Re: 'Detected 19943xxx Hz processor'-fluctuations...

Charles Cazabon (charlesc-linux@qcc.sk.ca)
Sun, 10 Jan 1999 14:27:10 -0600

Dag Wieers <dag@digibel.be> wrote:
> i don't think it really is random, maybe it differs beause the state of
> the processor differs little. can't we use this to statistically measure
> something about that processor ?
>
> the real question is: what causes these fluctuations ?
>
You're talking +-1000 cycles out of 200 million. This could easily be due
to ambient temperature differences or other environmental factors.

Charles Cazabon

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