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SubjectRE: AMD K7 lmbench results?
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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