[R] CPU or memory

[Uwe Ligges]

Taka Matzmoto wrote:
> Hi R users
> 
> Having both a faster CPU and more memory will boost computing power. I was 
> wondering if only adding more memory (1GB -> 2GB)  will significantly reduce 
> R computation time?


If your computations consume just a few Mb, it won't make it faster, if 
it consumes a lot of memory, you will prevent swapping and make it much 
faster.

Uwe Ligges


> Taka,
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