Re: Debate: PowerMac

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From: Andrew Templeman
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 1995 05:47

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In article <DEEEE5.LJK@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, Brent S. Stone writes:

> 
> In article <ejohnso2-0309951256410001@b17.public.swarthmore.edu>,
> Ellen S. Johnson <ejohnso2@swarthmore.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> If the PPC truly does develop a commanding speed advantage, ANSYS Inc
> >> will notice and port the program.  Hasn't happened yet though.
> >> 
> >HELLO???  PPC developed "a commanding speed advantage" over a year and a
> >half ago when it came out!  And that speed advantage has grown even larger
> >over time.  Compare the SPEC marks of the top Intel chips vs. the top PPC
> >chips:
> >
> >Portable:
> >
> >PPC 603e @ 117 Mhz-              Pentium @ 75 Mhz-
> >
> >SPECint92:  greater than 120     SPECint92:  approximately 75
> >SPECfp92:   greater than 120     SPECfp92:   approximately 60
> >
> 
> Check out reports on the powerbooks.
> Reports are that they are on par with 6100/60 for native software.
> 

The current MacUser (UK) has got some test data 

                              	5300c/100  8100/80
Benchmark CPU:                    4.33      4.18
Benchmark Maths:                174.63    143.54
Wordperfect 3.1 (Wordcount)      12.2 s     ??
Photoshop 3.0.3 (Blur)           26.3 s    28.7 s

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