> Message: 15 > Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 08:30:46 -0700 > From: Srikanth Konjarla <srikanth.konjarla@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: FC6 on AMD Dual Core > To: Fedora List <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <4651BB26.5080805@xxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > All, > > I have been running on FC6 on a AMD Dual Core laptop (1GB RAM) with > nvidia chipset with SATA drive with 64 bit Kernel. I have also running > FC6 on a Intel P4 desktop (1GB RAM). The issue is that i think the > laptop performance is much slower than the desktop because > application(s) take a little longer to open on the laptop and the vmware > (same image) runs much faster on desktop than the laptop. I was > expecting the laptop to run faster as it is dual core machine. > Wondering where to look for any clues. > > Thanks > > Srikanth > It could be due to the speed stepping. What is cat /proc/cpuinfo reporting when you are putting a load on the system?