Subject: Port performance comparison?
To: None <current-users@NetBSD.ORG>
From: David Maxwell <david@fundy.ca>
List: current-users
Date: 08/27/1997 00:58:10
Has anyone ever compiled a chart comparing NetBSD's performance on the
different ports? All benchmarks are task specific of course, and driver
performance has a large effect, but of the top of my head I'd list the ports
from highest to lowest performance this way...
(Please keep in mind I've never used some of this hardware, and some only
with native OS)

		Alpha
		PowerPC
		Sparc
		arm32
		i386
		pmax
		hp300
mac68k - mvme68k - x68k - amiga - atari - sun3
		pc532
		pica
		vax

Obviously there's some overlap, considering the range of processors supported
on any of these ports (i.e. 386-16 < PPro200 < P-II-300)

Anyone have corrections to my guestimate?

							David Maxwell
							david@vex.net