On Wed, Nov 03, 1999 at 10:02:56AM -0800, Ross Harvey wrote:
> > From: Jon Lindgren <jlindgren@espus.com>
> >
> > Okay, here we go: I know there are definitely many factors in this
> > question, but - what is the fastest CPU that NetBSD will run on?  Leaving
> > out mass storage, network, etc... and going for raw processing power
> > (i.e. CPU and memory bandwidth, I guess), I'm darn curious to know what
> > platform would be the most powerful at raw computation.  I'm assuming a
> > good mix of float math and a gratuitous amount of memory access.
> 
> I believe the new Compaq ("DEC") alpha 667 MHz XP1000, based on the latest
> alpha ("21264", aka by the project name of ev6 and, I think, ev67) is the
> fastest on both integer and floating point.

Actually, the AMD K7 "Athlon" appears to be the current champ for single-CPU
integer performance.  See the SPEC website for details.

I'm pretty sure a 21264 on one of the more generous motherboard designs like
the DS20 will have more memory bandwidth, though, which is worth keeping in 
mind.

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