Re: how is system geared down?

Alexei,

At 5/9/01 12:15 PM -0500, you wrote:
>Simple example (often meet in practice, unfortunately)... Imagine 24-way
>box with 512MB memory and 10 disk drives. Will you expect it to support
>10000 users ? This system will never even come close to announced CPW. And
>it has nothing to do with CPU speed. Will you say that this system was
>"geared down" for some purpose?

  This thread has strayed far from the original post.

1)  I think that we can all agree that under a varied multi-user load, you 
cannot compare a PC to an AS/400.

2)  A simple test case / benchmark was run, *eliminating* most of the 
external items that you (correctly) mention as being a significant part of 
the performance equation:  Disk, multi-processor, multi-user, display I/O, 
network speed, etc.  This test (text manipulation in a loop) should be a 
pretty fair CPU / cache speed test.

3)  The results of that test s/b somewhat telling between models.

  That is why the claims are being made that the CPU has been "geared 
down."  What other explanation can you give?

  -mark

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