On Tue, Jun 08, 1999 at 11:35:42AM -0600, Richard E Nairn wrote:
> Does linux fully utilize the new 21264 SMP systems that seem to be coming
> out?
DS-20's and DP-264 systems work fine with linux afaik, I have a DS-10
on order.
> How much faster is it then the previous chip in terms of floating
> point performance?
About a factor of 3-4 in memory bandwidth (stream) and fp (specfp95).
>There seems to be a giant leap in price, I am just
DS-10's go for $3500 (entry level), and dp-264's go for $14k (dual cpu,
512 mb ram, 9gb u2w). Not what I'd call a giant leap in price.
> wondering if it is a worthwile investment for us. We do geological modeling
> and it can be a long process, I am looking at speeding it up...
No benchmark is as accurate as your own code...
--
Bill
