Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] VR3

[Kmicic <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

"Ross, Matt" wrote:

> C) Figuring out that two processors are better than one is simple logic, 

No, it's not simple logic, it's actually a common misconception.

> for
> proving it, do a simple web search:
> http://www.apple.com/powermac/server/ - How it works on a mac
> http://physics.indiana.edu/~sg/CSE2001/singlenode.html - some benchmarking
> results involving both single and dual

Correct me if I'm wrong, but in this experiment the higher the number,
the better the performance. Shows that dual Athlons are consistently
behind the same single processor machines on the tested tasks.

Here are some select quotes form Tom's hardware, which is not just any
website off of your random websearch:

"This comparison between the two workstation platforms from AMD and
Intel clearly shows that dual operation does not necessarily mean
increased speed for all applications. Rather, you need software that has
been specially adapted to multiprocessor operation, so that the load is
equally distributed between the two CPUs." 

"Our selected benchmarks, chosen specifically for dual-processing, show
that using two CPUs makes sense only with 3D rendering and MPEG encoding
(MPEG-4, Divx)."

I'll leave it at that - don't really have the time for a quote war. As
far as evidence to support my claims - it can be found in any
distributed computing textbook.

Paul
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