Of course, there's no substitute for trying an A20-based board and finding out if it's good enough for the tasks you need to do. And Luke's recent videos suggest that it is indeed good enough for several common tasks.
But I can't be the only one who's curious about how the A20 compares to other processors, especially various x86 processors.
This is where UnixBench (https://github.com/kdlucas/byte-unixbench) comes in handy. It's an open-source system benchmark suite for Unix, going back a couple of decades. Someone took the time to run UnixBench on a variety of computers, including the A20-based Cubieboard2, and published the results here:
https://enchufado.com/proyectos/unixbench.html
Of course, that doesn't factor in graphics performance, but I thought it might still be worth sharing.
Matt
Well, I don't think the issue right now is whether or how it compares with other chips (we have other chips already). Of course, if it's libre competition, that's also for the good. I guess Intel peeps could be redirected to https://puri.sm/
(You can check their website as they are also trying towards RYF certified, see:
https://puri.sm/road-to-fsf-ryf-endorsement-and-beyond/
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And like academic arguments, multiple libre platforms is a good thing. (Although it will still be kinda rare in real terms even if both projects achieve it).
Russell Not a real mathematician, just an applied geek
On 15/08/2016, Matt Campbell mattcampbell@pobox.com wrote:
Of course, there's no substitute for trying an A20-based board and finding out if it's good enough for the tasks you need to do. And Luke's recent videos suggest that it is indeed good enough for several common tasks.
But I can't be the only one who's curious about how the A20 compares to other processors, especially various x86 processors.
This is where UnixBench (https://github.com/kdlucas/byte-unixbench) comes in handy. It's an open-source system benchmark suite for Unix, going back a couple of decades. Someone took the time to run UnixBench on a variety of computers, including the A20-based Cubieboard2, and published the results here:
https://enchufado.com/proyectos/unixbench.html
Of course, that doesn't factor in graphics performance, but I thought it might still be worth sharing.
Matt
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On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 8:16 PM, Russell Hyer russell.hyer@gmail.com wrote:
Well, I don't think the issue right now is whether or how it compares with other chips (we have other chips already). Of course, if it's libre competition, that's also for the good. I guess Intel peeps could be redirected to https://puri.sm/
(You can check their website as they are also trying towards RYF certified, see:
ohhh jaezus not again. *sigh* well at least they're trying with this: https://puri.sm/posts/petition-for-intel-to-release-an-me-less-cpu-design/
what's pissing people off is that they're claiming *right now* to be "libre" when in fact they are absolutely flat-out *NOT*. you can't use the word "libre" - via the name "librem" and still require a proprietary piece of firmware that runs on an NSA spyware-friendly backdoor co-processor.
if they wanted people to trust them they should have put their foot down and said NO, we will NOT EVEN SELL a product that has a backdoor privacy-violating co-processor and attempt to label it "libre".
l.
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