topic mips in Operating System - HP-UX

mips

Jamie McColl — Thu, 18 May 2000 11:51:34 GMT

Is there a command I can type which will tell me the number of mips used on a server?

Re: mips

Andy Monks — Thu, 18 May 2000 11:55:10 GMT

Basically no. Remeber mips stands for 'Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed'.

Your better looking at things like SpecMark results etc which are published. You can get the MHZ from stm.

Re: mips

CHRIS_ANORUO — Thu, 18 May 2000 12:08:55 GMT

You can also get your processor speed from /var/tombstones/ts** files. Just vi any of the files in that directory and look for the processor speed.

Re: mips

Jamie McColl — Thu, 18 May 2000 12:12:37 GMT

Does mips not stand for Millions of Instructions Per Second?

Re: mips

Patrick Wessel — Thu, 18 May 2000 12:15:09 GMT

You are looking for the CPU speed?
There are two ways:
If you like sam, use it -> Performace Monitors -> System Properties

You like a UNIX-commands:
echo itick_per_usec/D | /usr/bin/adb -k /stand/vmunix /dev/kmem

the itick_per_usec is the CPU frequenz in MHz

Re: mips

Andy Monks — Thu, 18 May 2000 12:19:04 GMT

Although it does officially stand for Millions of Instructions Per Second, it's a useless piece of information, because it's not how many instructions you can run in a second that's important. It's more important what you do with those instructions.

So, the SpecMark tests and other measure a defined task.

Checkout http://www.specbench.org/

Re: mips

Jamie McColl — Thu, 18 May 2000 12:32:31 GMT

Im sorry, I didnt quite get the joke there. Just call me Thicky McThickthick.