[ale] Weird BogoMips Values

[Vernard Martin]

> 	I have noticed some strange BogoMips values on my machines.  I have a
> Pentium 233 MMX that registers around 400 while my Pentium II 233 only
> registers around 250.  Both have comparable configurations with same amount
> of memory and swap space.  Do you think that the older Pentium 233 MMX could
> actually be faster than the newer Pentium II 233?  Strange.....

Take a look a the bogomip mini-howto. The bogomips doesnt measure real mips but rather a
timing loop that is custom to each processor type and generation. Its different for PIIs
and the classic pentium and you can't compare bogos across categories objectively. 

Subjectively is a whole 'nuther matter :-)

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