I admit that I will be showing my ignorance of low level computing with this question, but here goes:
All other components being equal, would a large compile complete any faster on a Xeon processor with the base L2 cache compared to an otherwise equivalent Pentium processor (as equivalent as possible)? It's a somewhat philosophical debate here. My instinct is that a Xeon, by itself, is not going to help in a compile operation. But I can't back it up with anything. Yes, I understand there are multiple differences in Xeon and Pentium systems in general, which makes a live test a bit more difficult. Kevin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
