AMD K7 benchmarks ((Re: linux-kernel-digest V1 #4778

SammyTheSnake (phuae@csv.warwick.ac.uk)
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 16:19:02 +0000 (GMT)


On Wed, 17 Nov 1999 owner-linux-kernel-digest@vger.rutgers.edu wrote:
> AMD K7 lmbench results?
> From: Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com>
> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:49:54 -0800
> Subject: AMD K7 lmbench results?
>
> Does anyone have results for one of these boxes they care to share?
> I'm mostly interested in how fast it can compile code. If someone had
> numbers comparing a 400Mhz Celeron vs a 600Mhz K7, I'd be very interested.
> lmbench and/or "time make" in /usr/src/linux.
>
> Yours in thirst for speed,
>
> - --lm
>
> Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

there's been quite a bit of this on the beowulf mailing lists, some
benchmarks put the K7 at nearly twice the speed of a PIII with the same
clock. all state a noticeable improvement...

SammyTheSnake

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