X-Original-To: pgsql-performance-postgresql.org@postgresql.org Received: from localhost (wm.hub.org [200.46.204.128]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8495F9FB3A7 for ; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:08:12 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.128]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 20254-08 for ; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:08:07 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from mail.libertyrms.com (vgateway.libertyrms.info [207.219.45.62]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BEEF9FB300 for ; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:08:07 -0300 (ADT) Received: from dba5.int.libertyrms.com ([10.1.3.44]) by mail.libertyrms.com with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 1GQqNa-0002Va-6j; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:08:06 -0400 Subject: Re: recommended benchmarks From: Brad Nicholson To: Charles Sprickman Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:08:05 -0400 Message-Id: <1158952085.11550.0.camel@dba5.int.libertyrms.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.2 (2.6.2-1.fc5.5) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: bnichols@ca.afilias.info X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.135 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=FORGED_RCVD_HELO X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200609/306 X-Sequence-Number: 20992 On Fri, 2006-09-22 at 13:14 -0400, Charles Sprickman wrote: > Hi all, > > I still have an dual dual-core opteron box with a 3Ware 9550SX-12 sitting > here and I need to start getting it ready for production. I also have to > send back one processor since we were mistakenly sent two. Before I do > that, I would like to record some stats for posterity and post to the list > so that others can see how this particular hardware performs. > > It looks to be more than adequate for our needs... > > What are the standard benchmarks that people here use for comparison > purposes? I know all benchmarks are flawed in some way, but I'd at least > like to measure with the same tools that folks here generally use to get a > ballpark figure. Check out the OSDL stuff. http://www.osdl.org/lab_activities/kernel_testing/osdl_database_test_suite/ Brad.