[Beowulf] AMD 6100 vs Intel 5600

[Greg Lindahl]

On Tue, Apr 06, 2010 at 03:45:48PM -0400, Alex Chekholko wrote:

> I think this is an unusual situation, historically speaking.

The price/perf curve has always had a knee, and it is always advancing
towards more cores/box.

One nice thing about AMD's market share woes is that you can often get
their higher-end processors at a discount -- which means you can get
more cores for your $$ and choose bigger boxes.

-- greg