What’s All This Benchmark Stuff, Anyway?
R. Krause - June 10, 2002

Overview

In the world of high performance computing, everyone wants to know how well a system performs before deciding to buy it. Benchmarks provide a relatively objective way of determining how well a system will perform under given conditions. What customers need to know is: which benchmarks are relevant to their particular needs, and which ones don't matter? In this article, we will go through some of the more common benchmarks used, and discuss in which areas/markets they are most important...