Re: opportunity to benchmark a quad core Xeon

From: Arjen van der Meijden <acmmailing(at)tweakers(dot)net>
To: Jeff Frost <jeff(at)frostconsultingllc(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: opportunity to benchmark a quad core Xeon
Date: 2006-12-16 08:11:59
Message-ID: 4583AA4F.4020607@tweakers.net
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On 16-12-2006 4:24 Jeff Frost wrote:
> We can add more RAM and drives for testing purposes. Can someone
> suggest what benchmarks with what settings would be desirable to see how
> this system performs. I don't believe I've seen any postgres benchmarks
> done on a quad xeon yet.

We've done our "standard" benchmark on a dual X5355:
http://tweakers.net/reviews/661

Verdict is that for a price/performance-ratio you're better off with a
5160, but in absolute performance it does win.

Best regards,

Arjen

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