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AltiVec Fractal Carbon Test |
L2 Cache
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L3 Cache
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Score
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Reference Apple Systems | |||
PM G4/350 AGP Graphics (Sawtooth) |
1MB SPB SRAM
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0MB
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1178.6 |
PM G4/400 Gigabit Ethernet |
1MB SPB SRAM
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0MB
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1361.5 |
PM G4/450 Gigabit Ethernet |
1MB SPB SRAM
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0MB
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1543.9 |
PM G4/500 AGP Graphics (Sawtooth) |
1MB SPB SRAM
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0MB
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1725.8 |
PM 2x G4/450 Gigabit Ethernet |
1MB SPB SRAM x2
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0MB
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3180 |
eMac G4/700MHz |
256k On Chip
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0MB
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2550.8 |
Acceleration Cards | |||
GigaDesigns G4/800MHz |
256k On Chip
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2MB SPB SRAM
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3031.1 |
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/800MHz |
256k On Chip
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2MB SPB SRAM
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2999.2 |
PowerLogix PowerForce S233 G4/800MHz |
256k On Chip
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2MB SPB SRAM
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2994 |
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/800MHz |
256k On Chip
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2MB DDR SRAM
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2995.5 |
GigaDesigns G4/1GHz |
256k On Chip
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2MB SPB SRAM
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3798.5 |
PowerLogix PowerForce S233 G4/1.0GHz |
256k On Chip
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2MB SPB SRAM
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3742.7 |
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/1GHz |
256k On Chip
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2MB DDR SRAM
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3822 |
PowerLogix PowerForce S233 G4/1.2GHz |
256k On Chip
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2MB SPB SRAM
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4505.3 |
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/1.2GHz |
256k On Chip
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2MB DDR SRAM
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4536.7 |
GigaDesigns G4/1.25GHz |
256k On Chip
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2MB DDR SRAM
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4719.5 |
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.25GHz |
256k On Chip
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2MB DDR SRAM
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4762.4 |
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.3GHz |
256k On Chip
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2MB DDR SRAM
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4899 |
GigaDesigns G4/1.4GHz |
256k On Chip
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2MB DDR SRAM
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5273.8 |
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.4GHz |
256k On Chip
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2MB DDR SRAM
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5276.2 |
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x900MHz |
256k On Chip x2
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2MB SPB SRAM x2
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6860.9 |
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x1.0GHz |
256k On Chip x2
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2MB SPB SRAM x2
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7545.7 |
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x1.2GHz (@ 1.3GHz) |
256k On Chip x2
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2MB SPB SRAM x2
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9839.2 |
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AltiVec Fractal Carbon - Longer bars are better.
A version of the Interactive Fractal Demo, a numerically-intensive parallel graphics application, that uses the Velocity Engine, a.k.a. AltiVec, and multiple processors (MP) for its computations. The dual processor models have an extreme advantage in this test, and that is why it was created - distributed computing load over multiple systems or processors. Just think about a cluster of 8 Power Macintosh systems all linked together to distribute the load over multiple systems / processors. Who needs a Cray Supercomputer anymore?! |