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On Mon, Mar 30, 1998 at 11:15:43PM -0600, Jeffrey Hundstad wrote:
> BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 4.0.1)

Thanks.

> Maybe later:  this would be MORE interesting if the kernel was changed
> after each run.  But as it is it shows some interesting differences.

Indeed. Most of the tests measure kernel speed or external
utilities (like gcc, shell etc.. which arenīt
changed during runs).

Content-Description: 281.bench
> CC = gcc-2.8.1
> OPTON = -O9 -mpentium -march=pentium -fno-exceptions -ffast-math
> 
> Dhrystone 2 using register variables     144456.6 lps   (10 secs, 10 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = double)           18020.3 lps   (10 secs, 10 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = short)            13225.3 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = int)              14186.5 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = long)             14186.6 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = float)            17973.6 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithoh                                  198107.7 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Dc: sqrt(2) to 99 decimal places           7170.9 lpm   (30 secs, 3 samples)
> Recursion Test--Tower of Hanoi             2311.0 lps   (20 secs, 3 samples)
> 
Content-Description: p0129.bench
> CC = pgcc-ss-980129
> OPTON = -O9 -frisc -mpentium -march=pentium -fno-exceptions -ffast-math
> 
> Dhrystone 2 using register variables     160087.7 lps   (10 secs, 10 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = double)           17413.2 lps   (10 secs, 10 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = short)            14147.1 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = int)              14839.7 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = long)             14827.4 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = float)            17365.0 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithoh                                  196571.0 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Dc: sqrt(2) to 99 decimal places           7147.6 lpm   (30 secs, 3 samples)
> Recursion Test--Tower of Hanoi             2871.2 lps   (20 secs, 3 samples)

(0129 == optimized for dhrystone, it seems ;-)

> CC = pgcc-ss-980221
> OPTON = -O9 -frisc -mpentium -march=pentium -fno-exceptions -ffast-math
> 
> Dhrystone 2 using register variables     167326.2 lps   (10 secs, 10 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = double)           17413.2 lps   (10 secs, 10 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = short)            14173.9 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = int)              14832.7 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = long)             14839.8 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = float)            17377.9 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithoh                                  196431.5 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Dc: sqrt(2) to 99 decimal places           7226.9 lpm   (30 secs, 3 samples)
> Recursion Test--Tower of Hanoi             2871.9 lps   (20 secs, 3 samples)

(Same here ;)

> CC = pgcc-ss-980315
> OPTON = -O9 -frisc -mpentium -march=pentium -fno-exceptions -ffast-math
> 
> Dhrystone 2 using register variables     159100.4 lps   (10 secs, 10 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = double)           17414.5 lps   (10 secs, 10 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = short)            14169.1 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = int)              14829.6 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = long)             14830.7 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithmetic Test (type = float)            17370.2 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Arithoh                                  196553.7 lps   (10 secs, 3 samples)
> Dc: sqrt(2) to 99 decimal places           7178.9 lpm   (30 secs, 3 samples)
> Recursion Test--Tower of Hanoi             2871.4 lps   (20 secs, 3 samples)

Thanks. The main point I see is that fp is a bit slower everywhere... (NOT
good). Does anybody want to add more observations?

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