Multi-processor machines.

We currently have a single processor 50S #2122 running V3R7
There is a requirement to run a high CPU/IO intensive batch 
job which has a totally dedicated system. We have run the job 
on the 50S and we are achieving around 100 records per hour. As 
this machine is not powerfull enough for the task we now have a 
new option. 

1.      Run the job on a F97
2.      Run the job on a 530 #2153

It would be greatly advantagous to run the job on a CISC box.

After all that blurb my question is would the performance of the
F97 be much greater/less than the 50S? Although the F97 has 4 processors,
can they all be used if 1 batch job was running on the system?

Any comments?

regards

Viv



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