Benchmark: NetBSD 2.0 beats FreeBSD 5.3 in server performance

[Igor Shmukler]

Hubert,&#10;The benchmark suite in question is not bad, but it's a microbenchmark suite.&#10;BTW, when we used the suite to tune kernel for ourt needs we had to change many things. &#10;As of a year ago some tests had to be modified, otherwise we might start tuning for the wrong goals.&#10;The title of this email and the article is NetBSD beats FreeBSD in performance should be changed to NetBSD beats FreeBSD on comprehensive microbenchmark suite.&#10;I don't remember who it was, but someone posted results of real server tests. These were in favor of FreeBSD.&#10;I doubt that much changed since last  year but who knows ... Maybe NetBSD is better, but this is not something that could be concluded from a microbenchmark.&#10;IMHO.&#10;igor.&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;-----Original Message-----&#10;From: Hubert Feyrer <hubert at feyrer.de>&#10;To: freebsd-performance at FreeBSD.org, freebsd-advocacy at FreeBSD.org&#10;Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 02:19:37 +0100 (CET)&#10;Subject: Benchmark: NetBSD 2.0 be
 ats FreeBSD 5.3 in server performance&#10;&#10;> &#10;> &#10;> Gregory McGarry asked me to host and advertize this paper for him:&#10;> &#10;> Abstract: ``With the recent releases of NetBSD 2.0 and FreeBSD 5.3 operating &#10;> system, many new and exciting features have been implemented. Both criticism &#10;> and commendation on performance, reliability and scalability have been directed &#10;> towards these releases.&#10;> &#10;> This paper presents a suite of benchmarks and results for comparing the &#10;> performance of these operating systems. The benchmarks target core operating &#10;> system functionality, server scalability and thread implementation. These &#10;> benchmarks are useful server-based criteria for demanding applications such as &#10;> loaded webservers, databases, and voice-over-IP (VoIP) media relays. The &#10;> results indicate that NetBSD has surpassed FreeBSD in performance on nearly &#10;> every benchmark and is poised to grab the title of the best o
 perating system &#10;> for the server environment.''&#10;> &#10;> URL: http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/gmcgarry/&#10;> &#10;> &#10;>   - Hubert&#10;> &#10;> -- &#10;> NetBSD - Free AND Open!      (And of course secure, portable, yadda yadda)&#10;> _______________________________________________&#10;> freebsd-performance at freebsd.org mailing list&#10;> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-performance&#10;> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-performance-unsubscribe at freebsd.org"&#10;> &#10;&#10;&#10;http://Mail.Ru - лучшая почта с неограниченным объемом почтового ящика!