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.
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Michael Brown
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