[rescue] interest in RS/6000 591 systems/parts?

Fri Mar 7 01:09:00 CST 2003

> The SPECfp95 figures are just about the same between the Ultra 2/1300 and
> the RS/6000 591.

Eeerrr.. not really (not even close)

According to spectable, by SPECfp(92):

System            CPU        ClkMHz  Cache      SPECint SPECfp  Info
Name              (NUMx)Type ext/in  Ext+I/D      92      92    Date
================= ========== ======= ========== ======= ======= =====

DEC 8[24]00/5/300 A21164     75/300  4M+96+8/8   341.4   512.9  Apr95
Sun Ultra2/1200   UltraSP    67/200  1M+16/16    322     462    Nov95
IBM 591/R21       POWER2     77      32/256      143.5   307.9  Jul95
Intel Alder       PentiumPro 200     256+8/8     366.0   283.2  Nov95

And that is for UltraSparc I...