configuration would be faster? I realize > this is somewhat of a lame question, but any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Stephen > >