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Article #7999Re: MIPS and MHz
From: Guy Harris
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 01:13
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 01:13
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>How can a non-superscalar implementation at 50MHz run 59.1 MIPS? Remember, MIPS, when used to describe how fast a processor runs, stands for Meaningless Indicator of Processor Speed. It does *not* necessarily mean Millions of Instructions Per Second. "59.1 MIPS" could mean that the machine in question ran some particular benchmark 59.1 times faster than some VAX-11/780 did, at some point in the distant past. I.e., don't worry about it, just ignore all performance numbers given as "n MIPS".
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!auspex-gw!guy From: guy@Auspex.COM (Guy Harris) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: MIPS and MHz Keywords: RISC, MIPS, cps Message-ID: <15473@auspex-gw.auspex.com> Date: 13 Nov 92 01:13:18 GMT References: <1992Nov12.183424.29331@boole.uucp> Sender: news@auspex-gw.auspex.com Organization: Auspex Systems, Santa Clara Lines: 12 Nntp-Posting-Host: auspex.auspex.com