[LON-CAPA-admin] Dual core/dual processor

[Guy Albertelli II]

Hi Ray,

> The biggest bang for buck would be what?  

The more cores the better. So which ever way gets you the most cores
per dollar.

Additionally, more cores is better for overall throughtput then pure
Hz

2 cores at 2 GhZ is better than 1 core at 2.5Hz

> Also, is this discussion most relevant for access servers, library servers or 
> both?

Both benifit from more cores. Although generally in a multi-access
server environment like yours, pure processing speed is more important
on the access servers, and memory is more important on the library
servers.

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