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From: PFC <lists@boutiquenumerique.com>
To: Jean-Max Reymond <jmreymond@gmail.com>
To: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re:
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 15:03:22 +0200
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In-Reply-To: <4b09a0c0507070542fd0d197@mail.gmail.com>
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> So, it seems that for my application (database in memory, 14 millions
> of very small requests), Centrino (aka Pentium M) has a build-in
> hardware to boost Postgres performance :-)
> Any experience to confirm this fact ?

	On my Centrino, Python flies. This might be due to the very large  
processor cache. Probably it is the same for perl. With two megabytes of  
cache, sorting things that fit into the cache should be a lot faster too.  
Maybe this explains it.

	Check this out :

http://www.anandtech.com/linux/showdoc.aspx?i=2308&p=5

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2129&p=11

	Bonus for Opteron lovers :

"The Dual Opteron 252's lead by 19% over the Quad Xeon 3.6 GHz 667MHz FSB"

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2397&p=12



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