Author: William Bryant
Date: 06:40:26 07/29/04
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On July 28, 2004 at 18:34:32, Joshua Shriver wrote: >Has anyone here done a test of Apple's G5 vs an AMD Opteron? > > >Right now, I'm at a critical state in my source code. >While I do love Apple, I'm wondering which is better to go with. >Apple G5's or AMD Opteron's (Intel Itanium is out of the equation... to >expensive and not worth it comapred to Opteron) > >I've slaved over burgers, and over the year even tacos... I've saved up enough >money... and can buy one or the other.. > >Right now I really like and love the Apple G5... and to behonest... would love >to have a G5... (but mostly as a desktop OS for my own enjoyment)... > >Right now I'm leaning more toward "the better development LINUX server" > >What do you think is better... work, and lean toward (G5 asm coded cores, or AMD >Opteron cores) what do you think is best. > >Right now... I'm still working toward attending WCCC 2005 ... I have a 45 node >Dual Opteron cluster in my reach... > >While I might do "both" I'd still like a basis for comparison for my original >code... > > >For now I plan to spend my "burger/taco" money on buying a Dual AMD Opteron" >machin running Linux.. > >However I still the money for a dual G5.. > >Comments are appreciated... > >Sincerely, >Joshua Shriver > > >P.S. yes I'm using rotating bitboards.... and with my testing... I've found >equal value within a normal G5 and Opteron... For chess, I'm not sure that you will go wrong either way. Before you drop you wad-o-cash, however, consider this. Is there a possibility that you will use this computer for anything else. What do the systems offer and how will you use it completely. I two plan to get a dual 64 bit system "some day". I would get more use out of the Apple so for me, a no-brainer. William
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