Lab 5 - Midterm 1 Solutions and SPEC benchmarks

The solutions for midterm 1 will be discussed in class. A solution key can be found in the Solutions link in the left menu. If you cannot attend lab, you can come by my office to get your midterm.

The results of the SPEC benchmarks can be found at their website, www.spec.org. Browse through the SPEC CPU 2006 and SPEC CPU 2000 benchmark results. The 2006 results have far fewer entries as it is a new benchmark. Find two systems in the 2000 results that have different processors that would be considered "comparable" in a marketing sense (ie similar speeds or AMD "3000" vs Intel 3.0Ghz). Compare their results. Write up what systems you chose, what their results are and what you think might have contributed to these results.

Find two systems with the same processor in the 2006 results. Compare their results. Again, write up what systems you chose, what their results are and what you think might have contributed to these results.

Email your writeup to me.