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Command: dhrystone - integer benchmark
Syntax: dhrystone
Flags: (none)
Example: dhrystone # Run the dhrystone benchmark
Many years ago, a floating-point benchmark called whetstone was
popular for benchmarking FORTRAN programs. Nowadays, an integer
benchmark called dhrystone is widely used for benchmarking UNIX systems.
This is it. Be warned, however, that dhrystone is entirely CPU bound,
and goes blindingly fast on machines with high-speed caches. Although
this is a good measure for programs that spend most of their time in
some inner loop, it is a poor benchmark for I/O bound applications.