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- From: samf@yosemite.dell.com (Sam Fuller)
- Subject: Re: DEC Alpha AXP System INTEGER Performance
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.220615.7494@raid.dell.com>
- Keywords: Alpha, AXP, SPEC, DEC, INTEGER
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- References: <1992Nov10.153629.27510@ryn.mro4.dec.com> <martin.721554717@bert> <1992Nov12.101520.2828@crl.dec.com> <1698@niktow.canisius.edu> <jdd.721687838@cdf.toronto.edu>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 22:06:15 GMT
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- In article <jdd.721687838@cdf.toronto.edu>, jdd@cdf.toronto.edu (John DiMarco) writes:
- |> In <1698@niktow.canisius.edu> pavlov@niktow.canisius.edu (Greg Pavlov) writes:
- |>
- |> > The SPECint92 values seem somewhat low, in terms of processor MHz. Any
- |> > known reasons why ? Essentially, our R3000-based systems, at 40 MHz,
- |> > have a SPECint92 (measured by DEC) that is apx. 40% of an ALPHA-based
- |> > system at 133 MHz.
- |>
- |> There are two ways of making processors fast. One is making them do more
- |> per clock cycle. The other is making them run at a higher clock rate.
- |>
- |> DEC chose pretty much the latter approach.
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- After reviewing the Alpha performance claims, I had the feeling that the integer unit
- did not really run at 133Mhz. It looked to me that the floating point pipeline was
- superpipelined at 133Mhz, but that the integer side ran at a more reasonable 66Mhz. The
- pipes can operate independently and I imagine be dispatched in parallel, hence the
- superscalar appelation. In my opinion, either DEC did a terrible job of code scheduling
- for their integer pipeline or its not really running at 133Mhz or 200Mhz as the case may
- be.
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- Anyone who knows care to comment on this analysis?
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