admin@datazap.net wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I was wondering if anyone had any real world data on powerpc systems
>and/or suns (Of course, running netbsd). I could look up how many
>instructions per second each cpu is capable of, but what I would really
>like to see is something like how many hits a second they can take, or how
>fast they compile userland. This is data I just can't seem to find, and
>was hoping that someone here would have, and be willing to share.
>
>Thanks,
>Al
>  
>

Have a look at http://bulk.fefe.de/scalability/ this guy did some tests 
on various BSDs and Linux.
Also, "how fast they compile userland" has more to do with how fast your 
hardware is, what compiler optimizations you use, etc. If you want to 
benchmark an OS you have to base your tests on something more credible.