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From: savage@ssc-vax.UUCP (Lowell Savage)
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Subject: Re: 68xxx v.s. 80xxx    :-)
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Date: Tue, 8-Oct-85 19:52:48 EDT
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> ... (FlameOn)
> ... If say my Vette 
> runs at 4000RPM, and you say that your Mazada RX-7 runs at 5500RPM, I 
> can not say which car runs faster, unless I know what gears the cars
> are in and what the gearing ratio is.    The auto industry has solved
> this problem by inventing a very handy standard benchmark, Miles 
> Per Hour (MPH). 
> 
> The computer industry has yet to develop such a benchmark, but we kept
> trying :-). 

IPS (Instructions Per Second)?
FLOPS (FLoating Operations Per Second)?

There will be objections to this analogy by saying that IPS (or MIPS) and
FLOPS don't necessarily represent the true speed of the processor in a
"typical" application--but then neither does MPH represent the true speed
of a car on a "typical" trip.  So...we have benchmarks, er races, which are
fun to watch and participate in!!

				There's more than one way to be savage

				Lowell Savage

				Obviously, the opinions expressed above are
				those of every sentient being including my
				left shoe.