Here is the benchmark comparison for 1.3.6:
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From:
* Linux pimpinel.fluido.org 1.3.5 #5 Thu Jun 29 20:59:28 MET DST 1995 i486
* Thu Jun 29 21:35:56 MET DST 1995
To:
* Linux pimpinel.fluido.org 1.3.6 #7 Fri Jun 30 20:40:51 MET DST 1995 i486
* Fri Jun 30 21:06:17 MET DST 1995
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Results
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Arithmetic Test (type = register) || 7413.9 -> 8356.4 +12.71%
File Write (30 seconds) || 8366.0 -> 9033.0 +7.97%
File Copy (30 seconds) || 1094.0 -> 1156.0 +5.67%
Arithmetic Test (type = arithoh) || 121222.8 -> 126987.4 +4.76%
Dhrystone 2 without register variables || 47431.6 -> 49547.3 +4.46%
Dhrystone 2 using register variables || 48343.2 -> 49730.7 +2.87%
Shell scripts (2 concurrent) || 45.6 -> 46.0 +0.88%
Arithmetic Test (type = short) || 7436.1 -> 7500.0 +0.86%
Pipe-based Context Switching Test || 3177.4 -> 3188.8 +0.36%
Shell scripts (1 concurrent) || 87.6 -> 87.9 +0.34%
File Copy (10 seconds) || 1269.0 -> 1272.0 +0.24%
System Call Overhead Test || 30215.5 -> 30255.1 +0.13%
Pipe Throughput Test || 17740.9 -> 17762.2 +0.12%
Arithmetic Test (type = long) || 8356.9 -> 8359.0 +0.03%
Arithmetic Test (type = double) || 5058.8 -> 5059.6 +0.02%
Arithmetic Test (type = int) || 8357.9 -> 8358.1 +0.00%
C Compiler Test || 44.6 -> 44.6 +0.00%
Shell scripts (4 concurrent) || 23.0 -> 23.0 +0.00%
Shell scripts (8 concurrent) || 11.0 -> 11.0 +0.00%
Arithmetic Test (type = float) || 5059.0 -> 5058.5 -0.01%
Execl Throughput Test || 64.5 -> 62.9 -2.48%
Dc: sqrt(2) to 99 decimal places || 6491.6 -> 6325.1 -2.56%
Recursion Test--Tower of Hanoi || 711.0 -> 690.0 -2.95%
File Read (10 seconds) || 91870.0 -> 88186.0 -4.01%
Process Creation Test || 133.6 -> 128.0 -4.19%
File Read (30 seconds) || 98003.0 -> 93784.0 -4.30%
File Write (10 seconds) || 9067.0 -> 8000.0 -11.77%
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I am adding the comparison to 1.3.4, where differences are sensibly lower.
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From:
* Linux pimpinel.fluido.org 1.3.4 #4 Mon Jun 26 22:25:32 MET DST 1995 i486
* Tue Jun 27 18:12:20 MET DST 1995
To:
* Linux pimpinel.fluido.org 1.3.6 #7 Fri Jun 30 20:40:51 MET DST 1995 i486
* Fri Jun 30 21:06:17 MET DST 1995
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Results
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File Read (30 seconds) || 91729.0 -> 93784.0 +2.24%
File Copy (30 seconds) || 1134.0 -> 1156.0 +1.94%
File Read (10 seconds) || 86913.0 -> 88186.0 +1.46%
Dhrystone 2 without register variables || 48973.2 -> 49547.3 +1.17%
Pipe-based Context Switching Test || 3184.1 -> 3188.8 +0.15%
Arithmetic Test (type = float) || 5058.2 -> 5058.5 +0.01%
Arithmetic Test (type = long) || 8358.6 -> 8359.0 +0.00%
Arithmetic Test (type = register) || 8356.4 -> 8356.4 +0.00%
C Compiler Test || 44.6 -> 44.6 +0.00%
Shell scripts (1 concurrent) || 87.9 -> 87.9 +0.00%
Shell scripts (2 concurrent) || 46.0 -> 46.0 +0.00%
Shell scripts (4 concurrent) || 23.0 -> 23.0 +0.00%
Shell scripts (8 concurrent) || 11.0 -> 11.0 +0.00%
Arithmetic Test (type = int) || 8358.3 -> 8358.1 -0.00%
Arithmetic Test (type = arithoh) || 126991.8 -> 126987.4 -0.00%
Arithmetic Test (type = double) || 5059.8 -> 5059.6 -0.00%
Arithmetic Test (type = short) || 7500.8 -> 7500.0 -0.01%
Dhrystone 2 using register variables || 49911.6 -> 49730.7 -0.36%
File Copy (10 seconds) || 1294.0 -> 1272.0 -1.70%
Execl Throughput Test || 64.1 -> 62.9 -1.87%
Dc: sqrt(2) to 99 decimal places || 6466.2 -> 6325.1 -2.18%
System Call Overhead Test || 31302.2 -> 30255.1 -3.35%
Recursion Test--Tower of Hanoi || 721.1 -> 690.0 -4.31%
File Write (30 seconds) || 9600.0 -> 9033.0 -5.91%
Process Creation Test || 136.3 -> 128.0 -6.09%
Pipe Throughput Test || 19010.8 -> 17762.2 -6.57%
File Write (10 seconds) || 8567.0 -> 8000.0 -6.62%
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Enjoy!
Carlo
-- * ...Ma appena fuori tutto e' gomma, * K * Carlo E. Prelz - fluido@telepac.pt tutto e' cicca impiastricciata... * (Marco Zappa-Niente cicca nella scuola)