8-STABLE performance issues on Supermicro Core i7

[Adam Vande More]

On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Bryce Edwards <bryce at bryce.net> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've got a new Supermicro X58 system with an Intel Core i7 930 with 6
> GB ram that is not performing nearly as fast as it should in many ways
> (compiling, network transfers).  To give an example, it has been
> building the gcc44 port for about 10 hours now and at the same time
> rsync'ing from a Linux box on the same Gigabit network is only getting
> throughput of between 10-25 MB/sec.  When I did a buildkernel for
> 8-STABLE, it took 17 hours!  My investigations have shown inhibited
> performance on compute, network and storage activities.
>
>
Have you investigated potential faulty HD?  I have an i7 870 and your ahci
interrupts are an order of magintude greater than mine.  That could be many
other things too, but I think a SMART scan could help.

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Adam Vande More