computer speed test

[Aaron Konstam]

On Fri, 2009-10-09 at 23:53 +0400, Hiisi wrote: 
> 2009/10/9 Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan at gmail.com>:
> > On Fri, 2009-10-09 at 21:51 +0400, Hiisi wrote:
> >> Before doing upgrade I would like to test its speed
> >> (productivity) in its current condition to comparison. What can you
> >> suggest me?
> >
> > To start with, I suggest you specify what exactly you want to measure,
> > i.e. what matters to you in your use of this machine. Without doing
> > that, any numbers you generate will be completely meaningless.
> >
> > poc
> >
> 
> I use this computer for many purposes. For example to work with 3D
> graphics (blender). The mine bottleneck there is CPU, not memory. I
> use it for scripting. Recently I had to write a script that downloaded
> a lot of pictures from Internet, then modified them and put into
> database. It worked for about 1 hour. I don't want to check it
> again...
> I wonder how to measure the time elapsed while command is being executed?
> Thanks!
> -
try: time <command>
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