From: Nis Jorgensen <nis@superlativ.dk>
To: J. Andrew Rogers <jrogers@neopolitan.com>
Cc: Pgsql-Performance ((E-mail)) <pgsql-performance@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: 64-bit vs 32-bit performance ... backwards?
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:40:20 +0200
Message-ID: <448E79F4.1060303@superlativ.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <31554317-AD3E-4D08-92DC-7958E46A0D47@neopolitan.com>
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J. Andrew Rogers wrote:
> We have been using PostgreSQL on Opteron servers almost since the
> Opteron was first released, running both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of
> Linux. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions have been bulletproof for us,
> with the usual stability I've become accustomed to with both PostgreSQL
> and Linux. We have been running nothing but 64-bit versions on
> mission-critical systems for the last year with zero problems.
>
> The short story is that for us 64-bit PostgreSQL on Opterons is
> typically something like 20% faster than 32-bit on the same, and *much*
> faster than P4 Xeon systems they nominally compete with.
Since you sound like you have done extensive testing:
Do you have any data regarding whether to enable hyperthreading or not?
I realize that this may be highly dependant on the OS, application and
number of CPUs, but I would be interested in hearing your
recommendations (or others').
/Nis
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