Subject: Re: Used to be: Re: SparcStation 5 vs. 10
To: Magnus Grnlund <magnus@ludd.luth.se>
From: Anthony DeLorenzo <gonzo@vex.net>
List: port-sparc
Date: 06/01/2000 14:41:57
> Thats an increase of about 1.25. :-/
>
> But thats quite expected since the PowerUP suffers _badly_ from a far
> to small cache. It got twice the MHz, but it spends most of them waiting
> on the main memory.
>
> So don't expect even a 1.4 increase from a PowerUP chip under "normal"
> use.
Bummer...
Getting it for $60 was a plus, even though it is about equal to my total
investment so far for my system. (SS 2/64MB/425+1500MB/TGX). At least I
should be able to re-sell it at a break-even or profit if I decide that it
isn't worth it.
Regards,
Tony
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