G5 vs. x86 and Mac OS X vs. Linux

demonbug writes "Anandtech has an article up comparing performance of dual G5s to AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon workstations. The article also takes a look at performance under Mac OS X versus Linux. It provides an interesting look at some of the strengths and weaknesses of the different CPUs." From the article: "This article is written solely from the frustration that I could not get a clear picture on what the G5 and Mac OS X are capable of. So, be warned; this is not an all-round review. It is definitely the worst buyer's guide that you can imagine. This article cares about speed, performance, and nothing else! No comments on how well designed the internals are, no elaborate discussions about user friendliness, out-of-the-box experience and other subjective subjects. But we think that you should have a decent insight to where the G5/Mac OS X combination positions itself when compared to the Intel & AMD world at the end of this article."

Comments

Re:No PowerPC Linux in the Review?!

[Otter]

We'll try Sybase later, but frankly, we are very sceptical. The whole...sounds like a bad fusion recipe for performance.

Excuse me, but maybe that issue should be decided by benchmarks rather than by guessing? If I want completely uninformed assertions based on prejudice and out-of-ass pulling, I can get plenty of that without having to leave the friendly confines of Slashdot.