Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:42:53 +0200 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> To: Martin Nilsson <martin@gneto.com> Cc: amd64@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: My make buildworld FreeBSD 6.0R amd64 test Message-ID: <20051128104253.GB59977@ip.net.ua> In-Reply-To: <438AA21E.2030702@gneto.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 07:22:22AM +0100, Martin Nilsson wrote: > Hi list, > > I made some simple comparing of CPU performance between intel and AMD > CPU:s on FreeBSD 6.0R The intent was to see how things like dualcore and > Hyperthreading affects a rather CPU bound real world job. > > The results can be seen here: > http://www.mullet.se/support/amd64-buildworld.html > > Please don't publish this anywhere else, I want to have your comments > and a chance to fix any errors before I get slashdotted and flamed to > hell :-) > For the starters, you're compiling two different sets of files, one for i386 and another for amd64. You'd better compare the same set. This can be done (approximately) by doing a cross-build for say i386: "make -jN buildworld TARGET_ARCH=i386". Also, given the amount of memory that you have in these machines, it shouldn't be a problem to put /usr/src and /usr/obj onto a memory disk. Cheers, -- Ruslan Ermilov ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFDit8tqRfpzJluFF4RAjWxAJ0YvHOv+P9c9tflqUxT3RQhyndJGwCfcCFg wLN0pVxFs4S6tegyztkaPJo= =Q7qw -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----home | help
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