Re: [TCLUG:18699] Intel vs Sun

[Yaron <jethro@freakzilla.com>]

  Hi,

On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Joseph Heil wrote:

> Does anybody know of a good resource where I can compare Intel processors
> verse Sun processors?

You don't want to compare Intel CPUs to Sun CPUs. That won't really tell
you anything abouyt real-life performance of a server. You want to look
for something that compares a complete Sun Server with an Intel-based
server, and you want to look at specific servers (Sun Ultra10, IBM
Netfinity, etc). 

That said, when it comes to low-end machines like Sun's Ultra5/10, I feel
that you can get an Intel-based machine for the same price that'll blow
them out of the water. However, when you look at Sun boxes like
E250/450/3500, I don't know that there are Intel-based machines that are
even trying to share the market with them (I could be wrong though).

-Yaron

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