[comp.arch] Top machine MFLOPs/SPECmarks wanted for comparison with HP9000/700.

irf@kuling.UUCP (Bo Thide') (03/03/91)

I just got the latest benchmark figures for the new HP9000/700 series
(aka "The Snake" series) workstations.  While the agreement I made with
HP forbids me to disclose them I can say that they are extremely impressive.
For comparison with other top boxes I would appreciate MFLOPs (and prefreably
also SPECMark) ratings for high-end IBM, MIPS, DEC and other fast workstations
as well as low-end Crays; SPARCstations etc. are too slow to be interesting in
this comparison.  Please e-mail to bt@irfu.se.

Thank you.

Bo

my@falcon.nsc.com (Michael Yip) (03/04/91)

> Subject: Top machine MFLOPs/SPECmarks wanted for comparison with HP9000/700.
> Date: 3 Mar 91 14:04:46 GMT
> Organization: DoCS, Uppsala University, Sweden
> 
> I just got the latest benchmark figures for the new HP9000/700 series
> (aka "The Snake" series) workstations.  While the agreement I made with
> HP forbids me to disclose them I can say that they are extremely impressive.
> For comparison with other top boxes I would appreciate MFLOPs (and prefreably
> also SPECMark) ratings for high-end IBM, MIPS, DEC and other fast
workstations
> as well as low-end Crays; SPARCstations etc. are too slow to be
interesting in
                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> this comparison.  Please e-mail to bt@irfu.se.
> 


Yes, I agree.  Even the little Sparcstaion 2 is not so impressive.

[No flame please.  it's just a comment.]

-- Mike Yip
   my@berlioz.nsc.com

frost@watop.nosc.mil (Richard Frost) (03/05/91)

irf@kuling.UUCP (Bo Thide') writes:

>For comparison with other top boxes I would appreciate MFLOPs (and prefreably
>also SPECMark) ratings for high-end IBM, MIPS, DEC and other fast workstations
>as well as low-end Crays; SPARCstations etc. are too slow to be interesting in
>this comparison.  Please e-mail to bt@irfu.se.

One of our contractors is reporting 160 MFLOPS on an AMT DAP 610.  Of course,
MFLOP ratings are application dependent: this was achieved for signal
processing algorithms utilizing 3-D FFTs.

We're finding the AMT hardware to be an inexpensive way to beef up our
VME platforms.  For more info, contact Active Memory Technology, Irvine CA.

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