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Getting the CPU speed in MHz
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Title: Getting the CPU speed in MHz
Question: How can i get the CPU speed?
Answer:
// i have tested it on Delphi 5, but it may work on older Delphi
// versions
Program ....;
..
..
const
ID_BIT=$200000; // EFLAGS ID bit
function GetCPUSpeed: Double;
const
DelayTime = 500;
var
TimerHi, TimerLo: DWORD;
PriorityClass, Priority: Integer;
begin
try
PriorityClass := GetPriorityClass(GetCurrentProcess);
Priority := GetThreadPriority(GetCurrentThread);
SetPriorityClass(GetCurrentProcess, REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS);
SetThreadPriorit(GetCurrentThread,THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL);
Sleep(10);
asm
dw 310Fh // rdtsc
mov TimerLo, eax
mov TimerHi, edx
end;
Sleep(DelayTime);
asm
dw 310Fh // rdtsc
sub eax, TimerLo
sbb edx, TimerHi
mov TimerLo, eax
mov TimerHi, edx
end;
SetThreadPriority(GetCurrentThread, Priority);
SetPriorityClass(GetCurrentProcess, PriorityClass);
Result := TimerLo / (1000.0 * DelayTime);
except end;
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var cpuspeed:string;
begin
cpuspeed:=Format('%f MHz', [GetCPUSpeed]);
edit1.text := cpuspeed;
end;
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