Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???

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From: Christopher C. Wood
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 22:05

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In article <DDGGLs.LDr@info.swan.ac.uk>, iialan@iifeak.swan.ac.uk (Alan Cox) writes:
|> In article <405gel$dss@meaddata.meaddata.com> christw@meaddata.com (Christopher C. Wood) writes:
|> >A few facts: the PowerPC family is thriving.  Over 2 million of the
|> >original family member, the PowerPC 601, have been shipped to end
|> >customers.  The PowerPC is the most popular RISC processor in desktop
|> >systems; more PowerPC systems have shipped than systems powered by
|> >SPARC, ALPHA, MIPS, or PA-RISC.  The fastest microprocessor in
|> >mass-market personal computers is the PowerPC 604 - 132 MHz, with even
|> >faster versions sure to follow.

|> Please provide references. According to the data I have in front of
|> me your figures look wrong.

What data is that?

|> Also please tell me the speed justification and what formal
|> benchmarks were used. 

The Actual SpecInt92 and SpecFP92 for the PowerPC 604 @132MHz is
higher than the 133MHz pentium, which, AFAIK, is the fastest x86 chip
today.  IBM did some tuning, and got better numbers.  DEC, HP, and SGI
may very well have faster workstations, but they are not "mass-market
personal computers"...

Chris

-- 
Speaking only for myself, of course.
Chris Wood    christw@lexis-nexis.com   ChrisCWood@aol.com

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Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Date: 18 Aug 1995 22:05:22 GMT
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