[Beowulf] dual core intel/amd

[Leif Nixon]

Mark Hahn <hahn at physics.mcmaster.ca> writes:

>> It's so much faster for opteron, it's no longer a compare. It's a jet
>> aircraft versus a propellor aircraft competing for speed.
>
> it's traditional to use automobiles when making asinine and vapid cpu comparisons.

Also, I can't resist pointing out that a propeller-driven Grumman F8F Bearcat
has made 850 km/h, while a jet BAE 146 has a measly 640 km/h top speed. 8^)

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Leif Nixon                       -            Systems expert
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