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   BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 5.1.3)

   System: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xen.prgmr.com: GNU/Linux
   OS: GNU/Linux -- 2.6.32-22-generic-pae -- #33-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 28 14:57:29 UTC 2010
   Machine: i686 (unknown)
   Language: en_US.utf8 (charmap="ANSI_X3.4-1968", collate="ANSI_X3.4-1968")
   CPU 0: AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 6128 (4000.3 bogomips)
          Hyper-Threading, MMX, AMD MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSCALL/SYSRET
   09:28:00 up  9:59,  1 user,  load average: 0.21, 0.15, 0.09; runlevel 2

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Benchmark Run: Fri Dec 16 2011 09:28:01 - 09:55:55
1 CPU in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables        6866146.8 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                     1106.4 MWIPS (8.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput                               1158.3 lps   (29.9 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks        216521.7 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks           64313.9 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks        484847.9 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput                              415095.2 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching                  39523.2 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation                               1919.4 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                   2157.3 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                    249.4 lpm   (60.1 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead                         496968.9 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)

System Benchmarks Index Values               BASELINE       RESULT    INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables         116700.0    6866146.8    588.4
Double-Precision Whetstone                       55.0       1106.4    201.2
Execl Throughput                                 43.0       1158.3    269.4
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks          3960.0     216521.7    546.8
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks            1655.0      64313.9    388.6
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks          5800.0     484847.9    835.9
Pipe Throughput                               12440.0     415095.2    333.7
Pipe-based Context Switching                   4000.0      39523.2     98.8
Process Creation                                126.0       1919.4    152.3
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                     42.4       2157.3    508.8
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                      6.0        249.4    415.7
System Call Overhead                          15000.0     496968.9    331.3
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System Benchmarks Index Score                                         334.9

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