CPU number vs speed (Was: Comment on 'Practical Oracle 8i')

From: yong huang <yong321_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 11:42:36 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.0036FA82.20010817114645@fatcity.com>

I read Cary Millsap's message (on newsgroup or a mailing list). Based on my understanding, he says if user transactions come in less frequently, fewer faster CPUs (like on HP typically) gives better response time; if transactions come in frequently, it's better to have more slower CPUs (typically what Sun does).

Yong Huang
yong321_at_yahoo.com

Jonathan Lewis wrote:

Cary Millsap has an article on his website www.hotsos.com which describes a case
where upgrading the CPUs to a higher
speed (same number) resulted in the OLTP users complaining about a drop in performance.

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