Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262271AbTFBMfm (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Jun 2003 08:35:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262273AbTFBMfm (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Jun 2003 08:35:42 -0400 Received: from rwcrmhc52.attbi.com ([216.148.227.88]:57523 "EHLO rwcrmhc52.attbi.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262271AbTFBMfl convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Jun 2003 08:35:41 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" From: joe briggs Organization: BMS To: LKML Subject: impact of Athlon's slower front-side-bus (FSB) Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:47:44 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.4.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Message-Id: <200306020947.44520.jbriggs@briggsmedia.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1121 Lines: 27 Gentlemen - Can anyone provide arguments, evidence, or guidance regarding the followng: The fastest AMD single processor Athlon XP is 3200 with 400 Mhz FSB. The fastest AMD dual processor Athlon MP is 2800 but with only 266 Mhz FSB. So, for a multimedia application, which platform would be faster? How does the much slower FSB of the dual processor impact its ability to grab and crunch. Does its onboard cache make the slower speed FSB less important? Also, does a dual processor platform distribute the interrupt loading as well as process loading? I my systems I have between 1 and 8 frame identical frame grabbers. Would the interrupt processing of these devices be distributed evenly on the dual processor platforms? -- Joe Briggs Briggs Media Systems 105 Burnsen Ave. Manchester NH 01304 USA TEL/FAX 603-232-3115 MOBILE 603-493-2386 www.briggsmedia.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/