Xref: utzoo comp.lang.fortran:825 comp.software-eng:650 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!ucbvax!decwrl!purdue!i.cc.purdue.edu!h.cc.purdue.edu!s.cc.purdue.edu!ags From: ags@s.cc.purdue.edu (Dave Seaman) Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran,comp.software-eng Subject: Re: Fortran follies Message-ID: <3286@s.cc.purdue.edu> Date: 28 Jun 88 14:50:53 GMT References: <5377@cup.portal.com> <2852@mmintl.UUCP> <1005@cresswell.quintus.UUCP> <701@garth.UUCP> <2157@sugar.UUCP> <1555@kalliope.rice.edu> <809@garth.UUCP> <821@garth.UUCP> Reply-To: ags@s.cc.purdue.edu.UUCP (Dave Seaman) Organization: Purdue University Lines: 8 >>The Cyber 205's breakeven vector length is from 20 to 50 elements. I have found the breakeven length to vary from about 5 to 50 elements, depending on the type of operations being performed. For a simple vector add, the breakeven length is around 5 or 6. -- Dave Seaman ags@j.cc.purdue.edu