Re: PostgreSQL HardWare

>When you compare the
>significant performance difference between a Pentium 133 and a P3/650, I
>think that says a LOT about the merits of multi-processor systems.

It think that says both systems are disk i/o bound, so the faster's CPU
power is wasted.

My bet would be extra money going into the disk system, like battery-backed
caching controllers, and separating transaction logging disk from data
storage disk.

Len

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