Hello all,

Just joined the list this am. Have looked everywhere and can't find stats
for dual PPro or PII kernels *other than* the established bogomip
benchmarks. Is there something about PPro and PII chips that does not
register on the bogomip measurement scale?

We're looking at getting a dual P233 system or 3 and so far all bogomip
estimates show there's no decent speed improvement if you jump to PPro or
PII, but the cost is a lot higher, esp. for the mainboard.

I am aware of the FAQ on general bogomip performance located here, among
other places:
http://hgatenl.hobby.nl/~clifton/bogomips-9.html

and according to this, a quad processor system PPro200 gets the same as our
current dual P200MMX !!!
SMP4 Pentium Pro/200    796.28  John Pelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

The same with a dual PII  -- exactly what our dual p200MMX gets !! 
SMP2 Pentium II/400     796.26  Michael Necaise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

And finally, the dual P233MMX is getting an amazing 900+ bogomips!
SMP2 Pentium MMX/233    927.33  Jeff White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


Can these be right/accurate? Does the MMX make all the difference? even
theough the bogomips are lower, is real-world performance better with the
PPro or the PII?

If this has recently been covered, my apologies and if someone could just
direct me to a page or report, that would be great. If I find info about
this and the rest of the list would like it . . . let me know and I'll be
happy to send it along.


Thanks,

-Zack





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