At least one person was paying attention when I recently blogged about the problems running SQL Server on power-saving processors. One of my clients, the Northwestern Medical Data Warehouse, decided to check out the settings on their brand-new IBM x3850. Sure enough, they were set to save power by default, so they tweaked that and tried Geekbench again. They got great results – so good, in fact, that they just had to post ‘em to the public Geekbench results board:
Geekbench Results After CPU Tweaks
After making the tweaks, they’re #1 on the Geekbench results chart! Think your server can beat it? Download the free Geekbench testing tool and see how you do. Of course, correct those power settings first.
Brent Ozar
Brent specializes in performance tuning for SQL Server, VMware, and storage. He's one of the very few Microsoft Certified Masters of SQL Server, a published author, and a Microsoft MVP. He likes travel, Jeeps, Apple gear, jokes, and writing about himself in the third person. Read more and contact Brent.
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