[May 18 03:12:38 UTC] RC5-72: using core #6 (CUDA 4-pipe 64-thd).
[May 18 03:12:57 UTC] RC5-72: Benchmark for core #6 (CUDA 4-pipe 64-thd)
0.00:00:16.66 [40,841,187 keys/sec]

morcant@ember:~$ ./dnetc -cpuinfo

Automatic processor identification tag: 8192

Name: GeForce 8600 GTS (4 MPs)
Estimated processor clock speed (0 if unknown): 1450 MHz
Number of processors detected by this client: 4
Number of processors supported by this client: 128

compare that to

[May 18 02:59:50 UTC] RC5-72: Benchmark for core #1 (KBE-64 3-pipe)
0.00:00:17.63 [10,020,273 keys/sec]
[May 18 02:59:50 UTC] RC5-72: Benchmark for core #1 (KBE-64 3-pipe)                                                            0.00:00:17.63 [10,020,273 keys/sec]
for
Automatic processor identification tag: 10006176
name: Intel Core 2 Extreme/Xeon
features: MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 EM64T SSSE3 SSE4.1
Estimated processor clock speed (0 if unknown): 3000 MHz
Number of processors detected by this client: 2
Number of processors supported by this client: 128
So basically, my quad core 1.4 GPU does around 4X the keys my dual core 3GHz CPU does…

So while looking at some of the cool new things the latest NVIDIA drivers do for Compiz performance in Linux, I got caught up in the CUDA documentation.

With pyrit, on my lowly 8600 GTS I am seeing a 3X throughput increase over my Dual Core 3GHz CPU.

Computed 2592.26 PMKs/s total.
#1: ‘CUDA-Device #1 ‘GeForce 8600 GTS”: 1880.0 PMKs/s (Occ. 99.9%; RTT 2.9)
#2: ‘CPU-Core (SSE2)’: 738.8 PMKs/s (Occ. 96.6%; RTT 2.2)

So I just got a Google Voice account!

PS3

So after my Sharp Bluray player died, i’ve decided to break down and just get a PS3. I already have a HTPC, so it took a bit to rationalize getting one, but I’ve finally decided.

It’s suppose to arrive tomorrow: http://bit.ly/13UxpU

Aside from Folding@Home and Bluray playback, what is there to do with the PS3? I have a 360 for games, and a HTPC for video/audio playback. It’s going to get Linux on it because I put Linux on everything. What else?