Part 2 - Chapter 4 : Unix machines notes

• Alpha-based machines
• Motorola & PA-based machines
• Power-based machines
• ix86-based machines
• i860-based machines
• 88100- and 88110-based machines
• & MIPS and Rx00-based machines
• Motorola & Sparc and Sparc-compatible machines

• On Unix machines, measured CPU time means the sum of user and system times. The later value is normally negligible, but occasionally, the two may be displayed separatedly.

Alpha-based machines :

• VMS Fortran 1.x ;
• Fortran f77 3.4.1, 3.7, 3.8, 4.1 and F90 and F95 4.1 ;
• (Mips' Rx000) f77 2.02 binaries with mx 1.1-1 ;
• SunOS binaries with fpxt 1.1b ;
• cc 4.1 ;
• gcc 2.7.2.1 with Linux .

machines :

• Motorola-based machines, (ref.time = DAT50) :
  • HP 9000/320, HP/UX 6.2 : opt/no opt = 3998/4409
  • HP 9000/340, HP/UX 6.5 : opt/no opt = 2002.6/2080.7
  • HP 9000/350, HP/UX 5.15 : opt/no opt = 2372/2445
  • HP 9000/425, f77 7.0 = 300.14 and f77 8.0 = 256.20
• HP-PA-based machines :
  • HP 9000/835, f77 O, HP/UX 2.1 versus HP/UX 3.0 = 227 versus 214
  • f77 versions 7.0, 8.07, 8.5, 9.05, 10.0x, 9.16, 10.20;
  • F90 versions 1.2 (1994) and 2.2 (1996),
  • cc versions 8.07, 8.5, 9.05, 10.01, 10.20 and bundled;
  • gcc 2.7.2 .

machines :

• xlf 1.0, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 and 3.2 ;
• gcc 2.7.2.1 .

ix86-based machines :

• g77 version 0.5.14 and gcc versions 2.6.3, 2.7.0 and 2.7.2 ;
• gf77 versions 1.8.2 and 1.8.3 ;
• NDP mf77 1.4 and 1.4e ;
• IBM VSFortran version 1.1 ;
• ("best" = version 3.1.4, -f -s -O -N1 -H4 -h4 -N20 -N55) ;
• Silicon Valley Software version 2.7 ;
• Ryan Mc Farland version 2.11 ;
• Edimburg Portable Compiler version 2.4 ;
• LPI version 3.0.0 ;
• Sun f77 version 1.1 ;
• UnixWare's cc versions 2.03 and 3.0 ;
• ix86-based machines and compilers with x167 Abacus floating-point coprocessor ;
  • Abacus 4167 times measured on SDX 3400 on Mar.1990 and on CP 486 on Oct.1990.
  • See also Ms/Dos runs .

i860-based machines :

• Concerto, f77apx (gf77 1.8.5),
• Stardent Vistra, pgf77, O0 = 148.93, O1 = 114.15, O2 = 112.92, O3 = 112.55, O4 = 112.50, O4 -Mvect = 122.3 (ref.time = DAT50).
• Paragon , PGFTN/Paragon Paragon Rel 4.1.1
• Alliant .

88100- and 88110-based machines :

• TC-2000: OLM/O/no opt = 284.9/303.4/332.1 (ref.time = DAT50).
• ghcc 1.8.5 on Dolphin systems ;
• gf77 1.8.3A, 1.8.4.09, 1.8.5, 1.8.6
• hf77 5.2, 5.3 and 6.3 on Harris Night Hawk ;

& MIPS and Rx00-based machines :

• Dan[A]rdent & St[ell]ar[dent] machines (ref.time = DAT50) :
  • P2: O0 = 515.3, O1 = 502.7, O2 = 546.6, O3 = 1179.1 ( but elapsed time on 2-proc. machine = 669.0 ).
  • P3: O0 = 140.5, O1 = 110.6, O2 = 138.4, O3 = 276.0 ( but elapsed time on 2-proc. machine = 141.2 ).
• MIPS 500 & R2360 board (eg. Weitek parts): opt/no opt = 1396/1669 = 84 %
• MIPS 800 & R2010: opt/no opt = 311/434 = 72 %
• Sony News 3260, O1 = 243.8, O2 = 200.0, O3 = 186.0, O4 = 188.5
• Sony News 3860, f77 2.0: noopt/O1/O2/O3 = 172.5/178.7/135.8/133.8
• WhiteChapel MG 1: opt/no opt = 2904.0/2954.1 = 98 %,
• SGI machines :
  • 4D/50, f77 1.31: opt = O/O1 = 776.4/678.9
  • 4D/70, f77 1.31: opt = O/O1/O2/O3 = 495.7/406.7/350.9/291.8
  • f77 1.31, 2.0, 3.41, 4.02, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1 .
  • f90 6.2 .
  • cc 2.0, 3.19, 6.2, 7.1 .
  • gcc 2.7.2 .

Motorola & Sparc and Sparc-compatible machines :

• Fortran compilers :
  • Sun f77 1.05 and 1.1 on 4/110 and 4/260 ;
  • Sun f77 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 ;
  • Sun f77 Sparc Compiler 2 and 3 ;
  • Sun f77 Sparc Compiler 4.0, 4.2 ;
  • Sun f90 1.0 ;
  • CraySoft cf90 1.0 ;
  • Apogee 2.3 , 3.1 and 4.004 ;
  • ACE version x.y ;
  • NAG F90 1.1 ;
  • EPC F90 x.y (1994) and
  • g77 0.5.10 (03/1995) (with gcc 2.6.3).
• C/C++ compilers :
  • Sun cc 1.0 ;
  • Sun SC 4.0 C++ 4.1 ;
  • gcc 1.35, 1.40, 2.6.3 and 2.7.2 .
• Sun Motorola-based machines :
  • f77;
  • Oasisgf77 1.8.3A ;
  • LPI fortran 3.00.03 and
  • NKR fortran version x.y .