Russell Coker wrote:
That's a nice theory. But when I use CPU intensive programs like gzip on SPARC and Intel machines I find that I get about the same amount of work done MHz for MHz on Intel and SPARC.In my tests a P2 @ 400MHz is faster than a SPARC at 250MHz.
gzip is I/O intensive, so duh - faster disk is more important than a faster cpu. If you compare cpus, then use high cpu intensive, low I/O intensive software - otherwise your results will only show overall system performance. ;)
What do you mean "lag refresh"? Each pixel suddenly has it's value set to black.
Cause the redraws to lag, thus making black spots and/or artifacts all over the screen while waiting for the redraw to occur. It's more of a problem with a laptop that's got a high load. It can also becaused by poor screen blanking.
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