Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc:54011 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:64 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:236 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ncar!boulder!seri!wind55!marshall From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Whis is fastest 386/33 or 486/25 ? Message-ID: Date: 12 Jul 90 18:59:06 GMT References: <1990Jul5.205440.23370@ecn.purdue.edu> <1990Jul11.161138.13630@dvinci.usask.ca> Sender: news@seri.gov (news) Distribution: na Organization: Solar Energy Research Institute Lines: 24 lowey@herald.usask.ca (Kevin Lowey) writes: >From article <1990Jul5.205440.23370@ecn.purdue.edu>, by jmoore@cidmac.ecn.purdue.edu (James D Moore): >I have a benchmark program that I wrote which does a lot of tests including >the sieve, fibonacci, whetstone, integer math, floating math, >trancendental math, etc. It was done in Turbo Pascal 3.0 so the compiler >does no math optimizations, etc. Here are some of the final results (in >seconds) which I obtained. >Machine Name CPU MHz NO 80x87 With 80x87 >IBM Model 80/486 486 25 26.80 10.92 >DEC 325c 386 25 46.96 >Zenith 386 386 25 51.25 20.93 What do you mean by "With 80x87"? Do you mean compiled for 80x87 or with one installed? I guess you mean the former as the math stuff is built into the 486. -- Marshall L. Buhl, Jr. EMAIL: marshall@seri.gov Senior Computer Engineer VOICE: (303)231-1014 Wind Research Branch 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401-3393 Solar Energy Research Institute Solar - safe energy for a healthy future