Re:Usability of Old Computers
by salawat on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:49PM
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>If you run a P4 with modern distributions of linux, you're likely in for a bad time.
What universe are you operating in? I can run multiple domains worth of services just fine. Yeah. Compiling at -j4 at the same time can be a PITA. Running the desktop over X with compression over ssh works just fine as well.
The key to outpacing a pentium with a Pi4 is entirely dependent on structuring your workloads correctly. Given a heavily serialized load, a Pentium'll smoke a Pi 4 before it even gets it's britches on. Throw in enough parallelizable workload, however, and the Pi4'll pull ahead promptly.
What universe are you operating in? I can run multiple domains worth of services just fine. Yeah. Compiling at -j4 at the same time can be a PITA. Running the desktop over X with compression over ssh works just fine as well.
The key to outpacing a pentium with a Pi4 is entirely dependent on structuring your workloads correctly. Given a heavily serialized load, a Pentium'll smoke a Pi 4 before it even gets it's britches on. Throw in enough parallelizable workload, however, and the Pi4'll pull ahead promptly.