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From: Gerhard Wesp (gwesp_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-05-15 03:35:23


> The prime sieve is a great example of how a benchmark can make
> certain tradeoffs look good. Tweak the size of your sieve until there
> are too many bits for the thing to fit in CPU cache and watch what
> happens :-)

Or tweak it so there are too many bits to fit into the main memory and
see what happens _then_ ;-)

regards,
-gerhard

-- 
Passts auf, seid's vuasichdig, und lossds eich nix gfoin!
  -- Dr. Kurt Ostbahn

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