[gmx-users] 32 bit dual core or 64 bit single core?

[Yang Ye]

First, running gromacs on laptop is a fast way to kill it. To keep a 
laptop CPU running at 100% all time is a challenge even to a  
energy-sensitive smart centrino or turion. They simply have no way to 
escape. =)
Second, because Gromacs' advantage is its assembly loops using SSE/SSE2, 
which is not part of x86 instruction. Besides, AMD's 64bit is fully 
compatible 32bit software.

Dual core shall be better but you need benchmark for it.

Yang Ye

Beniamino Sciacca wrote:
> Hi community!
> I'm new on this mailing list, so excuse me if i make some mistakes.
> I've to work with Gormacs for the analysis of the interaction of some 
> molecules of DNA.
> For this purpouse I must buy a notebook; obviously i need a very 
> performant computer...I've not much time!
> My question is:
> is better an intel centrino duo (dual core, but unfortunately works 
> only on 32 bit) or is better an AMD turion 64 (that is single core but 
> work on 64 bit, and gromacs could works on 32 bit)?
> which is more performant with the use of gromacs?
> are there some differences?
>
> thanks very much
> Beniamino (superbenji83 at yahoo.it)
>
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