irf@kuling.UUCP (Bo Thide') (03/27/91)
Now that the Snakes (HP9000/700 series HP-PA 1.1 RISC workstations) are let
loose, the official HP info has become available. Some of this info follows.
There are three models, the desktop (114mm*508mm*470mm) 720 (Cobra) and
730 (King Cobra) and the deskside (610mm*220mm*595mm) 750 (Coral). They
come initially with HP-UX 8.01 to be upgraded to HP-UX 8.05 in June. Later
OSF/1 will be available.
Clock: 50 MHZ (720) or 66 MHz (730, 750)
Cache: 128 kB instr/256 kB data (720, 730), 256 kB instr/256 kB data.
Interfaces: SCSI-II, EISA, LAN, RS-232 (to 460.8 kbaud), HP-HIL, Centronics.
HP-IB optional (via EISA!).
Monitors: 72 Hz, 19" 1280x1024 8-bit grayscale (GRX) or 8+8 color planes (CRX).
Software: X11R4, OSF/Motif1.2 (not 1.1!), VUE, NCS, NFS, 4.3BSD TCP/IP, ARPA.
Languages: C, C++, Pascal, FORTRAN, ANSI C, Assembler. FORTRAN compiler
with "+800" option for series 800 compatibility. Series 800
binaries run on 700 series.
Performance (with HP-UX 8.05) and comparison with other workstations:
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SPEC Khorner- Linp2P x11- Dhry-
mark int fp stones MIPS MFLOPS perf stone2.0
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HP9000/730,750 G/CRX 72.2 51.0 91.0 143974 76 22 10460 114680
HP9000/720 G/CRX 55.5 39.0 70.2 119213 57 17 8244 87000
IBM 6000/550 54.3 34.5 73.5 n/a 56 23 n/a n/a
IBM 6000/320 24.6 16.3 32.4 54661 29.5 8.5 1520 45250
DECstation 5000/200PXGT 18.5 19.0 18.5 26456 24.2 3.7 3256 38760
DECstation 3100 11.3 11.8 10.9 15285 14.9 1.6 1702 23470
Sun SPARCstation 2GX 21.0 20.2 21.5 27142 28.5 4.2 n/a 35590
Sun SPARCstation IPC 11.8 12.4 11.4 13329 15.7 1.7 n/a 22830
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Linp2P = Linpack Double precision, 100*100 FORTRAN BLAS, rolled.
x11perf = geometric mean of the x11perf1.2 component tests (excluding 1
and 500 pixel tests).
Selected x11perf Tests:
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10 pixel 10*10 TR create & map
Dots lines rects text subwins (50 kids)
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HP9000/730,750 G/CRX 1630000 911000 278000 273000 6000
HP9000/720 G/CRX 1260000 874000 272000 245000 4500
DECstation 5000/200PXGT 370000 455000 256000 90900 1750
Sun SPARCstation 2GX 101100 147000 83500 49000 1050
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Graphics Performance:
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2D floating 3D floating pt
pt vectors/s vectors/s (peak)
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HP9000/730,750 G/CRX 1120000 1150000
HP9000/720 G/CRX 1120000 1150000
DECstation 5000/200PXGT 300000 300000
Sun SPARCstation 2GX 450000 240000
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Sequential Disk Access Rates:
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Read (kB/s) Write (kB/s)
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HP9000/700, 1*210MByte disk 1120 1140
HP9000/700, 1*420MByte disk 1520 1510
HP9000/700, 2*210MByte disk 2070 1800
HP9000/700, 2*420MByte disk 2460 2140
Sun SPARCstation 2, 207MByte disk 744 794
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ANSYS SP-3 results (smaller = better):
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CPU seconds
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Cray 2 27
HP9000/730,750 G/CRX 49
DEC VAX9000 65
HP9000/720 G/CRX 66
IBM 6000/540 68
DECstation 5000 145
IBM 6000/320 107
Sun SPARCstation 1+ 311
Sun SPARCstation 2 225
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HP numbers were measured with series 800 compiler code. No series 700
specific optimizations used.irf@kuling.UUCP (Bo Thide') (03/27/91)
Now that the Snakes (HP9000/700 series HP-PA 1.1 RISC workstations) are let
loose, the official HP info has become available. Some of this info follows.
There are three models, the desktop (114mm*508mm*470mm) 720 (Cobra) and
730 (King Cobra) and the deskside (610mm*220mm*595mm) 750 (Coral). They
come initially with HP-UX 8.01 to be upgraded to HP-UX 8.05 in June. Later
OSF/1 will be available.
Clock: 50 MHZ (720) or 66 MHz (730, 750)
Cache: 128 kB instr/256 kB data (720, 730), 256 kB instr/256 kB data.
Interfaces: SCSI-II, EISA, LAN, RS-232 (to 460.8 kbaud), HP-HIL, Centronics.
HP-IB optional (via EISA!).
Monitors: 72 Hz, 19" 1280x1024 8-bit grayscale (GRX) or 8+8 color planes (CRX).
Software: X11R4, OSF/Motif1.2 (not 1.1!), VUE, NCS, NFS, 4.3BSD TCP/IP, ARPA.
Languages: C, C++, Pascal, FORTRAN, ANSI C, Assembler. FORTRAN compiler
with "+800" option for series 800 compatibility. Series 800
binaries run on series 700 machines.
Performance (with HP-UX 8.05) and comparison with other workstations:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPEC Khorner- Linp2P x11- Dhry-
mark int fp stones MIPS MFLOPS perf stone2.0
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
HP9000/730,750 G/CRX 72.2 51.0 91.0 143974 76 22.9 10460 114680
HP9000/720 G/CRX 55.5 39.0 70.2 119213 57 17.2 8244 87000
IBM 6000/550 54.3 34.5 73.5 n/a 56 23 n/a n/a
IBM 6000/320 24.6 16.3 32.4 54661 29.5 8.5 1520 45250
Sun SPARCstation 2GX 21.0 20.2 21.5 27142 28.5 4.2 n/a 35590
DECstation 5000/200PXGT 18.5 19.0 18.5 26456 24.2 3.7 3256 38760
DECstation 3100 11.3 11.8 10.9 15285 14.9 1.6 1702 23470
Sun SPARCstation IPC 11.8 12.4 11.4 13329 15.7 1.7 n/a 22830
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Linp2P = Linpack Double precision, 100*100 FORTRAN BLAS, rolled.
x11perf = geometric mean of the x11perf1.2 component tests (excluding 1
and 500 pixel tests).
Selected x11perf Tests:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 pixel 10*10 TR create & map
Dots lines rects text subwins (50 kids)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
HP9000/730,750 G/CRX 1630000 911000 278000 273000 6000
HP9000/720 G/CRX 1260000 874000 272000 245000 4500
DECstation 5000/200PXGT 370000 455000 256000 90900 1750
Sun SPARCstation 2GX 101100 147000 83500 49000 1050
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Graphics Performance:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2D floating 3D floating pt
pt vectors/s vectors/s (peak)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
HP9000/730,750 G/CRX 1120000 1150000
HP9000/720 G/CRX 1120000 1150000
DECstation 5000/200PXGT 300000 300000
Sun SPARCstation 2GX 450000 240000
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sequential Disk Access Rates:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Read (kB/s) Write (kB/s)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
HP9000/700, 1*210MByte disk 1120 1140
HP9000/700, 1*420MByte disk 1520 1510
HP9000/700, 2*210MByte disk 2070 1800
HP9000/700, 2*420MByte disk 2460 2140
Sun SPARCstation 2, 207MByte disk 744 794
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANSYS SP-3 results (smaller = better):
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CPU seconds
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cray 2 27
HP9000/730,750 G/CRX 49
DEC VAX9000 65
HP9000/720 G/CRX 66
IBM 6000/540 68
DECstation 5000 145
IBM 6000/320 107
Sun SPARCstation 1+ 311
Sun SPARCstation 2 225
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HP numbers were measured with series 800 compiler code. No series 700
specific optimizations used.nazgul@alphalpha.com (Kee Hinckley) (03/27/91)
In article <1998@kuling.UUCP> irf@kuling.DoCS.UU.SE (Bo Thide') writes: >Software: X11R4, OSF/Motif1.2 (not 1.1!), VUE, NCS, NFS, 4.3BSD TCP/IP, ARPA. ^^^^^^^^^^^^ I don't believe this. 1.2 uses the R5 Intrinsics, and while HP is a consortium member and the contractor doing the 1.2 work I can't believe that any of that stuff is stable enough to use. It's not even in beta yet from OSF. If they are releasing it then it's sure to change before the official release. (And we won't even talk about bugs.) -- Alfalfa Software, Inc. | Poste: The EMail for Unix nazgul@alfalfa.com | Send Anything... Anywhere 617/646-7703 (voice/fax) | info@alfalfa.com I'm not sure which upsets me more: that people are so unwilling to accept responsibility for their own actions, or that they are so eager to regulate everyone else's.
iyengar@gradient.cis.upenn.edu (Anand Iyengar) (03/28/91)
In article <1998@kuling.UUCP> irf@kuling.DoCS.UU.SE (Bo Thide') writes: >Now that the Snakes (HP9000/700 series HP-PA 1.1 RISC workstations) are let >... >Cache: 128 kB instr/256 kB data (720, 730), 256 kB instr/256 kB data. Are these external caches (sound too big to be on chip)? How much (if any) delay does a cache access cost? Anand. -- "The nearer your destination, the more you're slip-sliding away..." iyengar@grad1.cis.upenn.edu --- Lbh guvax znlor vg'yy ybbx orggre ebg-guvegrrarg? --- Disclaimer: It's a forgery. -- "The nearer your destination, the more you're slip-sliding away..." iyengar@grad1.cis.upenn.edu --- Lbh guvax znlor vg'yy ybbx orggre ebg-guvegrrarg? ---