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Subject: Re: Importance of L2 cache speed/size for diff programs (was:..Genius speed?

Author: fca

Date: 08:46:36 08/14/98

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On August 13, 1998 at 08:47:35, Tom Kerrigan wrote:

>I'm not sure if you're complicating the issue or simplifying it too much.

A third possibility doubtless obtrudes  :-)

>Here are the reasons why the PII/300 is faster than the P5/200:
>1) higher clock speed (50% faster)
>2) improved core (~50% faster)
>3) faster L2 cache (~100% faster)

>Now, when

*If*: possibility of error always possible.  Also other factors, as did actually
emerge as a result of clarifications by blass and post by Amir.

>program X scales exceptionally well,the most important factor is
>probably the faster L2 cache, simply because of the percentages above. That
>should explain my original post on the subject.

I thought a while before replying as I've no wish to offend.

"IMO this is not based on sound logic"  ;-)

We agree to disagree maybe...  The other storm soon pushes this off the front
page anyway ;-(

Kind regards

fca



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