Benchmark Tests on the New IBM RISC System/6000 590 Workstation

Article type: Research Article

Authors: WASSERMAN, HARVEY J.

Affiliations: Computer Research Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545

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Abstract: The results of benchmark tests on the superscalar IBM RISC System/6000 Model 590 are presented. A set of well-characterized Fortran benchmarks spanning a range of computational characteristics was used for the study. The data from the 590 system are compared with those from a single-processor CRAY C90 system as well as with other microprocessor-based systems, such as the Digital Equipment Corporation AXP 3000/500X and the Hewlett-Packard HP/735.

Journal: Scientific Programming, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 23-34, 1995