cpuload.py

import time

def load(number, max):
    for x in xrange(1, max):
        number*number*x

if __name__ == '__main__':
    max = 100000000

    _start = time.time()
    load(10, max)
    _end = time.time()

    elapsed_time = float(_end) - float(_start)
    
    print 'Elapsed Time: %.2f second' % elapsed_time
    print 'Ops/second:   %.2f' % (float(max) / elapsed_time)