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- From: jsheehy@netcom.com (John Sheehy)
- Subject: Re: Why are europeans dumb enough to buy amigas?
- Message-ID: <jsheehyDo2FA3.FrH@netcom.com>
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- References: <DnryFD.Gx1@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <xP1FzMD50D2alz19@trib0039.tribal.line.org>
- Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 18:56:26 GMT
- Sender: jsheehy@netcom8.netcom.com
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- In article <xP1FzMD50D2alz19@trib0039.tribal.line.org>,
- Matthias Andree <M_Andree@tribal.line.org> wrote:
- >Why does iCOMP state a DX2/66 was almost twice as fast
- >as a DX-33 whereas Dhrystone yields 34000 for 2/66 and 26000 (oder was
- >it 28k) for 33 MHz? Think about it.
-
- Maybe iCOMP is a CPU benchmark, and Dhrystone is a CPU/Memory benchmark.
- A DX33 and a DX2/66 have the same speed outside the CPU, so only the cpu
- section benefits on the DX2. Look at the 68040 on the A3000 and the
- A4000. The 040 is a faster CPU than the 030, but the 030 can write to the
- chipram and zorro buses faster. You have to differentiate between CPU
- benchmarks, and system benchmarks.
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- John Sheehy <jsheehy@netcom.com>
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