[mac-wizards] Re: [X-Unix] CPU speed

[CP]

Mac OS 10.3.6
G5 2.5 GHz
2.5 GB's of Ram


and I type this command in where?

And I should see what, when I do this?

When I type it in the Terminal window and hit return, this is what I get?

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Last login: Tue Jan  4 11:19:55 on console
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karllale% sysctl hw .cpufrequency
hw.ncpu: 2
hw.byteorder: 4321
hw.memsize: 2684354560
hw.activecpu: 2
hw.cputype: 18
hw.cpusubtype: 100
hw.pagesize: 4096
hw.busfrequency: 1250000000
hw.busfrequency_min: 1250000000
hw.busfrequency_max: 1250000000
hw.cpufrequency: 2500000000
hw.cpufrequency_min: 2500000000
hw.cpufrequency_max: 2500000000
hw.cachelinesize: 128
hw.l1icachesize: 65536
hw.l1dcachesize: 32768
hw.l2cachesize: 524288
hw.tbfrequency: 33329886
hw.optional.floatingpoint: 1
hw.optional.altivec: 1
hw.optional.graphicsops: 1
hw.optional.64bitops: 1
hw.optional.fsqrt: 1
hw.optional.stfiwx: 1
hw.optional.datastreams: 0
hw.optional.dcbtstreams: 1
top level name  in .cpufrequency is invalid



Jerry Levinson wrote:

> 24fun.com tells you how fast your browser is running, not what your 
> original question was. Try this: open Terminal and type in
>
> sysctl hw.cpufrequency
>
> This will tell you if your cpu is running at its advertised speed. 
> There was an earlier question about a powerbook that started at (I 
> don't recall exactly) 866 MHz and dropped to 400 MHz over time.
>
> You also didn't say what computer/OS/ram you had...
>
> Jerry
>
> On Jan 4, 2005, at 11:21 AM, CP wrote:
>
> I went to this site and got a 27.28 seconds…
>
> http://www.24fun.com
>
> And the results varied A LOT between the 3 app's we use i.e., Safari, 
> Netscape 7.0 and Internet Explorer, with Netscape being the slowest by 
> far. Heck in some cases, Netscape didn't even finish the tests.
>
> Safari came in second (48.7 seconds) and Explorer came in first (27.28 
> seconds)
>
> Skip
>
>
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