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On Tue, 26 Dec 2000, Michael E Brown wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Dec 2000, Horms wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 10:58:34AM -0800, Florin Andrei wrote:
> > > Is there any advantage in using a dual-CPU balancer
> > > over a single-CPU?
> > >
> > > (...and i guess this question too is a nice FAQ entry
> > > ;-) )
> >
> > The _theory_ is that under 2.2.x no and uder 2.4.x yes.
> >
>
> Make that _reality_. In some tests I've done with FTP, I have seen
> *significant* improvements using dual and quad processors using 2.4. Under
> 2.2, there are improvements, but not astonishing ones.
>
> Things like 90% saturation of a Gig link using quad processors, 70% using
> dual processors and 55% using a single processor under 2.4.0test. Really
> amazing improvements.
What are the percentage differences on each processor configuration
between 2.2 and 2.4? How does a 2.2 system compare to a 2.4 system on the
same hardware?
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Michael D. Jurney
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