CPU speed

[daveleo]

hi...i am new here, and have a question on CPU speed.

i am replacing my old HP715 with a (not so old) HP C3000, and the CPU speed spec has my attention again...... the C3000 quotes a speed of 400MHz....this is considerably below the 3GHz quoted on my MSwindows computers. however i know the C3000 is fast (from users i know)..... is a direct comparison of CPU speeds "fair" ...... do i need to spend lots of $$$ to get performance comparable to 3GHz on an MSwindows computer?

obviously, i am not a unix wiz..... i much prefer the sparseness of the unix OS from a users point of view....but being my own "unix system manager" is way over my head.... i hack through issues painful step by step.

anyway ..... as always, thanks for your time.

daveleo

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

HP C3000's usually come with a one (or more) RISC processor(s) which are much faster than the Intel processors, not a fair comaparison if you just go by the GHz.

My personal experience with HP servers is that they are very fast and very reliable.

Good luck!



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[dblair]

'speed' is more than about CPU speed...
memory (phyisical/virtual)
disks (phyisical/virtual)
type of application/server/database...

Not an easy answer to such a question.

 

[daveleo]

thanks for the comments.
i just needed some moral support to justify buying (what the numbers say) a slow, older machine.

but my HP715 has paid for itself many many times over the last 6 years (AND it was used when i bought it!). i look forward to the new C3000.

daveleo