Cyhist Feb 11, 1997 K

Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 22:03:12 -0800
Reply-To: "CYHIST Community Memory: Discussion list on the History of
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From: "Kip Crosby, CHAC" <engine@chac.org>
Subject: CM> Pentium/4004

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At 00:35 2/12/97 -0500, you wrote:
>The 4004 processor was famously billed
>as containing the same computing capacity as ENIAC. I am not sure how many ENIACS would be needed to match the latest Pentium processor.

Well, just as a wild guess.... The original Intel spec on the 4004 was 80,000 IPS = .08 MIPS. And a typical Dhrystone v2.1 on a 200MHz Pentium Pro is 400 MIPS. So, mmm, scratch head, five thousand to one?

__________________________________________ Kip Crosby engine@chac.org
http://www.chac.org/index.html
Computer History Association of California

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