CCL:G: PGI server/workstation



 Sent to CCL by: FyD [fyd**u-picardie.fr]
 Dear All,
 
We are about to buy PGI as a general compilator for a 4 dual-opteron system and AMBER/Gaussian/etc... With this type of machine the maximum number of cores is eight.
 On the PGI web site, it is written:
 "PGI Workstation
 
PGI Workstation-class compilers and tools are for 64-bit x64 and 32-bit x86 and processor-based workstations or servers with up to eight sockets running 32-bit or 64-bit Linux or Windows operating systems"
 
My understanding is that 'PGI Workstation' is enough for a 4 dual-opteron system. However, our french reseller told us we have to take 'PGI Server' version.
 
Could you please confirm which PGI version is best to be able (i) to run 8 independant jobs in same time, but also (ii) a single job in parallel using the eight cores.
 Thanks, regards, Francois