[thechat] Memory or CPU?
Scott Dexter
dexilalolai at yahoo.com
Thu Nov 4 14:47:16 CST 2004
> and I ran into a question. Which is better for crunching through
> large
> data files on an ad-hoc analysis ... more memory or more CPU?
Using what software??
How large are the files?
How often? (How ad-hoc?)
I'd tend to favor memory over raw CPU, but it depends on the type of
processing.
>
> It looks like I might have a choice between:
> - a 2.0Ghz processor and 1Gb of memory,
> - a 1.8Ghz processor and 2Gb of memory, or
> - a 3.4Ghz processor and 1Gb of memory.
>
> I think I'd prefer the last machine (mostly because it has the
> largest
> display).
What other stuff will you be doing on it?
Can you get a memory upgrade in six months? a year? (then get the
CPU)
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