[nylug-talk] Comparing RISC with CICS processor

[Paul Robbins]

IMHO, you will notice far too much of a speed reduction by switching from a
dual PIII system to a 450MHz RISC system, so in that sense, the change does
not seem worthwhile.

On 1/12/07, Gary Mort <gmlug at saplings.us> wrote:
>
> Paul Robbins wrote:
> > OK, go maybe I am confused Gary. What decision are you trying to make
> and
> > how can I/we help?
> >
>
>
> Right now I'm just trying to get an idea of what speed processor/memory
> they need to replace an old dual pentium system(which ironically has
> locked me out so I can't check the processor specs, I think it was a 1.6
> or 1.8 Pentium III with 2G of memory).
>
> Every system on their list has loads of memory and hard drive space.
> So I'm really looking to see if there is any easy rule of thumb(ie don't
> use a 400Mhz RISC CPU as it's too slow, if the speed is at least equal
> to the current speed there should be no worries, etc).
>
> I've found a number of sites that do comparisons, but they compare
> modern systems to modern systems(go figure, their advertising for
> computer sellers and they compare systems you can actually buy!  What
> are the odds? :-))
>
> Naturally, I was hoping for some magic formula, but I expect the truth
> is it's going to be pretty much hit or miss and it really SHOULD be
> tested - but based on budget they don't have much of a choice.
>
>
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