Re: Interesting 603 note.

Vijay Gadad (gadad@nwu.edu)
Wed, 30 Apr 1997 01:10:30 -0500

At 10:38 PM 4/29/97, M. Heroux wrote:
>What I come up with: The 603 runs 601 code faster.... (but still not
>great).. and it runs the 604 code slower... So they in a sense "balance"
>computationally...

Actually, on a 100 MHz 603e here, the 601 client runs slightly slower than
the 604 code. The 601 client runs faster on the 603e than on a comparable
601.

Odd, I guess.

The 604 client is running nicely, at 610 kkeys/sec on a 150 MHz 604. Fast,
considering there's no hand-tuned assembly in there.

Vijay Gadad
gadad@nwu.edu