Re: CPU synthetic benchmark

2010-10-21 Thread Doug
On 10/21/2010 3:46 PM, Martin Spinassi wrote: On Thu, 2010-10-14 at 14:28 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: On 10/14/2010 01:52 PM, Martin Spinassi wrote: Hi list! I'm searching for some good CPU synthetic test. I've found a few, but their last update where from ~1996, and don't know if they are the r

Re: CPU synthetic benchmark

2010-10-21 Thread Martin Spinassi
On Thu, 2010-10-14 at 14:28 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 10/14/2010 01:52 PM, Martin Spinassi wrote: > > Hi list! > > > > I'm searching for some good CPU synthetic test. I've found a few, but > > their last update where from ~1996, and don't know if they are the right > > tools to test modern CPU

Re: CPU synthetic benchmark

2010-10-18 Thread Martin Spinassi
On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 02:25 +, T o n g wrote: > On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:32:51 +0200, godo wrote: > > >> PS: I'll be a while with this, but once it's done, if someone is > >> interested in getting the results, just let me know. > >> > > I'm interested! :-) > > Me 2. I'll got them for the next

Re: CPU synthetic benchmark

2010-10-17 Thread T o n g
On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:32:51 +0200, godo wrote: >> PS: I'll be a while with this, but once it's done, if someone is >> interested in getting the results, just let me know. >> > I'm interested! :-) Me 2. -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt

Re: CPU synthetic benchmark

2010-10-15 Thread godo
On 10/15/2010 05:15 PM, Martin Spinassi wrote: On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 10:52 -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote: I'm searching for some good CPU synthetic test. I've found a few, but their last update where from ~1996, and don't know if they are the right tools to test modern CPU chips. Any suggestio

Re: CPU synthetic benchmark

2010-10-15 Thread Martin Spinassi
On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 10:52 -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote: > > I'm searching for some good CPU synthetic test. I've found a few, but > > their last update where from ~1996, and don't know if they are the right > > tools to test modern CPU chips. > > > Any suggestions? > > Hard to tell without more

Re: CPU synthetic benchmark

2010-10-15 Thread Stefan Monnier
> I'm searching for some good CPU synthetic test. I've found a few, but > their last update where from ~1996, and don't know if they are the right > tools to test modern CPU chips. > Any suggestions? Hard to tell without more data: what kinds of test do you want? What do you want to measure and

Re: CPU synthetic benchmark

2010-10-15 Thread Martin Spinassi
On Thu, 2010-10-14 at 20:28 -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > > The only problem with old code is that it might not compile with modern > > GCC. > > This is minor. The bigger problem with benchmark code from the mid 90s > is that all the floating point code targets the 80 bit x87 FPU and IEEE > 754

Re: CPU synthetic benchmark

2010-10-14 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Ron Johnson put forth on 10/14/2010 2:28 PM: > On 10/14/2010 01:52 PM, Martin Spinassi wrote: >> Hi list! >> >> I'm searching for some good CPU synthetic test. I've found a few, but >> their last update where from ~1996, and don't know if they are the right >> tools to test modern CPU chips. >> >

Re: CPU synthetic benchmark

2010-10-14 Thread Ron Johnson
On 10/14/2010 03:36 PM, Martin Spinassi wrote: On Thu, 2010-10-14 at 14:28 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: On 10/14/2010 01:52 PM, Martin Spinassi wrote: Hi list! I'm searching for some good CPU synthetic test. I've found a few, but their last update where from ~1996, and don't know if they are the

Re: CPU synthetic benchmark

2010-10-14 Thread Jochen Schulz
Martin Spinassi: > > How do you do your CPU benchmarks test? Generally, I don't. :) But what I find interesting when comparing CPUs is the speed of video encoding (h.264). J. -- Tony Blair is a hypnotised self-seeking scarecrow just like all the rest. [Agree] [Disagree]

Re: CPU synthetic benchmark

2010-10-14 Thread Martin Spinassi
On Thu, 2010-10-14 at 14:28 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 10/14/2010 01:52 PM, Martin Spinassi wrote: > > Hi list! > > > > I'm searching for some good CPU synthetic test. I've found a few, but > > their last update where from ~1996, and don't know if they are the right > > tools to test modern CPU

Re: CPU synthetic benchmark

2010-10-14 Thread Ron Johnson
On 10/14/2010 01:52 PM, Martin Spinassi wrote: Hi list! I'm searching for some good CPU synthetic test. I've found a few, but their last update where from ~1996, and don't know if they are the right tools to test modern CPU chips. The only problem with old code is that it might not compile wi