Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 04:39:48 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Stephen Roome <steve@visint.co.uk> Cc: mika ruohotie <bsdhack@shadows.aeon.net>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: speed test Message-ID: <13234.871558788@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 14 Aug 1997 12:12:55 BST." <Pine.BSF.3.95.970814114229.1580M-100000@dylan.visint.co.uk>
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> But the alpha thing is odd, what's the alpha's memory bus speed and what > byte width memory does it use. Is that 166MB/s show above approaching the I'm not sure what the bus speed is, but the memory width is 64 bit. You have to use 8 SIMMS at a time with the Durango motherboard, nothing smaller. > If so, then that alpha better not have cost more than 2000 UK pounds (or > $2000 I suppose considering the price of hardware here.) It's less than that and remains a pretty good deal. Don't forget that memory speed isn't the only benchmark it wins. :-) Jordan
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