[alt.next] "CISC MIPS" ... was "The NeXT Problem"

dennis@mips.COM (Dennis Franklin) (10/20/88)

In article <5498@juniper.uucp> chari@juniper.UUCP (Christopher Michael Whatley) writes:
>... Doesn't 20 RISC MIPS equal about 5 CISC MIPS?
>
The "MIPS" figure that is published by RISC chip/computer manufacturers
IS what you term "CISC MIPS".  It is usually stated as "VAX MIPS". I.e.,
1 VAX 11/750 = 1 MIP.

tim@crackle.amd.com (Tim Olson) (10/20/88)

In article <6119@quacky.mips.COM> dennis@admin.UUCP (Dennis Franklin) writes:
| In article <5498@juniper.uucp> chari@juniper.UUCP (Christopher Michael Whatley) writes:
| >... Doesn't 20 RISC MIPS equal about 5 CISC MIPS?
| >
| The "MIPS" figure that is published by RISC chip/computer manufacturers
| IS what you term "CISC MIPS".  It is usually stated as "VAX MIPS". I.e.,
| 1 VAX 11/750 = 1 MIP.
	^^^^^^
Should be 11/780, unless you want your VUPS scaled by 0.6! ;-)


	-- Tim Olson
	Advanced Micro Devices
	(tim@crackle.amd.com)

rogerk@mips.COM (Roger B.A. Klorese) (10/20/88)

In article <6119@quacky.mips.COM> dennis@admin.UUCP (Dennis Franklin) writes:
>In article <5498@juniper.uucp> chari@juniper.UUCP (Christopher Michael Whatley) writes:
>>... Doesn't 20 RISC MIPS equal about 5 CISC MIPS?
>>
>The "MIPS" figure that is published by RISC chip/computer manufacturers
>IS what you term "CISC MIPS".  It is usually stated as "VAX MIPS". I.e.,
>1 VAX 11/750 = 1 MIP.

Close, dude, but no ceegar...

1 VAX 11/780 = 1 MIPS, by convention.  (Based on what benchmarks?  We've been
through *that* one too many times to do it again right now...)
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