Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 22 Nov 1999 11:14:55 -0600 (CST) | From | "Robert A. Hayden" <> | Subject | RE: AMD K7 lmbench results? |
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On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, Jones D (ISaCS) wrote:
> > > Does anyone have results for one of these boxes they care to share? > > > I'm mostly interested in how fast it can compile code. If someone > > > had numbers comparing a 400Mhz Celeron vs a 600Mhz K7, I'd be very > > > interested. lmbench and/or "time make" in /usr/src/linux. > > > > Would a 500 MHz K7 do? I'm expecting delivery of one shortly. I can't > > compare with Celeron myself, because I don't have one, but I can post > > the kernel .config I use. > > > I can generally go from make oldconfig to having the reboot > > up in well under > > 10 minutes. That's on a 550. I've never actually timed it, > > but it's fast > > enough I don't avoid a recompile/relink/reboot sequence. > > That guestimate must be way off, as my K6-233 does a pretty big > kernel build in 7-8 mins. (That's with quite a few drivers in it too). > Of course, this would differ due to .config differences, but > I doubt they'd be _that_ different.
My dual celeron 550 (OC 366) can do a kernel compile in 1:50. My dual PII-400 does it in 2:28. The slowest part is doing the config stuff.
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