Alan Cox wrote:
> > > bogomips : 547.23
> > >
> > Why is the bogomips so small? I'm getting 800 on a 400Mhz AMD-K6.
>
> Bogomips is a bogus (hence the name) measurement of cpu speed used
> for delay loops. It doesnt compare across different cpu vendors/types.
>
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The BogoMIPS value indicates the number of Megaloops executed per second.
On some machines (i686 for example), the CPU takes exactly one cycle to
execute the loop, so you find a value matching the CPU frequency. The
Pentium takes 2.5 cycles.
Kevin
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