Re: C.P.U. suggestions.
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 07:15:09AM -0400, C. Ahlstrom wrote:
> I've had the opposite experience (AMD being a bit faster). However,
> three things:
>
> 1. Tweak and build my own kernel, setting scheduler parameters. (Any
> apparent performance increase may be dumb luck, thouhg.)
>
> 2. The Core Duo is on a DELL laptop, so that may cripple it a bit
> (chuckle).
>
> 3. Due to problems running Win 2000 in a virtual machine, I doubled
> the RAM to 4 Gb.
>
> In general, the AMD system is a tiny bit faster, but at generating ISO
> files it absolutely smashes the Core Duo systems (again, with the above
> provisos).
>
> Anyway, let us know your experience. Since I just upgraded, it will be
> awhile before "family considerations" will permit the purchase of a quad
> core and 24 Gb of RAM <grin>.
A Core Duo is nothing like a Core 2 Duo. The Core Duo is a much older
architecture and not a match for the AMD. The Core 2 Duo (and Quad) on
the other hand are almost always outperforming the AMDs.
I really hope AMD comes out with a new CPU to beat intel soon. I like
to see the competition.
--
Len Sorensen
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