> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jan 25 16:50:01 1999
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> Just joined the list this am. Have looked everywhere and can't find stats
> for dual PPro or PII kernels *other than* the established bogomip
> benchmarks. Is there something about PPro and PII chips that does not
> register on the bogomip measurement scale?

They are called BOGOmips for a reason.  It's a rather useless measure and
only designed to give a very rough estimate as far as I can tell.  You also
get wildly different readings from otherwise comparable chips (such as a
K6-2-300 and a celeron 300a).

C
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Christopher Mauritz
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