Re: Large (8M) cache vs. dual-core CPUs

From: Vivek Khera <vivek(at)khera(dot)org>
To: Pgsql performance <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Large (8M) cache vs. dual-core CPUs
Date: 2006-04-27 15:11:42
Message-ID: 3EF41DD8-1073-4EAC-B6D7-4A78BE7549F8@khera.org
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On Apr 25, 2006, at 2:14 PM, Bill Moran wrote:

> Where I'm stuck is in deciding whether we want to go with dual-core
> pentiums with 2M cache, or with HT pentiums with 8M cache.

In order of preference:

Opterons (dual core or single core)
Xeon with HT *disabled* at the BIOS level (dual or single core)

Notice Xeon with HT is not on my list :-)

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