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[Iggy]

There are many ways you can benchmark things, and here is one:

http://www.morphzone.org/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?forum=3&topic_id=7675&viewmode=flat&sortorder=0&start=164

Please note that Andreas "scaled" the Sam's results to 800MHz, meaning that their real numbers are much lower. Also, I am pretty certain that HW FPU wasn't used on the Efika MX...

Surprisingly good results.
The A9 should be significantly better.
Running AROS, eh?
Is there any chance we'll see a native/not hosted variant?

you guys almost have me convinced.

BTW - takemehome grandma, you're now quoting Andreas?!

[phoenixkonsole]

Who made AROS x64 port.... Michal Schulz.
Who made ARM hosted port.... Michal Schulz.

Who is working as Senior Software Engineer for Genesi... Michal Schulz..
How are the chances of native AROS version for a Genesi device... quite high : )

But to be honest it would be more rational from Genesi to target their successor system..

On the other hand... hosted is nice:
http://www.powerdeveloper.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=16380

And one needs to do a first start (so hosted is more than ok) in order to get some native AROS ARM applications.

Whatever... we need a ARMhf* port of AROS for ARM (hosted) to be able to use many more systems and start porting apps and games. In the meanwhile we can launch linux stuff from the AROS side..


*armhf is roughly 40% faster than armel code... existing AROS hosted for ARM Linux is armel code.

[Iggy]

I'm curious, how well would the hosted version do on something as lowly as an ARM11?

[phoenixkonsole]

Don't know.. maybe Stephen (he started the AROS for Pi idea) can tell this.
AROS will work better than Linux except in cases it runs out of memory or whenever linux can use the 3D HW.

[takemehomegrandma]

BTW - takemehome grandma, you're now quoting Andreas?!

Why wouldn't I?

[Iggy]

Why wouldn't I?

Its not like you two always see eye to eye.

I, myself, have learned not to argue with the guy. He's usually right (and he'd probably take offense to the qualifier "usually").