A really interesting technology comparison

http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/workunit.php?wuid=385697267

This unit is great, we have a Quad core running optimised app, my dual core laptop, and a CUDA 9500GT.

I’m now even more impressed with my SSE4 P9500 chip in the laptop, so pulling less power and based on some very rough maths of the quad taking as good as twice as long to crunch that unit, my laptop matches a quad core for output !!!

A nice unit for those who like looking at techy things, now I want a unit that has my laptop, an i7 and a CUDA :smiley:

DT.

[QUOTE=DoubleTop;431579]http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/workunit.php?wuid=385697267

This unit is great, we have a Quad core running optimised app, my dual core laptop, and a CUDA 9500GT.

I’m now even more impressed with my SSE4 P9500 chip in the laptop, so pulling less power and based on some very rough maths of the quad taking as good as twice as long to crunch that unit, my laptop matches a quad core for output !!!

A nice unit for those who like looking at techy things, now I want a unit that has my laptop, an i7 and a CUDA :smiley:

DT.[/QUOTE]

Well impressed. I’m looking to replace my aged lappy - (sure you’ve mentioned it before, forgive me) You’d suggest?

A quad could do much better , the Optimised App he was using is only an SSE2 version. I was running an SSSE3 version and doing about 980 seconds for a similar reward .

Good spot Mortlake - I wonder why that is the case though. Someone who knows enough to put in place an optimised app and yet had picked what seems to be the wrong one :confused:

@wheelieslug, yes I would - I’m actually considering swapping out my desktop for a laptop as previously I would have struggled with data on network - now eSata is out and about that problem isn’t there. Mines a Dell 5400 with a neat docking station.

DT.