CompuServe Messages

Here's a little aside to that SMP issue. If you've got a multiprocessor SGI box (like a Crimson), the average performance boost is: – for the 2nd processor: 60-70% extra – for the 3rd: 40-50% extra – for the 4th: 20-30% extra As you can see, the returns diminish pretty quickly. Therefore, you can see how the optimal configuration would be 2 dual processor machines, each with their own RAM. It would cost 75% more than a quad-processor machine, but you'd have TWICE the performance. – G