Kernel Tuning Gives 40% Gains

Table 5. Load-Generation Test Results of gcc-2.4.2 Kernel


Running gcc-2.4.2    make -j 1    make -j 2    make -j 4    make -j 8
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Depatched: gcc             44.9         48.3        50.2        51.1
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Default (patched): gcc     39.8         40.8        42.4        43.6
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Speedup                    12.8%        18.4%       18.4%        17.2%
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