Megahertz is not any more valid a comparison than MIPS or FLOPS. With multi pipeline and now dual core processors, it becomes virtually meaningless. AMD has rated their cpus at what they say an equivalent intel chip runs. Intel is now saying they are moving away from the "megahertz scale" entirely.
Tell me that (if it were possible) a 486-3ghz chip would even come close to one of the newest pentium xeon dual-core chips with an equivalent clock rate. It just doesn't scale. But all that being said, it does give a reference for management. We're using zseries for the reliability and hardware consolidation factors. Before too long (we are testing the waters right now) we'll be moving to the vmware route also. chris -----Original Message----- From: Uriel Carrasquilla [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 1:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Business Week Article Wait until we switch CPU's from electricity to light. We will be asking the same question. The challenge is to harness the speed and power, something that zOS on z-Series does very well in a reliable manner. It is also I/O computational superior to a lot of platforms out there. But I agree, in terms of MHz, z-Series run slower. Regards, [EMAIL PROTECTED] NCCI Boca Raton, Florida 561.893.2415 greetings / avec mes meilleures salutations / Cordialmente mit freundlichen Grüßen / Med vänlig hälsning "McKown, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] insctr.com> cc: Sent by: Linux on Subject: Re: Business Week Article 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED] IST.EDU> 06/30/2005 01:30 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Rich Smrcina > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 12:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Business Week Article > > > 700Mhz? That seems pretty low. > That's what I've heard as well. I've always wondered why the zSeries is so computationally inferior to almost any other current CPU architecture. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. This message may be an attorney-client communication and/or work product and as such is privileged and confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
