Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!psuvax1!psuvm!jkt100 From: JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu (JKT) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Benchmark:A3000 w/ AMAXII Message-ID: <90284.230747JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: 12 Oct 90 03:07:47 GMT References: <1990Oct9.184447.4539@ee.rochester.edu> <15009@cbmvax.commodore.com> Organization: Penn State University Lines: 35 In article , stefanb@cip-s01.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Stefan Becker) says: > >daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) writes: >>> A3000/25/50 MacIIci MacIIcx MAC+ >>> >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>Dhrystones/sec 2871(2717) 3736(3816) (768.8) > >>The Dhrystone test doesn't use any floating point. But the results do say >>a few things. First, that AMAX seems to be taking on a bit more overhead >>than I would have expected. Secondly, that the compiler used here was lousy; >>typical A3000 Dhrystone 2.1 numbers are in the 5000-8000 range, depending on >>C compiler and settings. > (couple of postings deleted about making sure the test runs in FAST, not chip RAM) It's my understanding that the tests listed under the "A3000-25/50" column were run in A-Max II mode, not under AmigaDOS. As such, there is no way to control what type of memory they run in, and to be honest, I doubt it would make as much of a difference in Mac mode as it would in Amiga mode. Myself, I am quite impressed with these results. An EMULATION of a MAC PLUS stands up to a Mac IIcx in speed!! This ought to make Apple squirm.... Kurt -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- || Kurt Tappe (215) 363-9485 || Amigas, Macs, IBM's, C-64's, NeXTs, || || 184 W. Valley Hill Rd. || Apple ]['s.... I use 'em all. || || Malvern, PA 19355-2214 || (and in that order too! ;-) || || jkt100@psuvm.psu.edu --------------------------------------|| || jkt100@psuvm.bitnet jkt100%psuvm.bitnet@psuvax1 QLink: KurtTappe || -----------------------------------------------------------------------