Measure the speed of you's guys'es MACS

pbpb
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Now that the new Powerbooks and iBooks are about to start being delivered, I would like to start this performance thread for two reasons: (1) obviously to see how the new ones perform compared against older models as well as PC notebooks, and (2) to test the pi_fftc6 code. So, why this one? Simply, since it is FFT based and it would be very interesting to see an optimized Altivec version, if someone here can do it.



This code calculates the number pi with arbitrary precision, specified by the user when launching the program. Installation requires the Developer Tools of course, but it is trivial. A mere "make" from the terminal in the working directory (where the source is) is sufficient to produce the executables. The link above contains win32 binaries too, so feel free to test the code in PCs.



Here is my contribution, for FFT length 200000 (it calculates 1048576 digits of pi) and the binary "pi_cs":



Powerbook 12", 867 MHz, MacOS X 10.3.3: 33 sec.

Dell Latitude D800, Intel Pentium M Processor, 1.60 GHz, WinXP: 13 sec.

Powerbook G3 266 MHz (Wallstreet), MacOS X 10.1.5: 92 sec.
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  • Reply 1 of 61
    pbpb Posts: 4,255member
    Could anyone fix the thread title ?
  • Reply 2 of 61
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    How about I do some brain surgery while I'm going through all the motions for your silly speed test.



    No thanks.
  • Reply 3 of 61
    mattyjmattyj Posts: 898member
    Yes and while I'm doing this I think I'll make a fission based hyper drive, just because I felt like it...



    Could you make it more straight foward please?
  • Reply 4 of 61
    pbpb Posts: 4,255member
    Sorry, I don't understand what are your questions.
  • Reply 5 of 61
    si_flippantsi_flippant Posts: 19member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by PB

    Sorry, I don't understand what are your questions.



    ffs...



  • Reply 6 of 61
    mattyjmattyj Posts: 898member


    You have a problem. No one is going to do this test as none of us (as far as I know) know how to make it run...
  • Reply 7 of 61
    pbpb Posts: 4,255member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by mattyj



    You have a problem. No one is going to do this test as none of us (as far as I know) know how to make it run...



    Alright then. Assuming you have the Developer Tools installed, all you have to do is the following: (1) decompress the zip file; it will create a directory; (2) launch the terminal and go to that directory; (3) type" make" (without the quotes of course) and then hit enter; (4) execute "pi_cs" by typing "./pi_cs", then enter; (5) you will be asked to provide the FFT length; type 200000 and hit enter. The calculation will start. At the end, the total time will be reported, and the result will be stored in a file, if you are interested to see the calculated digits.



    That's all .
  • Reply 8 of 61
    pbpb Posts: 4,255member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by si_flippant

    ffs...







    What is ffs?
  • Reply 9 of 61
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Fixed you thread title.
  • Reply 10 of 61
    pbpb Posts: 4,255member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by murbot

    Fixed you thread title.



    Thanks, but... what kind of fix is that ? How about "Measure the speed of your Mac"?
  • Reply 11 of 61
    si_flippantsi_flippant Posts: 19member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by PB

    What is ffs?



    It's short for a brit term [slang] - For F**ks Sake... for example, your wife trashes your bmw... it's a write off and you say to her.. "Jesus, for f**ks sake..."



  • Reply 12 of 61
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by PB

    Thanks, but... what kind of fix is that ? How about "Measure the speed of your Mac"?



    ffs, I'm not a mind reader.



  • Reply 13 of 61
    pbpb Posts: 4,255member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by murbot

    ffs, I'm not a mind reader.







    Well, then FFT.
  • Reply 14 of 61
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    PB, take note how NO ONE has yet to do the stupid test and post results here. Let that be an indicator that you made it too complicated, dude.



  • Reply 15 of 61
    si_flippantsi_flippant Posts: 19member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by PB

    Well, then FFT.



    Fast Fourier Transform my ass...



  • Reply 16 of 61
    pbpb Posts: 4,255member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by si_flippant

    Fast Fourier Transform my ass...







    Nope. Try again .
  • Reply 17 of 61
    pbpb Posts: 4,255member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by CosmoNut

    Let that be an indicator that you made it too complicated, dude.







    I had the impression it would be straightforward for most people here. We should perhaps ask our Global Moderator to decide if he lets this thread going on or if he brings the lock \ .
  • Reply 18 of 61
    deunandeunan Posts: 106member
    21 seconds - Fujitsu Lifebook E7010



    1.7Ghz, 512mb
  • Reply 19 of 61
    si_flippantsi_flippant Posts: 19member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by PB

    Nope. Try again .





    mmmm, i wasn't...



  • Reply 20 of 61
    pbpb Posts: 4,255member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by deunan

    21 seconds - Fujitsu Lifebook E7010



    1.7Ghz, 512mb



    Interesting, what is the processor in this machine?
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