Sure... there can be all sorts of bottlenecks in systems. Including CPU. :)
Fortunately perf mon tools are available at both the OS and hypervisor levels in order to tune. The OP has some good options to consider, depending on his need. -sc > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 7:25 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: recommendations on home server > > On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 11:32 PM, Steven M. Caesare > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've had an atom-based machine. And when compared to another box that > > had practically the same disk specs, I could definitely feel the > > difference just for simple workstation tasks. > > It still might not be the CPU. Maybe the "practically the same" > disks weren't as close as you thought, or maybe there's some other > bottleneck. I've got an Atom-based Asus Eee PC netbook. It came with an > SSD-on-mini-PCI-Express-card that was slower than molasses on writes. > Turns out the disk controller on the stock device was pathologically bad for > concurrent writes. Upgrading the card -- and thus replacing the disk > controller -- was like getting a new laptop. > I didn't benchmark it, but browsing the web is ridiculously faster. > What before might take 30-60 seconds now takes 2-3. That laptop went from > being an amusing toy to being a very useful portable computer. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- > software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
