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NAME
dhrystone - integer benchmark
SYNOPSIS
dhrystone
EXAMPLES
dhrystone # Run the dhrystone benchmark
DESCRIPTION
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.
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