On Feb 10, 2004, at 2:18 AM, Lincoln Yeoh wrote:
At 11:44 AM 2/9/2004 -0500, Doug McNaught wrote:
John Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Assuming similar memory and disk sub-systems, I am considering a Quad
> Xeon system vs. a Dual Itanium for PostgreSQL. I believe that the
> PostgreSQL code is written for 32 bit and not optimized for the 64 bit
> Itanium cpu. That makes me think that the Xeon system would be a
> better choice.
Postgres runs on many 64-bit systems, including UltraSPARC, MIPS, and Alpha, plus the Intel and AMD offerings. What makes you think it's 'not optimized'?
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Unless you need cutting edge floating point performance I doubt you'd want an Itanium (and even if you do, you might wish to consider powerpc as well).
Speaking of PowerPC, has anyone out there run PostgreSQL on a G5 (either PowerMac or Xserve)? From looking at the specs, it seems it's got great throughput in terms of moving data around.
Michael Glaesemann grzm myrealbox com
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