Hi Juan, We recently tested many different platforms (Intel Xeons and Itaniums, = AMD Athlons and Opterons, IBM p690 and Apple G5) when we were building = our cluster. The results were something different than what you can see = on manufacturers' www-pages.=20 Briefly, the AMD Opterons were clearly fastest in almost all testes = (different bioinformatics apps) we ran and since the price we got for = the opteron based cluster was the best the decision was pretty easy for = us. I'm aware this topic could be of interest to many readers of this = discussion, but I'm a bit hesitant to put the results publicly here. = Nevertheless, just email me and we can continue more in detail on this = topic, if you or anyone else are/is interested. Best regards, Juha ------- Juha Saharinen, PhD Bioinformatics and DNA arrays unit Department of Molecular Medicine National Public Health Institute Helsinki, Finland Email: Juha.Saharinen@KTL.Fi Phone: +358-9-4744 8969 Fax: +358-9-4744 8480=20 http://www.bioinfo.helsinki.fi=20 =20 =20 > -----Original Message----- > From: Juan Perin [mailto:BIC@genome.chop.edu] > Sent: 2. kes=E4kuuta 2004 21:44 > To: bioclusters@bioinformatics.org > Subject: [Bioclusters] Clusters >=20 > Just wondering if anyone out there has had recent experience with = building > any size cluster with the new Xserve G5's. We're trying to make a > decision > between a linux system and the Xserves for our cluster and would like = to > gauge the overall sentiment of anyone with experience on these new > machines. >=20 > THANKS >=20 > Juan Perin > Bioinformatics Core > Children's hospital of Philadelphia >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Bioclusters maillist - Bioclusters@bioinformatics.org > https://bioinformatics.org/mailman/listinfo/bioclusters