On Tue, 2004-01-27 at 17:05, Dave Jones wrote: > On Tue, 2004-01-27 at 15:55, Emiliano Brunetti wrote: > > > HOwever i'd like to get something different. I mean, bogomips are a > > measure of CPU performance, but it is an absolute measure isn't it? > > bogomips really aren't a good indication of a CPU's performance. > hence the 'bogo' prefix 8-) > > > Running FC1 or slackware wouldn't really change the measure, no? > > Shouldn't have any difference at all. (Except maybe in the case of > hyperthreading, where one kernel supported it and one didnt) Yep, this is the point. I am not looking for numbers that could also be provided by hardware manufacturer, rather i'd like a indication of how well performs a desktop system per se. Something that can be repeated on different system/configuration, without the hassle of doing all by hands and clock. ;) E.
