On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 08:52:35AM -0700, Tim Riley wrote: > > Jim Lowman wrote: > > > In reading the latest Linux Journal, I noticed an ad from EmperorLinux.com, > > where they offer an enhanced version of the Dell Inspiron 8500 notebook > > that I have, > > but built for Linux. > > > > The "Rhino," as they call it, has 2GB of memory. Isn't that a bit of > > overkill for > > a workstation? > > > > I have a dual boot between Windows XP Pro and RH9 Linux running on my > > machine, and it seems to do well. > > > > Are there any statistics available that show where the performance curve > > flattens out as memory is added above, say, 256 MB? > > You can do your own test using "top." This'll let you see how your > current usage strains the available memory. When memory runs out, > pages start to "swap" to disk, slowing things down.
You probably don't want to use top for this -- the memory usage that top displays includes memory that is being used as a disk cache so it will always look like you're using almost all of your memory. Use "free" instead and then check the line labelled "-/+ buffers/cache" for a more realistic view of how much memory will be available to applications if they need it. Matt -- ************************************************* * Matt Roper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * * http://www.mattrope.com * * PGP Key: http://www.mattrope.com/mattrope.asc * ************************************************* _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
