Re: How are CPU Speed and Overall CPW Related?

["Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxx>]

From: Nathan M. Andelin <nathanma@haaga.com>
> I recently sent the RPG source to another list participant who compiled and
> ran the program on his 170-2385.  The program ran 11 times faster.  The
main
> difference between his system and my 170-2290 is 4MB of L2 cache.  That
> really supports my hypothesis that a cache constraint artificially
restricts
> the CPU.  I actually don't know how much cache the 170-2290 has.  That
> information is not published.  Part of that obfuscation I mentioned
earlier.

The loop the program is executing is so short (about 20 instructions) that
it doesn't matter how large the cache is. No if there is no cache at all,
that might be different.


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