Re: Which processor runs better for Postgresql?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Marlowe [mailto:smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com]
> Sent: 14 June 2006 20:52
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: Joshua D. Drake; steve(dot)poe(at)gmail(dot)com;
> pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: RE: [PERFORM] Which processor runs better for Postgresql?
>
>
> Yeah, We've got a mix of 2650 and 2850s, and our 2850s have been rock
> solid stable, unlike the 2650s. I was actually kinda surprised to see
> how many people have problems with the 2850s.
>
> Apparently, the 2850 mobos have a built in RAID that's pretty stable
> (it's got a PERC number I can't remembeR), but ordering them
> with an add
> on Perc RAID controller appears to make them somewhat
> unstable as well.

That might be it - we always chose the onboard PERC because it has twice
the cache of the other options.

Regards, Dave.