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<TITLE>dhrystone(1)</TITLE>
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<H1>dhrystone(1)</H1>
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<PRE>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
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dhrystone - integer benchmark
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG>dhrystone</STRONG>
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<H2>EXAMPLES</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG>dhrystone</STRONG> # Run the dhrystone benchmark
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
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Many years ago, a floating-point benchmark called <EM>whetstone</EM> was popular
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for benchmarking FORTRAN programs. Nowadays, an integer benchmark called
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<EM>dhrystone</EM> is widely used for benchmarking UNIX systems. This is it. Be
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warned, however, that <EM>dhrystone</EM> is entirely CPU bound, and goes
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blindingly fast on machines with high-speed caches. Although this is a
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good measure for programs that spend most of their time in some inner
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loop, it is a poor benchmark for I/O bound applications.
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</PRE>
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