Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-02-06 Thread Yu Safin
] IST.EDU Subject Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ? 01/31/2007 12:13 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] IST.EDU

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-02-05 Thread Doug Carroll
Subject Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ? 01/31/2007 12:13 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] IST.EDU Instructions and architecture matter. I'd put

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-02-01 Thread Sergey Korzhevsky
@VM.MARIST.EDU cc: Subject:Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ? It also doesn't account for the fact that the Intel processor is doing its own I/O, where that is almost completely off-loaded on the z9 to other processors. In all, it really is an apples to oranges comparison, and whatever

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-02-01 Thread Bertus Bekker - BCX - Persetel Q Vector
2007-02-01 14:50 To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ? Hi Robert. Don't you think, that, for example, SCSI controller plays the same role in Intel world? Thank you. WBR, Sergey RPN01 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-02-01 Thread Sergey Korzhevsky
: Subject:Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ? Not quite, Sergey In the play computer world, the CPU drives most of the IO - on z, most IO functions are offloaded to the SAP. SCSI controller can better be compared to a z control unit. Regards From: Linux on 390 Port

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-02-01 Thread Bertus Bekker - BCX - Persetel Q Vector
To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ? Hi Bertus. Can we tell that most of the IO is a significant part of overall cpu power? You know, if it took 1-2% of the CPU, it wouldn't be so much. Also, is your statement right if we compare Linux/390 with zfcp

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-02-01 Thread Sergey Korzhevsky
To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU cc: Subject:Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ? Difficult to say, Sergey Most z9 boxes running z/OS, z/VM an Linux get away with the standard 2 SAPs / MCM, so the percentage is probably lower than 20% on average. Heavy IO OSs such as TPF often uses more

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-02-01 Thread Fargusson.Alan
is not doing the I/O. On chip cache helps, but it is still a problem. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sergey Korzhevsky Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:51 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ? Hi Robert. Don't you

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-02-01 Thread Alan
On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 08:17:13 -0800 Fargusson.Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The actual problem with I/O on Intel and most system other then zSeries is not ware the actual I/O takes place. The problem is that the CPU and DMA are on the same bus. This means that while I/O is taking place the

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-02-01 Thread Marian Gasparovic
At some performance presentation I heard nice sentence about this - ... and all those fast processors wait at the same high speed Marian --- Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: periods of polling. That can significantly impact CPU availability and since its often time bound a faster processor

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-01-31 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Jones Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 8:52 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ? Well, according to this article Design methods for attaining IBM System z9

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-01-31 Thread Steve Gentry
To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU cc: Subject:Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ? -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Jones Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 8:52 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: 1 480 MIP

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-01-31 Thread Marian Gasparovic
No problem, buy lower capacity setting and then you can overclock through web via resourcelink, no need for screwdriver. Warning - works only on CP, not on IFL. --- McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hum, I wonder if we could overclock a z9 CPU? Well, it works on Intel CPUs and AMD CPUs. Why not

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-01-31 Thread barton
Instructions and architecture matter. I'd put a z9 closer to 2.5Ghz than 1.7 in comparing linux workloads A 2Ghz intel will NEVER outperform a z9. Well, according to this article Design methods for attaining IBM System z9 processor cycle-time goals

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-01-31 Thread Dave Jones
I'd like to make sure that everyone understands that my original posting comparing a 1.7 GHz. z9 against a 2.0 GHz. Pentium was done tongue in cheek;-) DJ barton wrote: Instructions and architecture matter. I'd put a z9 closer to 2.5Ghz than 1.7 in comparing linux workloads A 2Ghz

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-01-31 Thread Rob van der Heij
On 1/31/07, Dave Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to make sure that everyone understands that my original posting comparing a 1.7 GHz. z9 against a 2.0 GHz. Pentium was done tongue in cheek;-) When I got my hands on a z9 we ran some instruction sequences to determine the cycle

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-01-30 Thread Bennie Hicks
... Religious argument at best! :-( but the better answer would be go back through the Archives of this list, as many many opinions have been offered on the subject that IMHO simply imply it depends, as it does. Craig Otway wrote: Can anyone point me to a chart or share statistics that

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-01-30 Thread Rob van der Heij
On 1/30/07, Craig Otway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone point me to a chart or share statistics that show that each 480 MIP IFL CPU on a 2096 equals: x number of x.x GHz Intel CPUs or x number of pSeries CPUs? Barton's number is 4. So 480 MIPS would be around a 2 GHz Pentium. Rob

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-01-30 Thread Adam Thornton
On Jan 30, 2007, at 3:24 PM, Craig Otway wrote: Can anyone point me to a chart or share statistics that show that each 480 MIP IFL CPU on a 2096 equals: x number of x.x GHz Intel CPUs or x number of pSeries CPUs? Unfortunately, the answer varies by a *LOT* depending on your workload.

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-01-30 Thread David Boyes
Can anyone point me to a chart or share statistics that show that each 480 MIP IFL CPU on a 2096 equals: x number of x.x GHz Intel CPUs or x number of pSeries CPUs? Swags or rules of thumb are ok too. Thanks! All together now: IT DEPENDS. 8-) It's not a useful comparison. That's like

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-01-30 Thread barton
der Heij Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:01 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ? On 1/30/07, Craig Otway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone point me to a chart or share statistics that show that each 480 MIP IFL CPU on a 2096 equals: x number

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-01-30 Thread Marcy Cortes
: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:14 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ? Can anyone point me to a chart or share statistics that show that each 480 MIP IFL CPU on a 2096 equals: x number of x.x GHz Intel CPUs or x number of pSeries CPUs? Swags or rules

Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ?

2007-01-30 Thread Post, Mark K
. Mark Post -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Otway Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 5:28 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: 1 480 MIP IFL CPU = ? We are looking at a new Cognos DW project running Oracle on the z/VM Linux side