Category Archives: History of benchmarking

Long-lasting benchmarks

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Bill Catchings

June 29 While researching the Top500 list for last week’s blog, I ran across an interesting article (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/the-ipad-in-your-hand-as-fast-as-a-supercomputer-of-yore/?ref=technology).  Its basic premise is that the iPad 2 has about the same computing power as the Cray 2 supercomputer, the world’s fastest … Continue reading →

Posted in Benchmarks in general, HDXPRT release cycle, History of benchmarking |

Putting HDXPRT in some benchmark context

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Mark Van Name

Benchmarks come in many shapes and sizes.  Some are extremely small, simple, and focused, while others are large, complex, and cover many aspects of a system.  To help position HDXPRT in the world of benchmarks, let me share with you … Continue reading →

Posted in Application-based benchmarks, Benchmarks in general, History of benchmarking, Performance benchmarking |