Poor performance after Upgrade to x64 and "faster" machine

[toddb@toddbailey.net]

Hi all,

this doesn't make much sense but why does the newer, and "faster" machine run slower that the older os and hdwr?

before Fedora F12 i386 3 gig ddr2 566 ec memory on Pentium dual core d930 on super micro workstation/server board

after Fedora F14 x64 4 gig ddr2-800 ec on dual proc dual core xeon x5160 on HP xw8400 workstation/server board

same drives in use

thx

[MikeTbob]

It could be the video driver. It could be the the newer distro has more services and "eye candy". IT could be a number of things actually. I'd start with the video card driver.

[Rubberman]

As MikeTBob points out, there can be a number of factors in what appears to be slower performance on a system. There is the video hardware, CPU speed (number or cores regardless), operating system (you are running a newer version, with possibly more serviced running), disc speed, etc, etc, ad nauseum. So, to let us help you identify what may be going on, please provide the following information:

1. What is the video hardware and drivers on the old/new machines.
2. What is the CPU processor speed on old/new machines.
3. What services is the new system running that the old one was not.
4. What is the disc speed/capacity of the old/new systems.
5. How much swap space do both systems have, and were they on the same disc/spindle as the operating system?
6. What is the baseline memory usage for both systems.

I can think of more, but this is a start...