[gmx-users] One dual-CPU computer or a cluster?

[David van der Spoel]

On Wed, 2003-04-09 at 15:40, Itamar Kass wrote:
>    Dear friend, I have a system of about 12,000 atoms (lipid in a membrane with
> solvent).  I wonder if it will be faster to run it over one computer with two
> CPU (mac), or use more macs using the ethernet.  Does someone has ideas how can
> I check it, or what is better?
Have you checked the benchmarks page on www.gromacs.org ?

Dual CPU will give you higher performance than two single over
ethernet...

If you haven't bought the machines yet, you should consider getting dual
Xeon boxes...
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>  thanks, Kass. 
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