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Subject: Re: When will 64-bit computers be the norm?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 10:42:34 02/28/02

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On February 27, 2002 at 21:55:19, Eugene Nalimov wrote:

>Alpha is not "2X as fast as anything around".
>
>Fastest submitted SpecInt2k result for Alpha is 621(base)/679(peak). AlphaServer
>ES45 Model 68/1000, hardware available October 2001.
>
>Dell Precision WorkStation 530 (2.0GHz P4 Xeon) has SpecInt2k
>642(base)/663(peak), hardware available September 2001.
>
>679 is greater than 663, but not 2x. Not even 1.1x.

Interesting.  At twice the clock speed, the Xeon was almost as fast!

Thanks for proving my point.

• Re: When will 64-bit computers be the norm? Eugene Nalimov 11:22:18 02/28/02
  • Re: When will 64-bit computers be the norm? Dann Corbit 11:38:01 02/28/02
    • Re: When will 64-bit computers be the norm? Eugene Nalimov 12:57:55 02/28/02

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