[geeks] Dual Xeon vs Dual G4

[William S.]

On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 09:00:01AM -0500, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> "William S." <wstan at xs4all.nl> wrote:
> > Given a choice, which way would you lean? I have a feeling
> > most will support the G4 not just from a hardware view but
> > software (OSX vs XP).
> > 
> 
> Xeons are fast processors.  I wouldn't go so far as to say that they're
> 'nice' processors, but they are fast for certain functions.
> 
> It would help to know what you're looking to do with them before making
> any suggestions.
> 
I guess I am looking for a workstation that I can occassionally play
a game on. Right now I am just trying to understand all the
features the cpu's offer (hyperthreading, altivec, L2 cache size,
etc) and how they compare from a performance point of view.

-- 
Bill
Amsterdam, NL