Speed of Operations
The raw computing speed for basic arithmetic operations on the MPP was as follows:
| Operation | Millions of operations per second |
|---|---|
| Addition of arrays | |
| 8-bit integers (9-bit sum) | 6553 |
| 12-bit integers (13-bit sum) | 4428 |
| 32-bit floating point numbers | 430 |
| Multiplication of arrays | |
| 8-bit integers (16-bit product) | 1861 |
| 12-bit integers (24-bit product) | 910 |
| 32-bit floating point numbers | 216 |
| Multiplication of array by scalar | |
| 8-bit integers (16-bit product) | 2340 |
| 12-bit integers (24-bit product) | 1260 |
| 32-bit floating point numbers | 373 |
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