Doing my senior project CPU's

I’m doing my senior project on computers, but more on the CPU side of things, and I've got some questions. So to all of those that help out in this thread, thank you very very much!

I need to find a program that can show, visually would be best, how much better the computer I’ve built below can perform as compared to the computers the school uses. So kind of like a benchmarking type of program I guess. I’d like for the people in my class to be able to see something visual being put together that doesn’t take very long.

also, I’m trying to find good sources for information on processors other than Wikipedia, as it isn’t considered a useable source at our school.

this is no 10 point project, its not completely due until februaryish.

thanks again,
Creecher

It's quite complicated how an x86 processor works. Here are two threads on the subject and the last link is probably exactly what you want. Now if you want to run benchmarks there are so many benchmarks it's not even funny. There is all of the futuremark ones, then their is superpi, phoronix test suit, and a ton more! Just pick your poison

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=428687&highlight=processor+works

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157127&highlight=processor+works

http://arstechnica.com/paedia/c/cpu/part-1/cpu1-1.html

x86 doesn't really exist in any form other than a series of instructions and flowcharts, CPUs these days all use their own microcode which breaks down the complex x86/AMD64(+ instruction sets) CISC tasks into RISC then queues them up to be processed.

I find the design of all processors strange, I wish I had good circuit simulation software so I could make my own, my little java circuit sim can't handle more than a 7-seg counter.