STE 8/32MHz CPU & ROM 68HC000 CPU

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STE 8/32MHz CPU & ROM 68HC000 CPU

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Re: STE 8/32MHz CPU & ROM 68HC000 CPU

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Here are my Gembench runs, see the pic description for the machine config:

STE 8MHZ (Stock CPU, no booster fitted), 4MB RAM, TOS 2.06, Blitter disabled.
STE 8MHZ (Stock CPU, no booster fitted), 4MB RAM, TOS 2.06, Blitter disabled.
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STE 8MHZ (Stock CPU, no booster fitted), 4MB RAM, TOS 2.06, Blitter enabled.
STE 8MHZ (Stock CPU, no booster fitted), 4MB RAM, TOS 2.06, Blitter enabled.
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STE 32MHZ, 4MB RAM, TOS 2.06, Blitter disabled
STE 32MHZ, 4MB RAM, TOS 2.06, Blitter disabled
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STE 32MHZ, 4MB RAM, TOS 2.06, Blitter enabled
STE 32MHZ, 4MB RAM, TOS 2.06, Blitter enabled
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Hopefully this will give some idea of the relative speeds with and without the booster and blitter.
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Re: STE 8/32MHz CPU & ROM 68HC000 CPU

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Just for completeness I ran Gembench on my stock STE with 4MB RAM and TOS 2.06, and saved the results. I then ran Gembench with those defaults on my 32mhz boosted STE. RAM and TOS were the same.

Results below, with and without Blitter.

Without Blitter:
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With Blitter:
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Re: STE 8/32MHz CPU & ROM 68HC000 CPU

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Oddly running the CPU from its own 32MHz oscillator gives integer division a 16% boost in speed :shrug:

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