John, For a multitasking, multithreaded OS like Linux I would probably go with the dual P-III. For example, I run Windows 2000 Pro. in the office on my dual 500MHz P-III but because of the extra threads It's actually faster than my single P-III 866 when running a lot of applications.
Check out http://www.2cpu.com . They have a lot of good information. In fact, they first article on the page is exactly what you are asking. :) /*Raj*/ > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of John Foster > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 11:56 AM > To: Debian-User List > Subject: Need Motherboard input for evaluation with Debian Woody > > > Anyone who has a few minuts to blow. I need input on the > perfoemance of > several motherboards with Debian and your experiences with both > robustness as servers and performance as single user desktops in a > graphics intense environment. > 1. Asus P4T with 1.5 Ghz Intell P-IV cpu > 2. MSI 850 Pro2 with 1.5 Ghz Intell P-IV cpu > > 3. Asus CUV4X-D dual P-III 1.13 Ghz CPU > 4. MSI 694D Pro2 dual P-III 1.13 Ghz CPU > > Which is faster; dual cpu PIII or single cpu PIV. These machines will > not ever be exposed to Microsoft software so I am only concerned with > performance using Linux. I prefer Debian of course but anyone with > experience with other distros are welcome. All boards will have memory > of 2 Gb. And will be using a video card with 32 Mgb of memory. > Thanks ALL! > John > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
