Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:56:54 -0500 From: scion+fbsdq@webrelay.net To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: about Ultra-sparc and alpha: what makes the difference? Message-ID: <20040330195654.4DC0138026@nimbus.webrelay.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 31 Mar 2004 01:27:51 %2B0800." <4069AE17.1010107@realss.com>
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 01:27:51 +0800 From: Zhang Weiwu <zhangweiwu@realss.com> >Hello. The question sounds really silly, but google with "compare sparc >i386 alpha" / "benchmark sparc i386 alpha" doesn't give meaningful >result in several pages. Please suggest me a better keyword compilation:) How about this instead: Sparc (UltraSparc) A 32(64) bit processor designed by Sun Microsystems to advance beyond the Motorola 68040. Chips made by TI, Fujitsu, and perhaps others. www.sparcinternational.com Alpha, A 64 bit processor designed by Digital to advance beyond the VAX architecture. Digital, bought by Compaq, merged into HP. Chips made by Samsung (only, I think) www.alpha-processor.com (which may no longer work) FreeBSD runs on them all, multi-processor. They are more expensive primarily due to their lower volumes and the desire of their manufacturers to not enter low-margin markets. As a result, there is more money per computer to manufacture hi-quality enclosures. But this can be done with x86 systems, of course. -sam
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