By: doriangrey (doriangrey.delete@this.cox.net), February 7, 2003 12:41 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
Nice article, not that you need me to tell you that, but juust the same....
Paul DeMone (pdemone@igs.net) on 2/6/03 wrote:
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>Richard Stacpoole (rstacpol@bigpond.net.au) on 2/6/03 wrote:
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>>Are chip design methodologies starting to reach a point where automated design
>>tools etc (I am refering specifically to the comments on the Power4+/970) are becoming
>>good enough to stand up to full custom design? I am thinking of quicker turn-around
>>to new techniques, ability to react to market changes faster etc.
>>Is there a parallel to the old battles over writing in assembly to using higher level languages?
>
>Yes, the analogy works in many ways. Of course it is also
>breaks down in certain aspects.
>
>
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>>A second quick point. Could Mr DeMone include the compiler used to generate the
>>scores in the summary table. I mainly use gcc, use free OS's so would like to reach a better comparison.
>
>As clearly stated in the text, those scores are estimates,
>not measurements. These estimates are extrapolated from
>the published performance of existing, similar processor
>designs. As such it would reflect the use of the best
>compiler for each MPU family (e.g. TRU64 compiler for
>Alpha, Sun compiler for SPARC, HP/Intel compilers for IA64
>etc).
Paul DeMone (pdemone@igs.net) on 2/6/03 wrote:
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>Richard Stacpoole (rstacpol@bigpond.net.au) on 2/6/03 wrote:
>---------------------------
>>Are chip design methodologies starting to reach a point where automated design
>>tools etc (I am refering specifically to the comments on the Power4+/970) are becoming
>>good enough to stand up to full custom design? I am thinking of quicker turn-around
>>to new techniques, ability to react to market changes faster etc.
>>Is there a parallel to the old battles over writing in assembly to using higher level languages?
>
>Yes, the analogy works in many ways. Of course it is also
>breaks down in certain aspects.
>
>
>>
>>A second quick point. Could Mr DeMone include the compiler used to generate the
>>scores in the summary table. I mainly use gcc, use free OS's so would like to reach a better comparison.
>
>As clearly stated in the text, those scores are estimates,
>not measurements. These estimates are extrapolated from
>the published performance of existing, similar processor
>designs. As such it would reflect the use of the best
>compiler for each MPU family (e.g. TRU64 compiler for
>Alpha, Sun compiler for SPARC, HP/Intel compilers for IA64
>etc).
Topic | Posted By | Date |
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New Article Available | David Kanter | 2003/02/02 02:44 AM |
Excellent Article, Paul (NT) | Arcadian | 2003/02/02 04:57 PM |
Yikes! Slashdotted! | Dean Kent | 2003/02/02 07:53 PM |
Yikes! Slashdotted! | Singh, S.R. | 2003/02/03 12:38 AM |
Yikes! Slashdotted! | Dean Kent | 2003/02/03 12:53 AM |
Yikes! Slashdotted! | Anonymous | 2003/02/03 07:03 AM |
Yikes! Slashdotted! | Dean Kent | 2003/02/03 09:13 AM |
FYI, Paul: | Peter Gerassimoff | 2003/02/03 01:38 AM |
FYI, Paul: | Bill Todd | 2003/02/03 03:18 AM |
FYI, Paul: | Marc M. | 2003/02/03 10:08 AM |
Opteron SPEC Performance | Arcadian | 2003/02/03 12:15 PM |
Opteron SPEC Performance | Marc M. | 2003/02/03 12:18 PM |
i want to see those links pls!! (NT) | waitressInGaza | 2003/02/03 01:15 PM |
i want to see those links pls!! (NT) | José Javier Zarate | 2003/02/05 09:23 AM |
i want to see those links pls!! (NT) | waitressInGaza | 2003/02/05 02:50 PM |
i want to see those links pls!! (NT) | tecate | 2003/02/05 05:09 PM |
gender should be irrelevant | waitressInGaza | 2003/02/05 06:36 PM |
gender should be irrelevant | Dean Kent | 2003/02/05 07:03 PM |
gender should be irrelevant | tecate | 2003/02/05 09:27 PM |
well it is all about your viewpoint | waitressInGaza | 2003/02/06 12:44 AM |
well it is all about your viewpoint | doriangrey | 2003/02/07 12:39 AM |
Please be a girl. :p | NIKOLAS | 2003/02/06 06:28 AM |
FYI, Paul: | Paul DeMone | 2003/02/03 08:43 AM |
larger cache for POWER4+? | Anil Maliyekkel | 2003/02/03 05:08 AM |
larger cache for POWER4+? | Thu Nguyen | 2003/02/03 06:35 AM |
well written indeed | hobold | 2003/02/03 07:41 AM |
well written indeed | tecate | 2003/02/03 09:05 AM |
well written indeed | hobold | 2003/02/03 09:12 AM |
well written indeed | Paul DeMone | 2003/02/03 09:15 AM |
well written indeed | hobold | 2003/02/03 12:04 PM |
well written indeed | Paul DeMone | 2003/02/03 12:58 PM |
about Jim Keller | Marc M. | 2003/02/03 01:50 PM |
about Jim Keller | Paul DeMone | 2003/02/03 02:22 PM |
Nope but will now (NT) | Marc M. | 2003/02/03 02:50 PM |
patent info... | Marc M. | 2003/02/03 02:52 PM |
about the article... | Dean Kent | 2003/02/03 04:49 PM |
Er, I just have to point something out. | Anonymous | 2003/02/04 10:19 PM |
Next time check the date. | Paul DeMone | 2003/02/05 01:10 AM |
Yes, I know it was written in 2000. | Anonymous | 2003/02/05 12:42 PM |
Yes, I know it was written in 2000. | Paul DeMone | 2003/02/05 01:20 PM |
about Jim Keller | Alejandro G. Belluscio | 2003/02/09 01:09 PM |
about Jim Keller | Dean Kent | 2003/02/09 01:40 PM |
about Jim Keller | Paul DeMone | 2003/02/09 02:00 PM |
about Jim Keller | David Wang | 2003/02/09 02:18 PM |
about Jim Keller | Paul DeMone | 2003/02/09 03:47 PM |
about Jim Keller | Interested in Illinois | 2003/02/10 11:11 AM |
about Jim Keller | Dean Kent | 2003/02/10 12:06 PM |
about Jim Keller | Alejandro Belluscio | 2003/02/11 06:53 PM |
about Jim Keller | Dean Kent | 2003/02/11 09:52 PM |
about Jim Keller | Alejandro Belluscio | 2003/02/12 11:06 AM |
about Jim Keller | Interested in Illinois | 2003/02/13 04:19 PM |
about Jim Keller | Interested in Illinois | 2003/02/11 11:35 PM |
about Jim Keller | David Kanter | 2003/02/12 12:24 AM |
Taxation systems | Alejandro Belluscio | 2003/02/12 10:54 AM |
Taxation systems | Interested in Illinois | 2003/02/13 07:23 AM |
Taxation systems | Alejandro Bellusco | 2003/02/13 10:53 AM |
Taxation systems | Interested in Illinois | 2003/02/13 03:47 PM |
Taxation systems | Aleajdnro G. Belluscio | 2003/02/13 05:56 PM |
Taxation systems | Jouni Osmala | 2003/02/14 08:03 AM |
Taxation systems | Alejandro G. Belluscio | 2003/02/14 06:13 PM |
Taxation systems | David Kanter | 2003/02/15 12:18 AM |
Taxation systems | Alejandro Belluscio | 2003/02/15 08:36 AM |
well written indeed | hobold | 2003/02/03 02:40 PM |
E8870 Chipset | José Javier Zarate | 2003/02/04 03:19 PM |
E8870 Chipset | Arcadian | 2003/02/05 01:54 AM |
E8870 Chipset | José Javier Zarate | 2003/02/05 09:13 AM |
E8870 Chipset | Arcadian | 2003/02/05 12:49 PM |
Minor question | José Javier Zarate | 2003/02/04 03:24 PM |
well written indeed | Dean Kent | 2003/02/03 09:18 AM |
well written indeed | hobold | 2003/02/03 09:36 AM |
well written indeed | Dean Kent | 2003/02/03 10:33 AM |
hear hear... | Marc M. | 2003/02/03 12:16 PM |
well written indeed | hobold | 2003/02/03 03:02 PM |
well written indeed | Dean Kent | 2003/02/03 04:48 PM |
well written indeed | hobold | 2003/02/04 01:56 PM |
well written indeed | Marc M. | 2003/02/03 10:19 AM |
BTW Paul, it was VERY well written... BUT... =) | Marc M. | 2003/02/03 10:25 AM |
Ditto (NT) | William L. | 2003/02/10 08:28 PM |
New Article Available | JS | 2003/02/05 02:09 AM |
Changes in MPU design methodologies? | Richard Stacpoole | 2003/02/06 05:46 AM |
Changes in MPU design methodologies? | Paul DeMone | 2003/02/06 10:47 AM |
Changes in MPU design methodologies? | doriangrey | 2003/02/07 12:41 AM |
Changes in MPU design methodologies? | William L. | 2003/02/10 08:34 PM |
Changes in MPU design methodologies? | Singh, S.R. | 2003/02/10 10:34 PM |
Watch this | Singh, S.R. | 2003/02/10 10:42 PM |
excellent article, just a nit or two | mulp | 2003/02/16 12:11 AM |