Re: Number of CPUs vs. Speed of CPUs

Lisa,
 Always keep in the back of your mind that Oracle prices by CPU. In reality go for as many as you can get or the box will hold and that will allow for more and intensive applications in the future. It is easier to have the CPU's on site then get them added to a budget.  If you have to reduce the number of CPU's that you can get I would get the fastest the box will hold. Horse power can make a poor application perform good, It doesn't fix the problem it just performs good. If you work on the application and tune it you will really shine when the applications fly.
Ron
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>>> lisa.yttri_at_cnh.com 04/18/02 11:58AM >>>
We are in the process of sizing a new server for multiple Oracle instances.
What factors are useful as input in determining how many CPUs and the relative speed of them? For example, do we want fewer, faster CPUs or do we
want more, slower CPUs? Are there any good guidelines to determine what the
number of CPUs should be?

Thanks in advance -
Lisa

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