16 Oct
2008
16 Oct
'08
2:36 a.m.
der Mouse wrote:
Sorry, Jay, but I'm going to mention cars ;-)
I always thought that x86 arch seemed more "revvy" and SPARC seemed more
"torquey" if you can think of it in those terms. Something like x86
seems better for doing a couple of things very very quickly, where with
a SPARC it wasn't that fast to begin with, but you can pile on the load
without it slowing down. A bit like the way my mate's BMW with its
16-valve sporty engine will go like a poisoned ape but my Citroen with
its 1970s tractor engine will sail past him on the first long hill...
Gordon
I was left
with the impression that the Sparc machines were
underperforming
If sheer CPU crunch is your only criterion (not not NOT, dammit,
"criteria"![%]), sure.