Cycles to Milliseconds (ms) Calculator

Formula

The formula to calculate the Cycles to Milliseconds (ms) is:

\[ MS = \left(\frac{C}{F}\right) \times 1000 \]

Where:

Cycles to Milliseconds (ms): A conversion metric used in computing to measure the time taken for a specific number of cycles in a processor. It is used to evaluate the performance and speed of a computer’s CPU. The term “cycle” refers to the complete execution of an instruction in the CPU, and “ms” stands for milliseconds. The lower the cycles to ms ratio, the faster the CPU.

Let's say the number of cycles (C) is 1,000,000 and the frequency of the CPU (F) is 2,000,000 Hz. Using the formula:

\[ MS = \left(\frac{1000000}{2000000}\right) \times 1000 \]

We get:

\[ MS = 0.5\, \text{ms} \]

So, the time taken for 1,000,000 cycles is 0.5 milliseconds.