Being Left Behind Enjoyer8h ago

Is there single/multicore benchmark for CPUs that makes current-generation CPUs comparable with stuff from say the mid-90s onwards?

I'd like to specifically compare how fast a G4 (e.g. PowerPC 7455) is versus current Apple M5.

ǝʌɐp6h ago
Show threadArakin

@thomasfuchs someone ran a custom single threaded Dhrystone benchmark against various computers he used since 1976 - not sure if this is of interest? It isn't optimised and so gains from this and multi threading would be much better these days.

(Updated with a better source which includes a list of results and link to the GitHub repo for the benchmark)

https://hothardware.com/news/dhrystone-benchmarks-1976-today

From 1976 To Today, Dhrystone Benchmarks Reveal How Far CPUs Have Come

A set of benchmarks using the classic Dhrystone integer test show how far we've come in almost 50 years.

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Show threadBeing Left Behind Enjoyer7h ago

@arakin yes!

I guessed my first Mac (1Ghz G4) was 50 times slower than my current Mac (M1 Max) and I was probably in the right ballpark

Show thread☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻7h ago
@arakin my linux i486 ran at 2.8 #BogoMips a decade later