Overhead caused by PCRE?

[Jeff McCarthy <intel1914a () yahoo com>]

Hello,

I have a question regarding using PCRE in Snort rules.
If I write 100 rules using content: and 100 using
PCRE, will there be a noticable difference in
processing time or CPU utilization?

Thanks,

Jeff M.

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