Received: from localhost (maia-4.hub.org [200.46.204.183]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4F329FA135 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 06:18:29 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.183]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 32784-04 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 06:18:25 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 Received: from calypso.bi.lt (calypso.bi.lt [213.226.153.10]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D9D79F938C for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 06:18:25 -0400 (AST) Received: from calypso.bi.lt (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by calypso.bi.lt (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60A01481863 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 12:18:24 +0200 (EET) Received: from b127071 (inet.bee.lt [213.226.131.30]) by calypso.bi.lt (Postfix) with SMTP id 48D8B480C6C for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 12:18:21 +0200 (EET) Message-ID: <019401c719e9$07449d00$f20214ac@bite.lt> From: "Mindaugas" To: Subject: Core 2 or Opteron Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 12:18:21 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="windows-1257"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.001 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=BAYES_50 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200612/168 X-Sequence-Number: 22224 Hello, We're planning new server or two for PostgreSQL and I'm wondering Intel Core 2 (Woodcrest for servers?) or Opteron is faster for PostgreSQL now? When I look through hardware sites Core 2 wins. But I believe those tests mostly are being done in 32 bits. Does the picture change in 64 bits? And I also remember that in PostgreSQL Opteron earlier had huge advantage over older Xeons. But did Intel manage to change picture now? Thanks, Mindaugas