Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267653AbUI1IJv (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 Sep 2004 04:09:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267656AbUI1IJv (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 Sep 2004 04:09:51 -0400 Received: from smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl ([194.109.24.24]:59913 "EHLO smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S267653AbUI1IJ0 (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 Sep 2004 04:09:26 -0400 Subject: Re: [OT] Microsoft claim 267% better peak performance than linux? From: Norbert van Nobelen To: Andrew Walrond Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20040928075545.GA3298@cenedra.walrond.org> References: <20040928075545.GA3298@cenedra.walrond.org> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Message-Id: <1096358943.21271.21.camel@linux.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.3 Date: 28 Sep 2004 10:09:03 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1569 Lines: 41 Just the fact that the benchmark is this old, is a good reason to doubt it. On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 09:55, Andrew Walrond wrote: > I was pointed to this (rotating) banner advert at the top of www.eweek.com > > It claims that when comparing Red Hat AS2.1 with Windows Server 2003 on a dual processor machine, Windows Server 2003 gives 276% better peak performance, quoting Veritest as the source. > > I think the report in question must be this one > > http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/7/1/0715a190-70f5-4b0d-8ced-f9d1e046aa6a/netbench.pdf > > Its dated April 2003, so this was probably discussed a long time ago, but can anyone point me in the direction of an analysis/rebuttal of this report from the linux community? "Windows webserver gives 3x performance of linux" is something I need to be able to debunk, assuming it's inaccurate. > > Andrew > - > 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/ -- Met vriendelijke groet, Norbert van Nobelen EduSupport Postbus 95963 2509CZ Den Haag T: 070-3280200 M: 06-43036586 F: 070-3280029 E: Norbert@edusupport.nl I: www.edusupport.nl B: ABN AMRO R: 47.38.00.411 - 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/