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- From: jsheehy@netcom.com (John Sheehy)
- Subject: Re: Why are europeans dumb enough to buy amigas?
- Message-ID: <jsheehyDoD6q1.Cs9@netcom.com>
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- References: <DnryFD.Gx1@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <jsheehyDo2FA3.FrH@netcom.com> <xSIbuMD50D2aUzF@trib0039.tribal.line.org>
- Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 14:25:13 GMT
- Sender: jsheehy@netcom6.netcom.com
-
- In article <xSIbuMD50D2aUzF@trib0039.tribal.line.org>,
- Matthias Andree <M_Andree@tribal.line.org> wrote:
- >On 10.03.1996 at 17:56:26 jsheehy@netcom.com (John Sheehy) wrote
- >concerning Re: Why are europeans dumb enough to buy amigas?:
-
- >> 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.
-
- >Sounds reasonable. But what is a CPU without RAM like? Maybe car without
- >engine or transmission. However, Dhrystone is much more alike some
- >standard application than a plain CPU benchmark is. But tell that to
- >someone who does not know about this fact and who is going to buy a
- >PeeZee the very next moment. You have to be faaast.
-
- Depends on the app, though. If the cache can keep up with the needs of
- the CPU, then the CPU speed is the most important factor. This is
- particularly true with FPU-intensive tasks.
-
- John Sheehy <jsheehy@netcom.com>
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