Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 00:52:44 -0500 From: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pentium M Surprise Message-ID: <42804C2C.9@attglobal.net> In-Reply-To: <20050509233631.Y11657@wonkity.com> References: <20050509233631.Y11657@wonkity.com>
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Warren Block wrote: > Two machines freshly cvsupped with 5-Stable to the same level. > > Generic Computer > Athlon XP Barton 3000, 512M, 80G 7200 RPM drive > > make buildworld 1928 seconds 32.13 minutes > make buildkernel 449 seconds 7.48 minutes > make installworld 16 seconds > > > Thinkpad T42 > Pentium M 1.7GHz, 512M, 40G 7200 RPM drive, AC power > > make buildworld 1838 seconds 30.63 minutes > make buildkernel 421 seconds 7.02 minutes > make installworld 17 seconds > > > So the little notebook is noticeably faster than the power tower. But > to make up for the difference, the tower has a serial port! And > four--FOUR!--loud fans! The 2mb L2 cache on the Pentium M makes a big difference in compliation. In other cases, it doesn't matter much. The T42 also runs FreeBSD very well. All of the hardware on mine is supported, except, I think, the modem. I've never had reason to want to use it, so it's not a problem for me.
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