Flops

dlichterman · 19th November 2004, 18:30

Is there a way to find out how many "flops" your computer is?

CaboWaboAddict · 19th November 2004, 19:31

John Kerry might know.

Oh wait, that's flops, not flip-flops!

will · 19th November 2004, 19:44

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA funny!

Mattress · 19th November 2004, 19:54

there are probably some benchmarking programs out there. I'd try source forge, nerds are always bragging about how great and fast their computers are, there must be some way to 'prove' it.

Atmo · 19th November 2004, 20:16

Download SiSoft sandra and run the arithmetic benchmark. Whetstone FPU gives a rating in MFLOPS.

SSJ4 Gogitta · 19th November 2004, 20:40

Hrm, 1821 megaflops for my good PC.

Bilbo Baggins · 19th November 2004, 22:10

I never flop.

NJK · 19th November 2004, 22:38

a flop in my native language means a total screwup

flop in dutch is totally different than the english word for it

Bilbo Baggins · 19th November 2004, 22:42

Flop can also mean total screw up in the number 1 language, especially when dealing with films or productions.

Psythik · 19th November 2004, 23:51

What's a flop?

PulseDriver · 19th November 2004, 23:56

In norwegian, "flop" means a total fiasco, a bummer, a wasted project, a total scam... so Winamp? Are you a flop?

Atmo · 19th November 2004, 23:56

FLoating point OPeration.

My pc just cracks 4000 MFLOPS by the way.

fwgx · 20th November 2004, 00:11

i dunno what mine is, but then its not that important to me - there are bigger bottlenecks to worry about in my system.

Psythik · 20th November 2004, 00:36

Yay, 4166 MFLOPS for me. (I beat Atmo!)

d0rk · 20th November 2004, 03:44

7039 Flops

Psythik · 20th November 2004, 04:13

Quote:

Originally posted by d0rk
7039 Flops

Chances are, you gave us the wrong reading. You have to give us the Whetstone FPU flops, so you have about 3900 of those MFLOPS, which means I still beat you.

deeder7001 · 20th November 2004, 05:02

530 mflops on a 400mhz P2

General Geoff · 20th November 2004, 05:06

2853MFlops (whetstone FPU)

Psythik · 20th November 2004, 05:28

The amount of flops seems to be almost near to the MHz of the processor. Is it supposed to be a more accurate measure of speed than clock frequencies? If I'm right then I'm guessing these people's processors are have these clocks:

Atmo: 3.2-3.6GHz
d0rk: 2.8-3.2GHz
General Geoff: 2.0-2.6GHz

Am I anywhere close?

d0rk · 20th November 2004, 06:34

Quote:

Originally posted by ScYtH
Chances are, you gave us the wrong reading. You have to give us the Whetstone FPU flops, so you have about 3900 of those MFLOPS, which means I still beat you.

Ah I looked at the 2nd part of it. Oh well. 4010
mflops

General Geoff · 20th November 2004, 10:44

Quote:

Originally posted by ScYtH
The amount of flops seems to be almost near to the MHz of the processor. Is it supposed to be a more accurate measure of speed than clock frequencies? If I'm right then I'm guessing these people's processors are have these clocks:

Atmo: 3.2-3.6GHz
d0rk: 2.8-3.2GHz
General Geoff: 2.0-2.6GHz

Am I anywhere close?

Athlon 64 2800+. I ran the test at 1.8ghz (stock speed).

mark · 20th November 2004, 13:29

theoeritcally 64 bit should flip-flop twice as fast, no?

General Geoff · 20th November 2004, 13:46

Yeah, if I was running a 64-bit OS and running a 64-bit version of Sandra.

And I recall reading somewhere that floating point calculations are already done on a 64-bit scale. It's integer calculations that would benefit from a 64-bit OS and applications.

fwgx · 20th November 2004, 14:40

no. I can address more memory and thus greater memory bandwidth.

2669 mflops here. Gonna upgrade from an XP2100+ to a 3200+ soon though, which will also mean my memory will be running at 400mhz instead of 266. so I hope that may help a bit

will · 20th November 2004, 15:18

Quote:

Originally posted by General Geoff
Yeah, if I was running a 64-bit OS and running a 64-bit version of Sandra.

And I recall reading somewhere that floating point calculations are already done on a 64-bit scale. It's integer calculations that would benefit from a 64-bit OS and applications.

The intel FPU used to (probably still does, i'm not sure) do all floating point calculations in 80 bit (double extended) precision, then it would round down to the precision required. Apparently, this way needed less chip area.

--numericalanalysiswill

19th November 2004, 18:30	#1
dlichterman Forum King Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Where Hell Froze Over Posts: 2,466	Flops Is there a way to find out how many "flops" your computer is? Software is like sex: It's better when it's free.--If at first you don't succeed; call it version 1.0--Guess the band from pics game

19th November 2004, 19:31	#2
CaboWaboAddict Forum Sot (Major Dude) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Marietta, Ga. U.S.A. Posts: 3,916	John Kerry might know. Oh wait, that's flops, not flip-flops! Idiot's Advocate My site (under construction)

19th November 2004, 19:44	#3
will Nullsoft Newbie (Moderator) Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 5,569	HAHAHAHAHAHAHA funny! DO NOT PM ME WITH TECH SUPPORT QUESTIONS

19th November 2004, 19:54	#4
Mattress Forum King Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 4,577	there are probably some benchmarking programs out there. I'd try source forge, nerds are always bragging about how great and fast their computers are, there must be some way to 'prove' it. Besides shooting out a big blank from your buttock, you can feel as if your root chakra leaked sweet hot mucus.

19th November 2004, 20:16	#5
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,400	Download SiSoft sandra and run the arithmetic benchmark. Whetstone FPU gives a rating in MFLOPS. :Psykotech:

19th November 2004, 20:40	#6
SSJ4 Gogitta Followed by Gnomes (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: West Virginia Googolplex: 10^10¹°° FB:/SSJ4.DominusDeus DeviantArt: DominusDeus XboX GT: A Wild Meeseeks Playstation 4: DominusDeus Posts: 7,162	Hrm, 1821 megaflops for my good PC.

19th November 2004, 22:10	#7
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,228	I never flop.

19th November 2004, 22:38	#8
NJK FRISIAN (MOD) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: in a house Posts: 16,131	a flop in my native language means a total screwup flop in dutch is totally different than the english word for it Each Thursday a new show on Celtica Radio with Darkwave music. WINAMP SHOUTCAST

19th November 2004, 22:42	#9
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,228	Flop can also mean total screw up in the number 1 language, especially when dealing with films or productions.

19th November 2004, 23:51	#10
Psythik Got his CT back and didn't pay $10 (Forum King) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,583	What's a flop? This is a sig of some nature.

19th November 2004, 23:56	#11
PulseDriver w3 addict (Major Dude) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 1,806	In norwegian, "flop" means a total fiasco, a bummer, a wasted project, a total scam... so Winamp? Are you a flop? 09 F9 11 01 9D 74 E8 5B D8 41 56 C3 63 56 81 C0

20th November 2004, 00:11	#13
fwgx Rudolf the Red. (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 9,314	i dunno what mine is, but then its not that important to me - there are bigger bottlenecks to worry about in my system. "We think science is interesting and if you disagree, you can fuck off."

20th November 2004, 00:36	#14
Psythik Got his CT back and didn't pay $10 (Forum King) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,583	Yay, 4166 MFLOPS for me. (I beat Atmo!) This is a sig of some nature.

20th November 2004, 03:44	#15
d0rk I contribute nothing. (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Virgacalementoflagantionio Posts: 3,030	7039 Flops I came for the hatred. I stayed for the ballbag.

20th November 2004, 05:02	#17
deeder7001 Jesus Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 5,560	530 mflops on a 400mhz P2 There is no sig.

20th November 2004, 05:06	#18
General Geoff Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania Posts: 1,254	2853MFlops (whetstone FPU)

20th November 2004, 05:28	#19
Psythik Got his CT back and didn't pay $10 (Forum King) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,583	The amount of flops seems to be almost near to the MHz of the processor. Is it supposed to be a more accurate measure of speed than clock frequencies? If I'm right then I'm guessing these people's processors are have these clocks: Atmo: 3.2-3.6GHz d0rk: 2.8-3.2GHz General Geoff: 2.0-2.6GHz Am I anywhere close? This is a sig of some nature. Last edited by Psythik; 20th November 2004 at 06:42.

20th November 2004, 13:29	#22
mark Forum King Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Norn Ir'nd, leek... Posts: 6,287	theoeritcally 64 bit should flip-flop twice as fast, no?

20th November 2004, 13:46	#23
General Geoff Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania Posts: 1,254	Yeah, if I was running a 64-bit OS and running a 64-bit version of Sandra. And I recall reading somewhere that floating point calculations are already done on a 64-bit scale. It's integer calculations that would benefit from a 64-bit OS and applications.

20th November 2004, 14:40	#24
fwgx Rudolf the Red. (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 9,314	no. I can address more memory and thus greater memory bandwidth. 2669 mflops here. Gonna upgrade from an XP2100+ to a 3200+ soon though, which will also mean my memory will be running at 400mhz instead of 266. so I hope that may help a bit "We think science is interesting and if you disagree, you can fuck off."

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