We all know how difficult it can be to find a Mac compatible webcam - and we don't ALL have iSight cameras. I shall be bringing you the best of the best, Mac compatible webcams, just as soon as I have waded my way through all the hand-slicing, bulletproof blister packs, wrangled with ultra-stiff USB cables, blu-tacked them to my monitor etc...
Monday 14 September 2009
Coming soon... UVC webcams for Mac OS X; roundup
We all know how difficult it can be to find a Mac compatible webcam - and we don't ALL have iSight cameras. I shall be bringing you the best of the best, Mac compatible webcams, just as soon as I have waded my way through all the hand-slicing, bulletproof blister packs, wrangled with ultra-stiff USB cables, blu-tacked them to my monitor etc...
Tuesday 30 September 2008
ATI Radeon HD3870 Mac & PC edition: can you say LOUD?
Monday 29 September 2008
Mentalray blog
Sunday 28 September 2008
Mr and Mrs Glen Davidson - 27th September 2008!
What's shall we put in here?... hmmmm
Thursday 25 September 2008
2008 Mac Pro - all fans at FULL power, Cap'n!
Reviewed: 32Gb of Kingston FBDIMMS (8x4Gb FBDIMM) in 2008 Mac Pro
Here we review a FULLY stocked 2008 Mac Pro 8-core 2.8Ghz machine. Kingston Europe kindly donated 32Gb of part No: "KTAMP800K2/8G" Mac Pro FBDIMMs (8x4Gb) for the review; come back soon to find out how they scored, along with photos and GeekBench results. We are going to test the kit in the following configurations (in pairs of 2x4Gb modules at a time):
Compiler: GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Build 9F33)
Model: MacPro3,1
Motherboard: MacPro3,1
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5462 @ 2.80GHz
Processor ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Logical Processors: 8
Physical Processors: 2
Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache: 32.0 KB
L1 Data Cache: 32.0 KB
L2 Cache: 6.00 MB
L3 Cache: 0.00 B
Bus Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Memory: 2.00 GB
Memory Type: 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
SIMD: 1
Integer (Score: 10359)
Blowfish single-threaded scalar -- 2006, 1.0, 88.2 MB/sec
Blowfish multi-threaded scalar -- 16923, 7.9, 693.5 MB/sec
Text Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2516, 1.0, 8.05 MB/sec
Text Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18647, 7.6, 61.2 MB/sec
Text Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2134, 1.0, 8.77 MB/sec
Text Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 17137, 7.8, 68.3 MB/sec
Image Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2269, 1.0, 18.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18342, 8.2, 154.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2072, 1.0, 34.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 15007, 7.0, 244.8 Mpixels/sec
Crafty Chess single-threaded scalar -- 4053, 1.0, 2.05 Mnodes/sec
Crafty Chess multi-threaded scalar -- 4259, 1.0, 2.07 Mnodes/sec
Lua single-threaded scalar -- 4517, 1.0, 1.74 Mnodes/sec
Lua multi-threaded scalar -- 35156, 7.8, 13.5 Mnodes/sec
Floating Point (Score: 14704)
Mandelbrot single-threaded scalar -- 2040, 1.0, 1.36 Gflops
Mandelbrot multi-threaded scalar -- 16648, 8.0, 10.9 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded scalar -- 3028, 1.0, 1.46 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded scalar -- 13078, 4.1, 5.96 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded vector -- 2166, 1.8, 2.60 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded vector -- 7801, 5.5, 8.11 Gflops
LU Decomposition single-threaded scalar -- 1525, 1.0, 1.36 Gflops
LU Decomposition multi-threaded scalar -- 11456, 7.4, 10.0 Gflops
Primality Test single-threaded scalar -- 5357, 1.0, 800.2 Mflops
Primality Test multi-threaded scalar -- 31480, 7.3, 5.84 Gflops
Sharpen Image single-threaded scalar -- 5568, 1.0, 13.0 Mpixels/sec
Sharpen Image multi-threaded scalar -- 43389, 7.7, 100.0 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image single-threaded scalar -- 7096, 1.0, 5.62 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image multi-threaded scalar -- 55233, 7.7, 43.4 Mpixels/sec
Memory (Score: 2710)
Read Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 2686, 1.0, 3.29 GB/sec
Write Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 3889, 1.0, 2.66 GB/sec
Stdlib Allocate single-threaded scalar -- 2926, 1.0, 10.9 Mallocs/sec
Stdlib Write single-threaded scalar -- 2125, 1.0, 4.40 GB/sec
Stdlib Copy single-threaded scalar -- 1925, 1.0, 1.98 GB/sec
Stream (Score: 2549)
Stream Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2598, 1.0, 3.55 GB/sec
Stream Copy single-threaded vector -- 2867, 1.0, 3.72 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded scalar -- 2716, 1.0, 3.53 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded vector -- 2743, 1.1, 3.70 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded scalar -- 2298, 1.0, 3.47 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded vector -- 2662, 1.1, 3.70 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded scalar -- 2524, 1.0, 3.49 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded vector -- 1986, 1.1, 3.72 GB/sec
2x4Gb Kingston:
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Platform: Mac OS X x86 (64-bit)
Compiler: GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Build 9F33)
Model: MacPro3,1
Motherboard: MacPro3,1
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5462 @ 2.80GHz
Processor ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Logical Processors: 8
Physical Processors: 2
Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache: 32.0 KB
L1 Data Cache: 32.0 KB
L2 Cache: 6.00 MB
L3 Cache: 0.00 B
Bus Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Memory: 8.00 GB
Memory Type: 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
SIMD: 1
Integer (Score: 10423)
Blowfish single-threaded scalar -- 1975, 1.0, 86.8 MB/sec
Blowfish multi-threaded scalar -- 17194, 8.1, 704.6 MB/sec
Text Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2476, 1.0, 7.92 MB/sec
Text Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18494, 7.7, 60.7 MB/sec
Text Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2133, 1.0, 8.77 MB/sec
Text Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 17242, 7.8, 68.7 MB/sec
Image Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2247, 1.0, 18.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18321, 8.3, 154.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2062, 1.0, 34.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 14726, 6.9, 240.3 Mpixels/sec
Crafty Chess single-threaded scalar -- 4025, 1.0, 2.03 Mnodes/sec
Crafty Chess multi-threaded scalar -- 3439, 0.8, 1.67 Mnodes/sec
Lua single-threaded scalar -- 4881, 1.0, 1.88 Mnodes/sec
Lua multi-threaded scalar -- 36708, 7.5, 14.1 Mnodes/sec
Floating Point (Score: 14844)
Mandelbrot single-threaded scalar -- 2039, 1.0, 1.36 Gflops
Mandelbrot multi-threaded scalar -- 16415, 7.9, 10.7 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded scalar -- 3049, 1.0, 1.47 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded scalar -- 15232, 4.7, 6.94 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded vector -- 2014, 1.6, 2.41 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded vector -- 7366, 5.2, 7.66 Gflops
LU Decomposition single-threaded scalar -- 1486, 1.0, 1.32 Gflops
LU Decomposition multi-threaded scalar -- 11712, 7.8, 10.3 Gflops
Primality Test single-threaded scalar -- 5353, 1.0, 799.5 Mflops
Primality Test multi-threaded scalar -- 31436, 7.3, 5.83 Gflops
Sharpen Image single-threaded scalar -- 5730, 1.0, 13.4 Mpixels/sec
Sharpen Image multi-threaded scalar -- 42331, 7.3, 97.5 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image single-threaded scalar -- 7100, 1.0, 5.62 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image multi-threaded scalar -- 56556, 7.9, 44.5 Mpixels/sec
Memory (Score: 2665)
Read Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 2669, 1.0, 3.27 GB/sec
Write Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 3789, 1.0, 2.59 GB/sec
Stdlib Allocate single-threaded scalar -- 2840, 1.0, 10.6 Mallocs/sec
Stdlib Write single-threaded scalar -- 2106, 1.0, 4.36 GB/sec
Stdlib Copy single-threaded scalar -- 1922, 1.0, 1.98 GB/sec
Stream (Score: 2520)
Stream Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2516, 1.0, 3.44 GB/sec
Stream Copy single-threaded vector -- 2828, 1.1, 3.67 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded scalar -- 2657, 1.0, 3.45 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded vector -- 2673, 1.0, 3.61 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded scalar -- 2313, 1.0, 3.49 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded vector -- 2668, 1.1, 3.71 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded scalar -- 2534, 1.0, 3.50 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded vector -- 1973, 1.1, 3.69 GB/sec
4x4Gb Kingston:
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Platform: Mac OS X x86 (64-bit)
Compiler: GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Build 9F33)
Model: MacPro3,1
Motherboard: MacPro3,1
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5462 @ 2.80GHz
Processor ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Logical Processors: 8
Physical Processors: 2
Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache: 32.0 KB
L1 Data Cache: 32.0 KB
L2 Cache: 6.00 MB
L3 Cache: 0.00 B
Bus Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory Type: 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
SIMD: 1
Integer (Score: 10206)
Blowfish single-threaded scalar -- 1983, 1.0, 87.1 MB/sec
Blowfish multi-threaded scalar -- 16870, 7.9, 691.3 MB/sec
Text Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2486, 1.0, 7.95 MB/sec
Text Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18498, 7.6, 60.7 MB/sec
Text Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2126, 1.0, 8.74 MB/sec
Text Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 17212, 7.8, 68.6 MB/sec
Image Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2385, 1.0, 19.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18262, 7.8, 153.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2074, 1.0, 34.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 14640, 6.9, 238.8 Mpixels/sec
Crafty Chess single-threaded scalar -- 4077, 1.0, 2.06 Mnodes/sec
Crafty Chess multi-threaded scalar -- 4102, 1.0, 1.99 Mnodes/sec
Lua single-threaded scalar -- 4830, 1.0, 1.86 Mnodes/sec
Lua multi-threaded scalar -- 33345, 6.9, 12.8 Mnodes/sec
Floating Point (Score: 14891)
Mandelbrot single-threaded scalar -- 2039, 1.0, 1.36 Gflops
Mandelbrot multi-threaded scalar -- 16448, 7.9, 10.8 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded scalar -- 3119, 1.0, 1.51 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded scalar -- 15294, 4.6, 6.97 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded vector -- 2031, 1.6, 2.43 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded vector -- 7229, 5.0, 7.52 Gflops
LU Decomposition single-threaded scalar -- 1557, 1.0, 1.39 Gflops
LU Decomposition multi-threaded scalar -- 11938, 7.6, 10.5 Gflops
Primality Test single-threaded scalar -- 5384, 1.0, 804.1 Mflops
Primality Test multi-threaded scalar -- 31395, 7.2, 5.83 Gflops
Sharpen Image single-threaded scalar -- 5556, 1.0, 13.0 Mpixels/sec
Sharpen Image multi-threaded scalar -- 42805, 7.6, 98.6 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image single-threaded scalar -- 7128, 1.0, 5.64 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image multi-threaded scalar -- 56551, 7.9, 44.5 Mpixels/sec
Memory (Score: 3065)
Read Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 2698, 1.0, 3.30 GB/sec
Write Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 3708, 1.0, 2.54 GB/sec
Stdlib Allocate single-threaded scalar -- 2824, 1.0, 10.5 Mallocs/sec
Stdlib Write single-threaded scalar -- 3742, 1.0, 7.75 GB/sec
Stdlib Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2353, 1.0, 2.43 GB/sec
Stream (Score: 2647)
Stream Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2679, 1.0, 3.66 GB/sec
Stream Copy single-threaded vector -- 2982, 1.1, 3.87 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded scalar -- 2777, 1.0, 3.60 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded vector -- 2839, 1.1, 3.83 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded scalar -- 2409, 1.0, 3.64 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded vector -- 2795, 1.1, 3.89 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded scalar -- 2622, 1.0, 3.62 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded vector -- 2076, 1.1, 3.89 GB/sec
6x4Gb Kingston:
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Platform: Mac OS X x86 (64-bit)
Compiler: GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Build 9F33)
Model: MacPro3,1
Motherboard: MacPro3,1
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5462 @ 2.80GHz
Processor ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Logical Processors: 8
Physical Processors: 2
Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache: 32.0 KB
L1 Data Cache: 32.0 KB
L2 Cache: 6.00 MB
L3 Cache: 0.00 B
Bus Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Memory: 24.0 GB
Memory Type: 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
SIMD: 1
Integer (Score: 10330)
Blowfish single-threaded scalar -- 2049, 1.0, 90.0 MB/sec
Blowfish multi-threaded scalar -- 16896, 7.7, 692.4 MB/sec
Text Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2487, 1.0, 7.95 MB/sec
Text Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18634, 7.7, 61.1 MB/sec
Text Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2135, 1.0, 8.77 MB/sec
Text Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 17216, 7.8, 68.6 MB/sec
Image Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2264, 1.0, 18.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18337, 8.2, 154.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2081, 1.0, 34.9 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 14820, 6.9, 241.8 Mpixels/sec
Crafty Chess single-threaded scalar -- 4147, 1.0, 2.10 Mnodes/sec
Crafty Chess multi-threaded scalar -- 4004, 0.9, 1.94 Mnodes/sec
Lua single-threaded scalar -- 4824, 1.0, 1.86 Mnodes/sec
Lua multi-threaded scalar -- 34729, 7.2, 13.4 Mnodes/sec
Floating Point (Score: 14814)
Mandelbrot single-threaded scalar -- 2073, 1.0, 1.38 Gflops
Mandelbrot multi-threaded scalar -- 16384, 7.8, 10.7 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded scalar -- 3097, 1.0, 1.50 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded scalar -- 14740, 4.5, 6.72 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded vector -- 1896, 1.5, 2.27 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded vector -- 7059, 4.9, 7.34 Gflops
LU Decomposition single-threaded scalar -- 1414, 1.0, 1.26 Gflops
LU Decomposition multi-threaded scalar -- 11750, 8.2, 10.3 Gflops
Primality Test single-threaded scalar -- 5352, 1.0, 799.4 Mflops
Primality Test multi-threaded scalar -- 31566, 7.3, 5.86 Gflops
Sharpen Image single-threaded scalar -- 5829, 1.0, 13.6 Mpixels/sec
Sharpen Image multi-threaded scalar -- 43125, 7.3, 99.4 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image single-threaded scalar -- 7178, 1.0, 5.68 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image multi-threaded scalar -- 55945, 7.7, 44.0 Mpixels/sec
Memory (Score: 3090)
Read Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 2592, 1.0, 3.17 GB/sec
Write Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 3785, 1.0, 2.59 GB/sec
Stdlib Allocate single-threaded scalar -- 2972, 1.0, 11.1 Mallocs/sec
Stdlib Write single-threaded scalar -- 3761, 1.0, 7.79 GB/sec
Stdlib Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2340, 1.0, 2.41 GB/sec
Stream (Score: 2622)
Stream Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2596, 1.0, 3.55 GB/sec
Stream Copy single-threaded vector -- 2810, 1.0, 3.64 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded scalar -- 2660, 1.0, 3.45 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded vector -- 3077, 1.2, 4.15 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded scalar -- 2389, 1.0, 3.61 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded vector -- 2786, 1.1, 3.88 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded scalar -- 2603, 1.0, 3.60 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded vector -- 2060, 1.1, 3.86 GB/sec
8x4Gb Kingston:
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Platform: Mac OS X x86 (64-bit)
Compiler: GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Build 9F33)
Model: MacPro3,1
Motherboard: MacPro3,1
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5462 @ 2.80GHz
Processor ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Logical Processors: 8
Physical Processors: 2
Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache: 32.0 KB
L1 Data Cache: 32.0 KB
L2 Cache: 6.00 MB
L3 Cache: 0.00 B
Bus Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory Type: 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
SIMD: 1
Integer (Score: 10230)
Blowfish single-threaded scalar -- 1983, 1.0, 87.1 MB/sec
Blowfish multi-threaded scalar -- 17010, 8.0, 697.1 MB/sec
Text Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2501, 1.0, 8.00 MB/sec
Text Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18480, 7.6, 60.6 MB/sec
Text Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2132, 1.0, 8.76 MB/sec
Text Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 17125, 7.8, 68.2 MB/sec
Image Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2266, 1.0, 18.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18164, 8.2, 152.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2268, 1.0, 38.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 14600, 6.3, 238.2 Mpixels/sec
Crafty Chess single-threaded scalar -- 4152, 1.0, 2.10 Mnodes/sec
Crafty Chess multi-threaded scalar -- 3632, 0.8, 1.76 Mnodes/sec
Lua single-threaded scalar -- 4655, 1.0, 1.79 Mnodes/sec
Lua multi-threaded scalar -- 34253, 7.4, 13.2 Mnodes/sec
Floating Point (Score: 14613)
Mandelbrot single-threaded scalar -- 2036, 1.0, 1.35 Gflops
Mandelbrot multi-threaded scalar -- 16811, 8.1, 11.0 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded scalar -- 3141, 1.0, 1.52 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded scalar -- 12360, 3.7, 5.63 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded vector -- 2036, 1.6, 2.44 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded vector -- 6791, 4.7, 7.06 Gflops
LU Decomposition single-threaded scalar -- 1548, 1.0, 1.38 Gflops
LU Decomposition multi-threaded scalar -- 11898, 7.6, 10.4 Gflops
Primality Test single-threaded scalar -- 5352, 1.0, 799.4 Mflops
Primality Test multi-threaded scalar -- 31650, 7.3, 5.87 Gflops
Sharpen Image single-threaded scalar -- 5565, 1.0, 13.0 Mpixels/sec
Sharpen Image multi-threaded scalar -- 42888, 7.6, 98.8 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image single-threaded scalar -- 7180, 1.0, 5.68 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image multi-threaded scalar -- 55331, 7.7, 43.5 Mpixels/sec
Memory (Score: 3047)
Read Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 2590, 1.0, 3.17 GB/sec
Write Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 3693, 1.0, 2.53 GB/sec
Stdlib Allocate single-threaded scalar -- 2824, 1.0, 10.5 Mallocs/sec
Stdlib Write single-threaded scalar -- 3766, 1.0, 7.79 GB/sec
Stdlib Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2365, 1.0, 2.44 GB/sec
Stream (Score: 2572)
Stream Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2517, 1.0, 3.44 GB/sec
Stream Copy single-threaded vector -- 2814, 1.1, 3.65 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded scalar -- 2738, 1.0, 3.55 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded vector -- 2780, 1.1, 3.75 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded scalar -- 2357, 1.0, 3.56 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded vector -- 2752, 1.1, 3.83 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded scalar -- 2578, 1.0, 3.56 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded vector -- 2043, 1.1, 3.82 GB/sec