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From: mike@RICE.EDU (Mike Caplinger)
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Subject: Dhrystone benchmark - DN330 vs. Sun-3
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Date: Sun, 22-Dec-85 23:18:23 EST
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I just got my 68020 upgrade, taking my Apollo up to a DN330.  One
of the first things I did was run the Dhrystone benchmark on it.
I got a number somewhere around 1700 - about the speed of a VAX/11-780.
Fine and good.

Now I see some Sun-3 results that run in the 3000s!  Are these for real?
Would someone explain to me why the Sun apparently runs almost twice
as fast as a DN330 with an identical processor?

	Mike Caplinger
	mike@bellcore.arpa
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