import time
 
# Set your CPU frequency in Hz (e.g., 3.0 GHz CPU is 3_000_000_000 cycles per second)
CPU_FREQUENCY_HZ = 3_000_000_000  # 3 GHz
 
# Number of iterations for the loop
loop_count = 1000000
 
# Start time in seconds (high-resolution timestamp)
start_time = time.perf_counter()
 
# Execute the loop
for _ in range(loop_count):
    pass  # No-operation equivalent
 
# End time in seconds
end_time = time.perf_counter()
 
# Calculate the elapsed time in seconds
elapsed_time = end_time - start_time
 
# Convert elapsed time to CPU cycles
elapsed_cycles = int(elapsed_time * CPU_FREQUENCY_HZ)
 
# Display the result
print(f"Time taken: {elapsed_cycles} cycles")
 

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