[Samba] Re: OT: ECC Memory

[John Drescher]

> Well, this contradicts what John just said, which is why I asked for an
> AUTHORITATIVE source.
>
> John? Anyone? White paper? Unbiased tests/comparison?
>
I have seen performance penalties for ECC of 0% to 5% range.

Here is are some links:
http://h20271.www2.hp.com/SMB-AP/cache/301687-0-0-102-121.html
http://www.computer-memory-upgrade-stick.com/ecc-vs-non-ecc.htm

On desktops I no longer use ECC but I do use it 100% of the time on
workstations and on servers. Basically anything that has > 2GB of
memory I use ECC most likelty and that will most lilely be REG ECC as
I would use a server/workstation board and processor in that case.

John