Re: [gentoo-amd64] Is there any difference with 4 core?

["Wil Reichert" <wil.reichert@gmail.com>]

On 8/1/07, P.V.Anthony <pvantony@singnet.com.sg> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Need some more advice.
>
> Now the question is, is it better to go with 2 core or 4 core?
>
> The reason for this question is, that I heard there is a diminishing
> return with more cores. Not sure if this is true with kernel 2.6.21 and
> running at 64bit.
>
> The server needed to built is for the following apps.
>
> Hardware.
> 1. Tyan Tank GT20 (B5191)
> 2. 2 x Sata drives
> 3. Software raid 1
> 4. 4Gb ram ecc
> 5. Intel Core2Duo E6420 or Intel Core2Quad E6600
>
> Apps.
> 1. Gentoo linux 64bit
> 2. Apache 2
> 3. MySql
> 4. Postgres
> 5. Qmail
> 6. Pure-ftpd
> 7. Mod_perl
> 8. php
> 9. ruby
>
> Will all the instances of the apps be shared among the cores?
>
> Please share the comments.
>
> I would really like to save some money. If the 2 core can do the job
> there is quite a bit of savings buying just the 2 core.
>
> The other option is just to go with Pentium D with 2 core. That one is a
> real saver.
>
> Please advice.

Whether a dual core will work well for your situation completely
depends on the load and usage patterns.  Is this for a server or
development machine?  Whatever you do, DO NOT buy a pentium 4 dual
core.

Wil
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