On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Postgres User
<postgres.developer@gmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone seen any performance metrics comparing the Opteron 6-core
> Istanbul class processor aginst the 4-core Xeon e5500 series
> processor, esp running a dataase? Or has anyone compared these 2
> processor options before ordering a Postgres server?
>
> The 6 core processor should offer a clear edge but these AMD
> processors are cited for relatively slow L3 cache speeds compared to
> their Intel counterparts.
>
> 4-Core Intel Xeon E5520 (2.26 GHz) Processor VS
> 6-Core AMD Opteron Model 2425 HE (2.1GHz} Processor
I'm running the 2.2GHz AMD part in production in a 12 core server and
it's quite fast as a pgsql server. Sadly, I have no Nehalem processor
to compare it to.
