[SWLUG] how much more CPU performance can one get these days?

[Mark Summerfield]

On 2009-09-18, Huw Lynes wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-09-18 at 08:08 +0100, Mark Summerfield wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Short version:
> >     I have Linux 2.6 2GB RAM Dual Core Pentium D 2.8GHz
> >     What would I need to get 5x the CPU performance?
> >
> >
> > Long version:
> >
> >     I sometimes have to run a program that starts by reading 5-50MB of
> >     data, then spends 12-15 minutes processing (no I/O, no graphics,
> >     pure CPU), then writes out a single 5-100MB output file.
> 
> I'm assuming that this code is doing floating-point maths rather than
> integer maths? If so you will see a big speed-up on core2 or above.

Yes it is. What does "core2" mean & how would I know what would give me
that? (I stopped following processor chips way back when the "286" was a
big deal...)
 

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