I would agree that if you need to do lots of live video encoding for a web
site, a P4 is probably by far the best solution. I current have a site that
handles 10 live encoded asf streams on a Dual P3 fine though. It's not
hurting yet.
However the majority of us do not encode video on our web and database
servers which is why I posted to CF-Server, not a video editing list.
I think though the biggest place I'd notice the difference is my pocketbook.
A $2000 machine beat a $8000 one. I think I'd wait that extra few seconds if
I ever encoded some video.
jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Server" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: Benchmarks
> I promise you that you can tell the difference if you are doing video
> encoding.
>
> Steve
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Server" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 4:14 AM
> Subject: Benchmarks
>
>
> > I thought I'd post some very interesting benchmarks that I suspected to
be
> the case, but never have been able to confirm it myself. These are
> especially enlightening to me because of the seemingly blind adherance to
> Intel in the server world that we are a part of.
> > AnandTech recently did a review of the new Dual P4 Xeon's. One benchmark
> was partcularily interesting.
> > They recorded a 30 minute transaction log of their forums, which runs
> FuseTalk. During the 30 minute recording there were: 105267 selects, 4984
> updates, 701 inserts and 5 deletes performed on the database. They then
ran
> the transaction logs on each of the platforms they tested.
> >
> > Heres what they found:
> >
> > Dual P4 Xeon 1.7 GHZ
> > 14m 49s
> > Dual P3 933 MHz
> > 22m 34s
> > Single P4 Xeon 1.7GHZ
> > 22m 31s
> >
> > and the shocker
> >
> > Single AMD Athlon 1.2 Ghz
> > 18m 6s
> >
> > Here is a link to the article:
> > http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1472
> >
> > Considering the huge price gap between a dual P3 and a run of the mill
> Athlon this seems incredible to me.
> >
> > My only comment wuold be, the next time you throw money at a problem.
You
> might want to throw it in the right direction!
> >
> > I cant say how many times, the Intel drones in this industry have
> questioned me when I in passing mention that I only use AMD chips. It just
> comes down to price for me, but now I can stand on firm ground and tell
them
> to go waste their money!
> > Of course, someone will eventually try to pull the reliability card. It
> will be of no use, I have had ammo there for a while now.
> >
> > jon
> >
> >
> >
>
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