Category Archives: Benchmark metrics

Keeping score

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Bill Catchings

One question I received as a result of the last two blog entries on benchmark anatomy was whether I was going to talk about the results or scores.  That topic seemed like a natural follow up. All benchmarks need to … Continue reading →

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Benchmarking a benchmark

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Bill Catchings

July 13 One of the challenges of any benchmark is understanding its characteristics. The goal of a benchmark is to measure performance under a defined set of circumstances. For system-level, application-oriented benchmarks, it isn’t always obvious how individual components in … Continue reading →

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Petaflops?

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Bill Catchings

June 22 I saw an article earlier this week about Japan’s K Computer, the latest computer to be designated the “fastest supercomputer” in the world.  Twice a year (June and November), the Top500 list comes out.  The list’s publishers consider … Continue reading →

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