From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Mosberger Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 21:35:07 +0000 Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] Itanium gets supercomputing software Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org >>>>> On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 14:25:16 -0700, Grant Grundler said: Grant> Anyway, my point still stands, comparing a "server" (rackable, remote console) Grant> with a "workstation" (3D gfx, sound, DVD-ROM) has alot of variables and Grant> different folks value these things differently. But even here, I would Grant> guess the difference in CPU perf alone is 2x or more by most measures. Grant> Yes, I know the price is 3x but other things make zx2000 attract to Grant> a different set of customers (like linux support). Also, don't forget memory bandwidth. The zx2000 is a very nice workstation. Granted, it's not $1k, but it doesn't perform like a Multia either! And yes, it's quiet, too (I use one as my main workstation these days... ;-) As for what the future holds, I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Remember though: just a year ago, the cheapest ia64 workstation you could get was priced at $7k+. This year, you can get a zx2000 for $3k+, so, judging from where I sit, prices certainly are coming down. --david