Article 57677 of comp.unix.solaris: Path: matra.meer.net!goonsquad.spies.com!genmagic!sgigate.sgi.com!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.mathworks.com!zombie.ncsc.mil!simtel!lll-winken.llnl.gov!venus.sun.com!news2me.EBay.Sun.COM!centralnews1.Central.Sun.COM!capitol!skamin From: scott.kamin@central.sun.com (Scott Kamin [Sun Denver SE]) Newsgroups: comp.unix.solaris Subject: Re: SS5-85MHz: is it a good buy? Date: 6 Oct 1995 22:18:50 GMT Organization: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp., Colorado Lines: 66 Distribution: world Message-ID: <454a0a$jq9@centralnews1.Central.Sun.COM> References: <44tpel$jib@uk-usenet.uk.sun.com> Reply-To: scott.kamin@central.sun.com NNTP-Posting-Host: capitol.central.sun.com FYI, here's the latest SPEC info on Sun's desktops. As you can see, the integer performance is equivalent between the SS10/Model 51 and the SS5/85. The SS10 has better floating point. Given the larger cache on the SS10, I'd go that way. In fact, that was my choice when I upgraded my desktop and I chose the SS10. System CPU ClkMHz Cache SPECint SPECfp Info Source Name (NUMx)Type ext/in Ext+I/D 92 92 Date Obtained ================= ========== ======= ========== ======= ======= ===== ========== Sun SS/ELC FJMB86903 33 64 18.2 17.9 Nov92 Sunflash Sun SS/IPC FJMB86902 25 64 13.8 11.1 Nov92 Sunflash Sun SS/IPX FJMB86903 40 64 21.8 21.5 Nov92 Sunflash Sun SS2 RT601 40 64 21.8 22.8 Oct92 c.arch Sun SS2/PowerUp WeitekPwUP 40/80 16/8 32.2 31.1 Jun93 c.s.sun.an Sun SS10/20 SuprSP 33 20/16 39.8 46.6 Nov92 Sunflash Sun SS10/30 SuprSP 36 20/16 45.2 54.0 Apr93 Cockcroft Sun SS10/40 SuprSP 40 20/16 50.2 60.2 Apr93 Sunflash Sun SS10/41 SuprSP 40/40.3 1M+20/16 53.2 67.8 Apr93 Cockcroft Sun SS10/51 SuprSP 40/50 1M+20/16 65.2 83.0 Apr93 Sunflash Sun Classic,LX MicroSP 50 4/2 26.4 21.0 Nov92 Sunflash Sun Voyager MicroSP2 60 16/8 43.2 36.2 Mar94 Sun Sun SS4/70 MicroSP2 70 16/8 59.6 46.8 Jan95 Sunflash Sun SS4/85 MicroSP2 85 16/8 65.3 53.1 May95 SunIntro Sun SS5/70 MicroSP2 70 16/8 57.0 47.3 Mar94 Sunflash Sun SS5/85 MicroSP2 85 16/8 65.3 53.1 May95 SunIntro Sun SS5/110 MicroSP2 110 16/8 78.6 65.3 May95 SunIntro Sun SS20/50 SuprSP 50 20/16 76.9 80.1 May95 SunIntro Sun SS20/51 SuprSP 40/50 1M+20/16 81.8 89.0 May95 SunIntro Sun SS20/61 SuprSP 50/60 1M+20/16 98.2 107.2 May95 SunIntro Sun SS20/71 SuprSP2 50/75 1M+20/16 125.8 121.2 Jan95 SunIntro Sun SS20/612 2xSuprSP 50/60 1M+20/16 ? 127.1 Sep94 SPEC newsl Sun SS20/HS11 HyperSP 50/100 256+8/0 104.5 127.6 Nov94 SunIntro Sun SS20/HS21 HyperSP 50/125 256+8/0 131.2 153.0 May95 SunIntro In article jib@uk-usenet.uk.sun.com, aryzhov@zhenya.russia.sun.com (Andrei Ryzhov CS Tech Supp Engr) writes: > In article 1q0o@ftp.univie.ac.at, robertm@fidelio.dke.univie.ac.at (Mayer Robert) writes: > > The subject says it all. I would also like to know how > > this machine compares to a SS10-50MHz. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Robert. > > I don't recall the figures but IMHO 50 MHz SuperSPARC in SS10 should be definitely > faster than 85 MHz MicroSPARCII in SS5. And you get more SBus slots in SS10. > And you can buy a RFB SS10 very cheap. In turn, you cannot get a MBoard swap > upgrade from SS10 to SS20 whereas this upgrade is possible from SS5 to SS20, > hopefully even with UltraSPARC CPU (which I doubt will be available for SS10) > > I'd choose ... Really don't know which one... > Probably SS5/85 as having better upgrade path. > Look at the prices > --- Scott Kamin Systems Engineer Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. +1 303 290 1773 5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 500 +1 303 796 7227 (FAX) Englewood, CO 80111 scott.kamin@central.sun.com