Comment cpu utilization - how big is the pig? (Score 1) 249
How much of the CPU was used during the benchmarks? It would be nice if the benchmark reported it. I don't know if netpipe can do this, but if it cannot, measuring it externally will have to do.
Knowing this value can help measure the efficiency of the hardware and the device driver. For all things equal (data throughput / price ) -- a solution that uses the least amount of CPU is the most attractive to me. In a server environment this may be even more important than the raw throughput #'s.
Knowing this value can help measure the efficiency of the hardware and the device driver. For all things equal (data throughput / price ) -- a solution that uses the least amount of CPU is the most attractive to me. In a server environment this may be even more important than the raw throughput #'s.
