Macklin Stanley wrote:
> I just got my hands on a P4 w/ HT. I have one of the latest 2.6.x
> kernels installed in both regular and smp. I might run some tests
> tonight when I get home. Is there any test people would recommend me
> to start out with?
What do you do with the machine? What are the processor-intensive tasks?
Do you ever run more than one such task at the same time? Is it possible
to measure one or more of them?
For example, if you enjoy watching DVDs whilst ripping and encoding CDs
and compiling the latest version of mldonkey, don't tell the list,
because you're taking on some pretty powerful organisations there. ;-)
But you might try timing how long it takes for the software to compile
or for the music to be encoded, with or without the DVD in the
background.
Historically, the "standard" test has been to compile the Linux kernel,
on the basis that Linux people do that more often than they do anything
else...
(If you do try compiling stuff, please look into the effects of make -j,
which is how you control the number of compiler processes at any one
time).
Have fun!
James.
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