Anandtech Opteron vs. Nocona DB Review

[glugglug]

When will we start to see some Nocona comparisons in 64-bit mode?

I was very disappointed to see the DB comparison was 32-bit. This is one application where I think it is going to make a huge difference, not just because of memory addressing capability.

 

[jose]

Why don't they use more that 4 Gigs of memory ?? Isn't that one of the benefits of a 64bit processor ?? I like to see if the Intel proc is capable of running w/ more that 4 gigs of memory.

Regards,
Jose

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

we should also see how they compare in multiprocessor comparisons. more than 4 gigs seeems like overkill for 2 processors in a lot of situations.

I guess i understand if anandtech doesn't want to drop 10 grand to test server components, but maybe they need a new upgrade...