[Beowulf] Which is better: 32x2 or 64x1

[Leon Matthews]

> > Now I want to know which is better (performance & price)?
> >   * 64 x Opteron Single Core
> >   * 32 x Opteron Dual Core

How does the performance of Dual Core Opterons compare to that of Dual Core
Athlon64 processors?

It is /much/ cheaper (30- 50% -- at least down here in the antipodes) to
build a system with the later, especially when you take into account the
price of the motherboards.

Cheers,

	Leon