[Zope] Building (python) w/ Sun Forte: MORE test results

Paul Horbal horbal@vlsi.enel.ucalgary.ca
Sat, 1 Dec 2001 20:36:55 -0700


Just to throw in some more performance tests for those interested...

I've built a version of Python 2.1.1 from source using Sun's Forte C compiler.

For anybody wanting to reproduce these results:

Environment:

CC='cc -Xc -mt'

cd /python-src/
./configure --without-gcc --with-cxx=CC --with-threads
make
make install


Now, running the Pystone benchmark

python /pythonhome/lib/python2.1/test/pystone.py



Results:

Sun Netra X1 (UltraSparc IIe 400 MHz)
----
gcc ~= 4000 pystones/sec
Forte ~= 4370 pystones/sec
====
difference ~= 10%

SunBlade 1000 (dual UltraSparc III 600 MHz)
----
ActiveState 2.1 build 210 ~= 5000 pystones/sec
gcc ~= 6750 pystones/sec
Forte ~= 7500 pystones/sec
====
difference ~= 25% and 10%, respectively

SunFire 3800 (quad UltraSparc III 750 MHz)
----
ActiveState 2.1 build 210 ~= 7300 pystones/sec
gcc ~= 8500 pystones/sec
Forte ~= 9300 pystones/sec
====
difference ~= 25% and 10%, respectively

(I'm not sure if the ActiveState build was the binary distro or built locally, since it was just on our system... I'd have to ask our sysadmin. But either way... it's getting the proverbial ass-kicking)


cheers,
Paul.