2 GHz, 2-core PowerPC 970 made in 2003 versus 4-core 0.9 GHz BCM2709 made in 2015 versus 3.5 GHz, 8-thread, 4-core i7-6700HQ made in 2015:
# stress-ng --cpu 2 --cpu-method matrixprod --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [6878] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [6878] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [6878] cpu 2169 120.08 239.74 0.02 18.06 9.05
stress-ng: info: [6878] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [6878] 459,656,555,342 CPU Cycles 3.83 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [6878] 434,341,223,476 Instructions 3.62 B/sec (0.945 instr. per cycle)
# stress-ng --cpu 4 --cpu-method matrixprod --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [8602] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [8602] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [8602] cpu 5016 120.20 452.13 0.47 41.73 11.08
stress-ng: info: [8602] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [8602] 271885482472 CPU Cycles 2.25 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [8602] 69872588420 Instructions 0.58 B/sec (0.257 instr. per cycle)
# stress-ng --cpu 8 --cpu-method matrixprod --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [2316] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [2316] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [2316] cpu 104986 120.08 951.19 0.10 874.33 110.36
stress-ng: info: [2316] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [2316] 2,937,538,985,592 CPU Cycles 24.36 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [2316] 1,835,202,934,112 Instructions 15.22 B/sec (0.625 instr. per cycle)
# stress-ng --cpu 2 --cpu-method queens --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [6938] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [6938] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [6938] cpu 11822 120.01 239.80 0.00 98.51 49.30
stress-ng: info: [6938] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [6938] 479,689,620,896 CPU Cycles 4.00 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [6938] 564,867,805,578 Instructions 4.71 B/sec (1.178 instr. per cycle)
# stress-ng --cpu 4 --cpu-method queens --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [8902] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [8902] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [8902] cpu 7935 120.20 455.13 0.33 66.01 17.42
stress-ng: info: [8902] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [8902] 277211159436 CPU Cycles 2.30 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [8902] 236556614336 Instructions 1.96 B/sec (0.853 instr. per cycle)
# stress-ng --cpu 8 --cpu-method queens --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [1614] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [1614] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [1614] cpu 68276 120.07 952.24 0.51 568.62 71.66
stress-ng: info: [1614] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [1614] 2,943,361,254,824 CPU Cycles 24.42 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [1614] 3,291,694,817,960 Instructions 27.31 B/sec (1.118 instr. per cycle)
# stress-ng --cpu 2 --cpu-method fft --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [6981] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [6981] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [6981] cpu 24675 120.00 239.70 0.00 205.62 102.94
stress-ng: info: [6981] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [6981] 472,505,575,646 CPU Cycles 3.94 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [6981] 337,664,834,982 Instructions 2.81 B/sec (0.715 instr. per cycle)
# stress-ng --cpu 4 --cpu-method fft --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [9185] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [9185] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [9185] cpu 13691 120.20 452.64 0.66 113.90 30.20
stress-ng: info: [9185] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [9185] 277211312932 CPU Cycles 2.30 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [9185] 132368323828 Instructions 1.10 B/sec (0.477 instr. per cycle)
# stress-ng --cpu 8 --cpu-method fft --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [2966] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [2966] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [2966] cpu 210936 120.08 948.95 0.12 1756.67 222.26
stress-ng: info: [2966] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [2966] 2,564,008,833,600 CPU Cycles 21.27 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [2966] 2,290,522,431,008 Instructions 19.00 B/sec (0.893 instr. per cycle)
# stress-ng --cpu 2 --cpu-method ackermann --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [7005] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [7005] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [7005] cpu 1237 120.06 239.84 0.00 10.30 5.16
stress-ng: info: [7005] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [7005] 458,914,948,092 CPU Cycles 3.82 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [7005] 620,258,171,224 Instructions 5.16 B/sec (1.352 instr. per cycle)
# stress-ng --cpu 4 --cpu-method ackermann --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [9429] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [9429] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [9429] cpu 1077 120.37 454.34 1.10 8.95 2.36
stress-ng: info: [9429] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [9429] 274137847488 CPU Cycles 2.27 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [9429] 336054799972 Instructions 2.78 B/sec (1.226 instr. per cycle)
# stress-ng --cpu 8 --cpu-method ackermann --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [3468] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [3468] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [3468] cpu 15836 120.11 950.45 0.08 131.84 16.66
stress-ng: info: [3468] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [3468] 2,755,006,697,552 CPU Cycles 22.82 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [3468] 5,676,328,285,448 Instructions 47.02 B/sec (2.060 instr. per cycle)
# stress-ng --cpu 2 --cpu-method double --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [7024] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [7024] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [7024] cpu 626458 120.00 239.76 0.02 5220.48 2612.64
stress-ng: info: [7024] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [7024] 479,644,837,338 CPU Cycles 4.00 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [7024] 419,587,440,760 Instructions 3.50 B/sec (0.875 instr. per cycle)
# stress-ng --cpu 4 --cpu-method double --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [9693] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [9693] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [9693] cpu 291938 120.20 455.00 0.34 2428.81 641.14
stress-ng: info: [9693] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [9693] 278116959176 CPU Cycles 2.30 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [9693] 140849877912 Instructions 1.17 B/sec (0.506 instr. per cycle)
# stress-ng --cpu 8 --cpu-method double --timeout 120 --perf --metrics-brief
stress-ng: info: [4015] stressor bogo ops real time usr time sys time bogo ops/s bogo ops/s
stress-ng: info: [4015] (secs) (secs) (secs) (real time) (usr+sys time)
stress-ng: info: [4015] cpu 5285340 120.07 948.65 0.19 44019.41 5570.32
stress-ng: info: [4015] cpu:
stress-ng: info: [4015] 2,462,617,026,304 CPU Cycles 20.43 B/sec
stress-ng: info: [4015] 2,660,429,528,568 Instructions 22.07 B/sec (1.080 instr. per cycle)