Herbert Graf <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > speed is not only depending on CPU, it also related to mobo, chipset,
> > harddisk configuration, memory configuration, ... without known what
> > else is different on your new computer, the I cannot answer your
> > question.
> > eg. BX mobo is much faster than mobo based on SiS chip, CL2 SDRAM is
> > faster than CL3 SDRAM, some harddisks are faster than others...
>
>      True, however Seti@Home relies almost entirely on CPU performance, as
> long as you have the graphics turned off. Although memory performance does
> have some impact, by far CPU performance reigns king. It is mostly a huge
> number cruncher. TTYL

The datasets used internally are larger than the 128K cache that the Celeron's
have, so it goes to main memory a lot. So main memory performance will have a
significant impact. Running main memory as fast as possible (CAS time), and the
chipset type (Intel BX is reportedly faster than the VIA chipset) will determine
performance to a degree.

A Coppermine processor will beat out a Celeron because of its larger L2 cache. A
P-II may or may not, because its cache, while larger, runs at half the CPU
speed, whereas the Celeron and Coppermine processors L2 run at the CPU speed.


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