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Erik <vik...@kozi.com> wrote:

> Blake Winton wrote:
> > 
> > In article <339DF2...@pe.net>, scott <cha...@pe.net> wrote:
> > >does ne 1 know how many MIPS a mac 300 mhz prosessor does
> > >the pentuim II 300mhz can do up to 700-800 MIPS in optimal performance
> > 
> > Yes, but the comparison is meaningless.
> > 
> > Later,
> > Blake.
> 
> MEANINGLESS!?  What is wrong with you?  MIPS is THE best way to compare
> processor power!  Not Mhz, not architecture, not number of diodes, not
> how many you can shove in your ass at one time, but MIPS because that's
> what it all boils down to.  You fool.

Hmmm... let's say one computer (A) can perform 10 instructions per second. B
can do 5.

B does 10*10 and gets a result of 100 in 0.2 seconds.
A does 10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10 and gets 100 in 1.0 seconds.

A can't multiply.

Which is faster?

It's not necessarily how many instructions you can perform in a given period
of time, it's also what those instructions *are*. A processors might be
slower in pure MIPS, but if the instructions are more complex, is might well
be faster.

Graeme

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