Re: PostgreSQL, OLAP, and Large Clusters

From: Rob Sargent <robjsargent(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL, OLAP, and Large Clusters
Date: 2012-09-27 19:05:15
Message-ID: 5064A36B.4050404@gmail.com
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-general

On 09/27/2012 12:50 PM, Ryan Kelly wrote:
> What do you mean by "fewer faster cores"? Wouldn't "more faster cores"
> be better?
>

I believe his point is core does not equal cpu.

Too often I've watched cpu performance meters with one core pegged and
the other(s) idle, since really it's one cpu. I suspect it comes down
to: if your cpu bound, you're cpu bound and the other core(s) can't help.

In response to

Browse pgsql-general by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Raymond O'Donnell 2012-09-27 19:07:30 Re: problem with recreating database with export
Previous Message Ryan Kelly 2012-09-27 18:54:46 Re: PostgreSQL, OLAP, and Large Clusters