Re: [PERFORM] Performances with new Intel Core* processors

2006-08-02 Thread Denis Lussier
My theory, based entirely on what I have read in this thread, is that a low end server (really a small workstation) with an Intel Dual Core CPU is likely an excellent PG choice for the lowest end.I'll try to snag an Intel Dual Core workstation in the near future and report back DBT2 scores comparin

Re: [PERFORM] Performances with new Intel Core* processors

2006-08-01 Thread Florian Weimer
* Arjen van der Meijden: > For a database system, however, processors hardly ever are the main > bottleneck, are they? Not directly, but the choice of processor influences which chipsets/mainboards are available, which in turn has some impact on the number of RAM slots. (According to our hardwar

Re: [PERFORM] Performances with new Intel Core* processors

2006-07-31 Thread Luke Lonergan
Vivek, On 7/31/06 2:04 PM, "Vivek Khera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, but it *does* matter how fast said processor can sling the memory > around, and in my experience, the opterons have been much better at > that due to the efficiency of the memory transport layer. My Mac laptop with a Core

Re: [PERFORM] Performances with new Intel Core* processors

2006-07-31 Thread Vivek Khera
On Jul 31, 2006, at 12:30 PM, Arjen van der Meijden wrote: For a database system, however, processors hardly ever are the main bottleneck, are they? So you should probably go for a set of "fast processors" from your favorite supplier and focus mainly on lots of memory and fast disks. Wheth

Re: [PERFORM] Performances with new Intel Core* processors

2006-07-31 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Mon, 2006-07-31 at 11:30, Arjen van der Meijden wrote: > On 31-7-2006 17:52, Merlin Moncure wrote: > For a database system, however, processors hardly ever are the main > bottleneck, are they? So you should probably go for a set of "fast > processors" from your favorite supplier and focus mai

Re: [PERFORM] Performances with new Intel Core* processors

2006-07-31 Thread Bruce Momjian
Good to know. We have been waiting for performance comparisons on the new Intel CPUs. --- Arjen van der Meijden wrote: > On 31-7-2006 17:52, Merlin Moncure wrote: > > On 7/31/06, Jonathan Ballet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

Re: [PERFORM] Performances with new Intel Core* processors

2006-07-31 Thread Arjen van der Meijden
On 31-7-2006 17:52, Merlin Moncure wrote: On 7/31/06, Jonathan Ballet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, I've read a lot of mails here saying how good is the Opteron with PostgreSQL, and a lot of people seems to recommend it (instead of Xeon). I am a huge fan of the opteron but intel certain

Re: [PERFORM] Performances with new Intel Core* processors

2006-07-31 Thread Merlin Moncure
On 7/31/06, Jonathan Ballet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, I've read a lot of mails here saying how good is the Opteron with PostgreSQL, and a lot of people seems to recommend it (instead of Xeon). I am a huge fan of the opteron but intel certainly seems to have a winner for workstations.