Transputer Benchmarks and Performance Comparisons with other Computing Machines

Since engaging in the actual implementation of a computer-based control application can be an expensive and time consuming procedure, engineering researches need to assess their needs and choices before starting the job. This paper provides a performance index for a variety of hardware/software combinations to ease the decision making process.In addition, the transputer, as a single block in a single block in a multi-processor network, has been used successfully for a number of applications, where large computational power is needed. Thus, the performance of a single transputer and of a network of transputers is compared with that of a variety of Von Neumann type processors. The effect of the choice of language on a system performance is also observed and assessed.