Michael Dinowitz wrote: > What's the difference between AMD and a Pentium?
AMD is comparable to Intel :) Pentium is comparable to Athlon :) Athlon processors have a higher Instructions Per Cycle (IPC) as P4 processors and therefore they can do more work in one clockcycle. This offsets the higher clockspeed of P4 processors. For processes where the datastream is predictable (like streaming media) the P4 is faster, for processes where it is not the Athlon is faster. Generally, you won't notice the difference. > What's the equivalent to a P4 2.24 Ghz? Athlon 2200+ > Also, I've always felt (based on old knowledge) that its better to have on card >extras rather than on board. I'm talking network, ATA controller, sound and video. Is >this still true? Mainly true, except that I wouldn't care about the ATA anymore. But don't forget that the Tyan Thunder K7(X) board (common name for the S2466N-4M) is designed for high end workstation / entry level server applications. So the quality is really top notch. I would consider the onboard LAN a nice extra. We actually have 2 Thyan Thunder K7's (S2462UNG), with onboard dual LAN, VGA and dual channel U 160 SCSI. Really nice boards, they don't require any additional hardware except for memory, so you can just put them in a 1U rack. The VGA is a bit weak, but we use them as servers anyway. We bought the second one for use with OpenBSD, even though OpenBSD is unable to make use of the second CPU. But the boards are just good :) > Tyan S2466N-4M dual AMD MP > >>Product Description: >>TYAN Tiger MPX (S2466N-4M) Motherboard ATX, Supports Dual AMD Athlon MP >>processor, 760MPX chipset, 4 DIMMs for DDR memory(Reged), 64 and 32-bit PCI >>slots, AGP 4x slot, integrated ATA-100 IDE, 3COM LAN. Use ATX12x 350W power >>supply. >>ATX footprint (12" x 10.3", 304.8 x 261.62mm) There really is no equivalent Intel based board for this. Performance is on par with a dual Xeon board, but that will set you back about the double amount of money for the board, and triple for the RAM and processors. Just be carefull with the size (it's big) and the power supply. Jochem ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
