Subject: Re: relatively cheap UltraSPARC system from Sun
To: Nathan Fairchild <nfairc@dnai.com>
From: Jon Lindgren <jlindgren@slk.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/28/2001 08:00:06
On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Nathan Fairchild wrote:
[snip]
> Check out
>
> http://www.sun.com/microelectronics/UltraSPARC-IIe/index.html
>
> The 256k cache is on-chip L2 rather than off chip, like the Pentium
> III. You might see parts of the website specifications for Sun Blade
> 100 where its says the L2 cache is external but I think thats an error.
Absolutely, but I'm not concerned with the PIII. I was wondering if
anyone had a "it feels much slower" type of reaction to these machines or
not. I'm curious to feel and see the effects of a 256k cache as opposed
to the U10's 2mb cache...
[snip]
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Jon
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