Re: RE: Version 6.0.2
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- Subject: [mg86218] Re: [mg86195] RE: [mg85900] Version 6.0.2
- From: "peter lindsay" <plindsay at mcs.st-and.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 02:58:42 -0500 (EST)
- References: <200802270925.EAA16070@smc.vnet.net>
for info:
running OS X 10.4.11 and Mathematica 6.02 on iMac 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Running MathematicaMark6 Benchmark obtained from "About Mathematica" pull
down menu->System Information->Benchmark with MathematicaMark. Benchmark
results are below:
--- System Information ---
Machine Name: blackbook
System: Mac OS X x86 (64-bit)
Date: March 5, 2008
Mathematica Version: 6.0.2
Benchmark Result: 1.53
--- MathematicaMark6 System Comparison ---
2p dual-core 3.0 GHz Intel Xeon 5160 2.84
Microsoft Windows (32-bit)
2p dual-core 2.66 GHz Intel Xeon 2.14
Apple Mac OS 10.4.8 (64-bit)
2p quad-core 1.6 GHz Intel Xeon 5310 1.88
CentOS Linux 4.4 (32-bit)
2p 1.4 GHz Itanium 2 1.78
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 (64-bit)
blackbook 1.53
Mac OS X x86 (64-bit)
2p 2.4 GHz Opteron 250 1.24
Sun Solaris 10 (64-bit)
2p dual-core 2.5 GHz G5 1.22
Apple Mac OS 10.4.8 (32-bit)
2.4 GHz Pentium 4 1.00
Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit)
4p 1 GHz Power 4 0.53
IBM AIX 5.3 (64-bit)
2p 1.28 GHz UltraSPARC III 0.37
Sun Solaris SPARC (64-bit)
2p 552 MHz PA-8600 0.21
HP HP-UX 11.11 (64-bit)
(Faster systems give larger numbers)
--- MathematicaMark6 Detailed Timings ---
Total Test 1 Test 2 Test 3
Test 4 Test 5 Test 6 Test 7 Test 8 Test 9 Test 10 Test 11 Test 12
Test 13 Test 14 Test 15
2p dual-core 3.0 GHz Intel Xeon 5160
Microsoft Windows (32-bit) 30.4 2.08 0.67 1.09
2.70 4.03 0.50 0.89 3.17 2.00 2.16 2.41 2.08
1.50 2.59 2.52
2p dual-core 2.66 GHz Intel Xeon
Apple Mac OS 10.4.8 (64-bit) 40.3 1.75 0.44 1.85
3.38 11.70 0.30 0.52 3.62 2.07 2.39 2.41 1.56
1.71 3.66 2.91
2p quad-core 1.6 GHz Intel Xeon 5310
CentOS Linux 4.4 (32-bit) 45.8 2.01 1.20 0.93
4.42 8.32 0.88 1.54 5.12 1.61 3.14 3.91 2.73
3.37 3.49 3.12
2p 1.4 GHz Itanium 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 (64-bit) 48.6 3.82 0.83 1.39
1.92 2.80 0.33 0.76 7.44 3.29 4.84 7.11 4.90
2.90 2.88 3.34
blackbook
Mac OS X x86 (64-bit) 56.4 2.61 0.59 2.56
4.06 15.00 0.40 0.70 4.67 4.95 2.95 3.26 2.24
2.04 5.51 4.91
2p 2.4 GHz Opteron 250
Sun Solaris 10 (64-bit) 69.3 3.92 0.60 3.68
5.79 15.30 0.41 0.90 7.62 4.32 3.31 4.27 3.52
5.68 4.53 5.45
2p dual-core 2.5 GHz G5
Apple Mac OS 10.4.8 (32-bit) 70.6 3.92 1.25 3.88
4.53 18.10 0.81 1.43 6.39 2.29 4.96 5.83 4.64
2.72 6.02 3.89
2.4 GHz Pentium 4
Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit) 86.2 5.05 1.23 3.00
8.84 7.50 0.92 1.63 9.17 8.78 5.39 6.17 5.67
4.51 9.42 8.90
4p 1 GHz Power 4
IBM AIX 5.3 (64-bit) 163.7 7.34 1.56 5.90
9.20 60.10 0.94 1.64 10.10 14.40 3.30 13.20 6.99
6.04 10.50 12.50
2p 1.28 GHz UltraSPARC III
Sun Solaris SPARC (64-bit) 235.2 12.00 1.97 9.66
12.70 45.30 1.13 2.43 26.30 32.30 7.40 19.70 11.90
5.91 18.90 27.50
2p 552 MHz PA-8600
HP HP-UX 11.11 (64-bit) 405.5 25.30 3.92 30.50
9.76 64.90 33.10 3.41 49.50 22.60 28.20 41.80 24.00
21.10 24.00 23.30
(Timings are CPU time in seconds)
On 05/03/2008, =8Aer=FDch Jakub <Serych at panska.cz> wrote:
>
> > My initial impression of Mathematica Version 6.0.2 is a
> > disappointment.
>
>
> My too :-((( I was awaiting new version with the big hope, that the
> problem
> with paclets could be solved in it. But it is not!!!
>
> I have heared, that this problem occures on Czech version of Windows XP
> only.
> When somebody tries to download any paclet data, it says, that there is
> problem with Internet connectivity. For example:
>
> In[1]:- ChemicalData["Caffeine"]
>
> ChemicalData::dlfail: Internet download of data for ChemicalData \ failed.
> Use Help > Internet Connectivity... to test or reconfigure \ internet
> connectivity. >>
>
> Out[1]- $Failed
>
> But internet connectivity on that machine is realy OK and also tests in
> Help/Internet connectivity are OK. I can test it, and already have tested
> it
> with and without proxy on our network and it is always the same.
>
> Does anybody have the same problem on other language versions of Windows
> XP?
> Does anybody know any workaround?
>
> I know, that paclet data are not so essential for pure mathematics, but as
> we
> are highschool and have bought universal license of M6, we have many more
> applications for Mathematica which are realy dependent on paclets.
>
> Thanks for any help
>
>
> Jakub
>
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peter lindsay
Computing Officer
Mathematical Institute
University of St Andrews
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