[Elecraft] OT: Attn CPU gurus - help me

[Robert Tellefsen]

Hi Doug
You've got some real legitimate questions that a
lot of us "non-gurus" would like to hear the answers
to.  If you get a lot of your replies direct, could you
summarize them in a post to us "masses"?
Thanks and 73
Bob N6WG

----- Original Message -----
From: "DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL" <dougzzz at gmail.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 3:49 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Attn CPU gurus - help me


> I want to hook my K3's up to the latest skimmer software along with
> computer control of the rig, etc. and of course via the LP-Pan when
it
> is available (soon).
>
> My query is about the computer processor and associated elements.
>
> Currently, I am reading that the way to go for skimmer (192kc
> bandwidth - not that I need that), is to use a machine with a 3G
> processor.
>
> But that seems to only account for one element of the system
"rating."
>
> My current ham radio computer is a fossil on which I run DOS stuff.
> But my "home" computer (this one) is a Pentium 4, 3.0 Gig.  Sounds
> right, but......
>
> When I look at the new machines (which seem relatively cheap for
what
> you get), I see:
>
> Core 2 Quad Q6600
> Core 2 Duo
> Pentiuim Dual Core
> Celeron
> Athlon 64
> etc.
>
> Then I see speeds for each of the above, NONE of which goes up to
3.0
> gig.  Just because my current processor has the "3.0 gig label," I
am
> assuming that these newer releases are even faster, despite the
lower
> clock rate.
>
> For the app's that I'm looking at, DOES CLOCK RATE RULE or does this
> other stuff count too?
>
> I also see big variables on the L2 Cache: 2MB, 4MB, 8MB - relatively
> speaking, how important are these compared to the other factors?
>
> And then there is the Front Side Bus speed:  800, 1333.  Weird that
> the Core 2 Quad (which sounds like "the best" to me) has a FSB of
1066
> (not the fastest).
>
> And finally, there is the clock speed, which for most of the above
is
> 2.2, 2.33, 2.66 gig (again, not reaching 3.0).
>
> How do I put all this together?  Again, for MY apps, which figure of
> merit is most important?  Or do I just multiply them all together?
> :-)
>
> Reminder:  "CPU gurus" only need respond.  I prefer direct replies,
> but I assume that this topic might be of wide interest to the
Elecraft
> group...YOUR CHOICE if you respond to the list or just to me.
>
> THANKS A TON!
>
> de Doug KR2Q
> "Expert on DRGs, not CPUs"
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnosis-related_group  <this page is
> rather outdated>
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