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The goal of this release is to run a benchmark software named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhrystone Dhrystone] on <code>cdot-beagleXM-0-3</code> and record the results. Three (3) runs are required: '''No optimization''', '''Optimized for armv5tel''', and '''Optimized for armv7'''. Dhrystone is chosen as the benchmark software mainly, to test the general system performance of <code>cdot-beagleXM-0-3</code> and to test how much performance gain can be expected from optimizing a program. Other reasons include:
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<b><font style="font-size:100%">Reasons for using Dhrystone</font></b>
*ARM® recognizes the program and uses it as a performance attribute of their processors.
*Dhrystone numbers reflect the performance of the C compiler and libraries more so than the performance of the processor itself. (considered as a weakness of the program)
*Check if armv7 optimization options and armv5tel optimization options differ significantly in system performance boost
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'''Test Result:'''