On Thursday 06 May 2004 07:38 am, Greg Hewitt-Long wrote:
> Does anyone have any input on whether the difference between a
> regular P4 and Celeron at the same Mhz will make any difference for
> the following applications:
>
> 1. SpamAssassin with Bayesian filtering used
> 2. Razor/Pyzor
> 3. AV suits (f-prot/ClamAV)
Let's start by saying that the Celeron wasn't designed to be used in a
server. It doesn't have enough cache memory to work well in a
multi-threaded, multi-tasking environment.
> Obviously their will be SOME differnce, but I'm curious as the
> difference in cost of the server is almost $300 for the Celeron to
> the P4 version (larger RAM and HD as well though).
Only you know if the hard disk size is important. The combination of
smaller cache size and less memory will definitely result in a
performance hit, though.
I hate it when my vendors try to lock me into model numbers where I
can't decide what I want to buy based on my needs, but must buy
according to their marketing plans.
That's why I buy from Terian Solutions in Houston, Texas. They're an
Intel Systems Builder, and they offer excellent solutions. Call or
write me offlist if you'd like a salesrep recommendation.
> As these are going to be pass-through servers, I'd like the time
> spent on the server being cleaned/checked/de-spamified to be as small
> as possible, but the difference between $464 and $755 is a
> consideration.
We spend roughly twice your $755 price on our hosting servers, and we're
very happy with what we get.