RE: Informix Throughput
I've never seen a x86 box that didn't work that way and I know that MOST other do to. But since stating this I realize there are exceptions to the rule. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Dare [mailto:dareb@jevic.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 4:17 PM To: Phillips, Rob; informix-list@iiug.org Subject: RE: Informix Throughput So, where did you hear that? Base 2? I wouldn't post mime to this group either. Tends to piss off the clown. Personally, I'm afraid of clowns. Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: Phillips, Rob [SMTP:RPhillips@ce-a.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 1:25 PM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: RE: Informix Throughput > > I thought CPUs were added in base 2. > Ex: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64... > > _____ > > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org > [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] > On Behalf Of Bill Dare > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 1:06 PM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: RE: Informix Throughput > > > > It's been my experience that application throughput does not increase > linearly with respect to CPU speed. I'd go with 5 whole CPUs. > > Bill > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Watson [SMTP:paul@oninit.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 4:35 AM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Informix Throughput > > Captain Pedantic wrote: > > > > "howie" <howie_lfc@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > <news:f69783ad.0403230045.340ceaf0@posting.google.com>... > > > IDS9.21.FC4 > > > HPUX11.0 > > > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > We have an N4000 with 8 x 440MHz cpu's. How many 800Mhz cpu's > > > would we > > > > need in a RP4440 to achieve the same level of throughput. Assuming > > > same memory etc. Would we need the full 8 or would somewhere > > > between 4 > > > > and 8 suffice. > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > Howard > > > > 7.1642577299940029156447 > > I make it 4.4 CPUs > > -- > Paul Watson # > Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory > Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional > Fax: +44 1436 678693 # > Mob: +44 7818 003457 # > www.oninit.com # > sending to informix-list sending to informix-list