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CougTek
03-13-2002, 05:18 PM
Hi,

I'm trying to find what platform has the best performance to power ratio to run the Genome@home project. What I mean is : which setup calculates the maximum amount of G@h units per Watt dissipated.

Would it be a dual-Tualatin setup? A dual-Athlon MP setup? A dual-Duron setup? I don't know. I saw a tables showing the amount of RC5 MKey processed per MHz for several modern CPUs and the Athlon XP trunked the P4 by a ~2:1 ratio. I suppose the same should be true for computing Genome@home units, but I'm not sure.
Buck
03-13-2002, 05:24 PM
Call me a traitor, but I haven't switched over to G@H yet. I'm still calculating RC5 for my own stats.
i
03-13-2002, 07:01 PM
> which setup calculates the maximum amount of G@h units per Watt dissipated.
>

The maximum?

Ok, I'll bite. ;-)

I'd be inclined to say it's this one (http://www.cray.com/products/systems/sx6/). At the very least, it must be in the top 5.
CougTek
03-13-2002, 07:02 PM
That's fine Buck, you are free to contribute to whatever you want. I'm just asking for my personal knowledge (and fun :) ).
Buck
03-13-2002, 07:05 PM
> which setup calculates the maximum amount of G@h units per Watt dissipated.
>

The maximum?

Ok, I'll bite. ;-)

I'd be inclined to say it's this one (http://www.cray.com/products/systems/sx6/). At the very least, it must be in the top 5.

I don't know about that i, my 386sx is pretty quick. Is sx6 quicker because the number comes after the letters? :roll:

BR
CougTek
03-13-2002, 07:06 PM
The maximum?

Ok, I'll bite. ;-)

I'd be inclined to say it's this one (http://www.cray.com/products/systems/sx6/). At the very least, it must be in the top 5.


which setup calculates the maximum amount of G@h units per Watt dissipated.
I'm talking about PC setups here. Anyway, I'm not sure that Cray computer has a very good perf/power consumption ratio compared to a bunch of regular PCs put together. I might be wrong though.
i
03-13-2002, 07:19 PM
I'm just kidding you. :-)

Perhaps Buck can write a letter to Cray and ask if it's worth upgrading from his cherished 386 to an SX6 for the sake of improved G@h and RC5 stats?