Re: PentiumII's.

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Wed, 30 Jul 1997 19:36:01 -0700 (PDT)


On Wed, 30 Jul 1997, Larry M. Augustin wrote:

>
> The Pentium II has a number of design enhancements that make it a
> better choice for multiprocessors. Here are some SPEC numbers for
> Pentium Pro and Pentium II under Linux:
>
>
> VA Research System SPEC benchmarks
>
> System RH Linux Kernel gcc SPECint95_base SPECfp95_base
>
> VArStation II 266 4.1 2.0.27 2.7.2 8.92 4.98
>
> VArStation II 233 4.1 2.0.27 2.7.2 7.86 4.48
>
> VArStation Pro
> 200-512K 4.2 2.0.30 2.7.2 6.93 3.72
>
> VArStation Pro
> 200-256K 4.2 2.0.30 2.7.2 6.68 3.36
>
> VA Research System SPEC Rate benchmarks
>
> System RH Linux Kernel # cpus SPECrateint95_base SPECratefp95_base
>
> VArServer 4000
> 6612A 4.2 2.0.30 4 247 100
>
> VArStation YMP
> 4621A 4.2 2.0.30 2 158 63.3
>
>
> Unfortunately, I don't have the exact numbers handy, but the dual
> processor Pentium Pro 200/512 gives a SPECrateint95 of only about 1/3
> of the dual processor Pentium II.
>
> Larry

How does the dual Pentium II 266mhz machine compare to a UltraSparc2 with
simular configuration?