[comp.protocols.time.ntp] how do you rate a CPU's clock?

dunigan@THDSUN.EPM.ORNL.GOV (Tom Dunigan 576-2522) (07/23/90)

There seems to be a certain amount of lore about whether this CPU's clock
is bad or good?  Is there a list rating the quality, precision
and such of various CPU clocks/OS clock-support (e.g., for sun,
vax, mips, ....)

failing that, how does one determine if his CPU clock is doing a good
job keeping time running ntpd?  Look at dispersions? offsets? ntp.drift? ....?
What are good/bad values for these various parameters?

thanks
tom