A better Windoze server than Windoze
The new G5 Xserve has been getting great marks: In terms of file services, it outpaces one of the fastest Windows file servers — the IBM eServer x335 running Windows Server 2003 — by about 20% in high-volume NetBench testing. (This is with both machines providing Server Message Block file services for Windows.) Interestingly enough, the performance difference grows as more clients are connected. With fewer than 12 clients, the IBM eServer provides better network throughput than the Xserve.