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- From: mharrell@sojourn1.sojourn.com (Matt Harrell)
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- Subject: Re: Speed: 68040 vs. 68060
- Date: 6 Mar 1996 20:59:27 GMT
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- Bernie Lofaso (lofaso@arlut.utexas.edu) wrote:
-
- : Quoting MIPS for a CPU is a fairly useless measurement. The reason is
- : that
-
- [snip]
-
- : In general, MIPS numbers are still fairly useless, even VAX MIPS. The
- : industry has moved to quoting SPEC numbers (specINT, specFLOAT, etc.)
- : which compare performance for specific tasks or task mixes.
-
- Right. I think this is pretty well understood by most people here.
- However, MIPS is going to be more meaningful (although, granted, still
- not great) when comparing two processors of the same line; e.g., a
- 68030 to a 68060.
-
- Thanks for the "VAX MIPS" info, though.
-
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