2010/8/2 John R Pierce <pierce@hogranch.com>:
> On 08/02/10 7:35 AM, Felipe de Jesús Molina Bravo wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>>
>> I have installed postgres 8.4.4 (libxml and plperl)on a Sun Microsystems
>> sun4u Sun Fire 880 with:
>>
>> - 4 700Mhz processors
>> ...
>> Also I have installed postgres (8.4.2) on a PC (Dell Optiplex 960) with
>> the next characteristics:
>>
>> - 3 Gb ram
>> - 1 processor of 3.2 Ghz Dual Core
>
> ...
>
> dual 3.2Ghz Core2 processor cores are going to be far faster than a 9 year
> old quad 700Mhz ultrasparc-III's, regardless of the operating system.
>
Good point. Note to the OP, you can install OpenSolaris on your PC
hardware if you want to compare the same hardware with a different OS.