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== Considerations ==
== Single-machine considerations ==


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# Hyperthreading (SMT), if available on Intel CPUs, is beneficial. A "virtual" core has only about 20% performance of a "physical" core but it comes at no cost - you just have to switch it on in the BIOS of the machine.
# Hyperthreading (SMT), if available on Intel CPUs, is beneficial. A "virtual" core has only about 20% performance of a "physical" core but it comes at no cost - you just have to switch it on in the BIOS of the machine.
# The 64-bit binaries generally are a bit faster than the 32-bit binaries (but that's not specific for XDS). The latter are no longer distributed anyway.
# The 64-bit binaries generally are a bit faster than the 32-bit binaries (but that's not specific for XDS). The latter are no longer distributed anyway.


== Cluster ==
== Cluster ==
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