This calls set6x86 to setup a few internal 6x86MX registers. The K6 does not need this file. Also note that we are using the precompiled nbench executable, as shipped in the tar.gz package. The 6x86MX was configured with a special rc.cyrix file. Trademarks are property of their respective holder.
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Data analysis We will concentrate on the Linux data, for obvious reasons. This is less obvious than it seems at first. For an accurate, thorough, documented discussion of this particular pitfall, you are referred to one of Uwe's excellent pages on benchmarking Another pitfall would have been to compare the two processors running on widely different machines.