Benchmarks

[T47]

Hey, this is Viztech's kid. I hafta do a science project so I'm testing several Intel processors against different benchmarks. Nothing big, just like 486 SX, DX, DX2, SX2, and a couple overdrives. So I'm already testing RC5 and OGR benchmarks, now I'm trying to benchmark SETI, problem is I dont have the time to wait hours or days to mark it. Is there a way to benchmark SETI in smaller chunks of information?

 

[dawks]

I don't think so..

 

[Fardringle]

The SetiSpy program will give you an instantaneous processing/performance speed. If you have all of the computers work on the same Work Unit (just copy it to each system) and then let it run for a few minutes and then look at the current processing speed of the system it will give you a fairly good benchmark comparison between the different computers. (It won't be totally accurate, since it's not really a benchmark, but it should be good enough to show how the different CPU platforms compare...)

 

[Ken g6]

There's another program here that does a SETI-esque benchmark (apparently using modified code from an old version.) In any case, it says it takes about 30 seconds on most machines, so it shouldn't take too long on yours.

BTW, if you want another program to benchmark with, here's a prime target.

 

[blade47]

I don't blame you for not wanting to wait, it would take a very long time. The only problem is that seti requires 16 megs of ram. I hope all of the machines have at least 32 megs.

As fardringle said you could use setispy to check out the crunching rate however it'll vary as the wu progress & you'll need to use the same wu for each machine. Good luck.

 

[T47]

Alright, thanks for the help guys!

 

[Assimilator1]

If you use the SETI spy method you'll need to be very precise with timing ,even letting it run just a few seconds longer than your default time could make a big difference so early in the WU.

 

[Viztech]

Thanx for helping the sprout guys.

The machine we are going to use is a later model Compaq 486 which supports the Intel Pentium Overdrive CPUs. We are going to test SX, SX2, DX, DX2, DX4, and the Pentium Overdrive. It has 20 Megs of RAM now, but we can easily add more.

I suspect some interesting results, given the differing benchmarks that we have found.

viz