Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 16:29:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu> To: Gorm Jorgensen <Gorm@Area51.DK> Cc: alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Alpha CPU Performance vs i386 Message-ID: <15585.29604.107299.259275@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> In-Reply-To: <20020514201923.GK37326@Area51.DK> References: <20020514201923.GK37326@Area51.DK>
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Gorm Jorgensen writes: > > I can't seem to find any specs on how an Alpha 500 MHz is performing vs an > Intel 500MHz. > > Is Alpha faster, slower or generally the same ? Yes. Its generally slower for integer & faster for floating point than x86 hardware of a similar vintage. However, if you want good floating point, you need to use the compaq ccc compiler. > This is difficult I know, cause Intel has Pentium II, III and other sorts - > but just some generally hint might help me. > > I'm just curious to find out if my Miata 500au is better than my Dual PPro > 200 MHz. Since you own the machines, this is easy. Whichever machine is faster for what apps you care about is better. You don't need any benchmarks. Drew To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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