[PLUG] Linux compute engine

[Eli Stair]

On 11/13/06, Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> wrote:>
> What is the best way to go?  Does an Opteron or a dual-core run
> 32 bit single thread apps faster than a P4 or Atheron?  Given
> fast processor X, which motherboard is most reliable?  Suggested
> websites with reviews?

Can't give any pointers on consumer-level hardware, but to answer the
performance question:  Yes, an Opteron (or Athlon64, since you don't
need multi-CPU)  will in general run your 32-bit code faster than any
other processor.

/eli