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perelet@avignon.wri.com (Oleg Perelet) writes:
> Here are some results of raytracing. (RAYSHADE).
> command line: (pool.ray is part of rayshade distribution)
> 
> > rayshade -R 512 512 -O out.rle pool.rle

presumably these are all run on unix systems...

> 04025   :Total CPU time (sec):           2141.4 (NeXT)
> 48633   :Total CPU time (sec):           2289.0 (486 CLONE)
> 04033   :Total CPU time (sec):           1681.1 (NeXT turbo)
> 48650   :Total CPU time (sec):           1574.0 (DELL)

is this a dx or a dx2 ?

> 38633+W :Total CPU time (sec):           1307.3 (386 CLONE + Weitek)
> SPARC2  :Total CPU time (sec):           1161.2 (SUN SSII)
> R3000   :Total CPU time (sec):            589.6 (DEC 5000 240)
> SPARC10 :Total CPU time (sec):            575.6 (SUN SS10)
> PA-RISC :Total CPU time (sec):            439.8 (HP 730)

what this data is lacking is what os is running on each intel based
platform, and other sundry extras such as graphics, etc.
for instance, a relatively fast unix in terminal mode on an intel
based machine is going to be a hell of a lot faster than a NeXT
running NeXTstep, etc.
also, things like amount of memory make a difference, so the info
above, while interesting, doesn't really answer the question without
additional info