Re: CPU Speed

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

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On 07/21/07 20:08, Telly Williams wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have an HP Pavilion 6360 with Linux Debian. I also have a
> Thinkpad that a friend gave me recently which runs Linux Debian,
> as well.
> 
> 	Here's the thing.
> 
> 	The TP, under cpuinfo, has:
> 
> 		model name: Mobile Pentium II
> 		cpu MHz: 365.033
> 		stepping: 10
> 		cache size: 256 KB
> 		
> 		ram: 64 MB
> 
> 	The HP, under cpuinfo, has:
> 
> 		model name: AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor
> 		cpu MHz: 367.497
> 		stepping: 0
> 		cache size: 64 KB
> 
> 		ram: 256 MB
> 
> The HP runs MUCH slower than the TP. Why is that? Is that
> supposed to happen? Is it because of the step and the cache size?
> Is it the ram difference? Although I'm beginning to understand that
> more RAM doesn't mean faster computer, I would think that since both
> speeds are close (irregardless of cache size) that they would be
> about the same speed. How do I check what the CURRENT speed of the
> processor is?  Maybe it's running at a lower speed than what's
> indicated? Should I overclock the HP? Thanks.

You don't indicate what you mean by "slower".

As others have mentioned, the 75% smaller cache will *definitely*
have an impact on performance.  Also note that the K6 just didn't
perform as well as Intel CPUs.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

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