Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:32:00 -0500 | From | Brian Gerst <> | Subject | Re: problem in BOGOmips |
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Ashish Gupta wrote: > > Hi, > I want to use bogomips as the indicator of CPU capability for > different architectures. I have found following values from /proc/cpuinfo > for different CPUs. > > MHz bogomips version > 233 intel 233 2.2.9, 2.0.36 > 166 intel 331 2.2.9 > 450 AMD-K6 900 2.2.14 > 800 intel 1600 2.2.16 > > Why there is a exceptional behaviour of bogomips for 233 intel ? > If there is some patch or changes then please indicate so that i can use > it. > > Thanks in advance > Ashish Gupta
Bogomips are simply a timing delay loop factor. They do not reflect CPU performance at all. Bogomips is short for bogus mips.
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