Category Archives: HDXPRT development process

What to do, what to do

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Mark Van Name

When you set out to build an application-based benchmark like HDXPRT, you face many choices, but two are particularly important:  what applications do you run, and what functions do you perform in each application? With HDXPRT the answers were straightforward, … Continue reading →

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An example of the community in action

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Mark Van Name

Last week, I hosted a Webinar on HDXPRT. We’ll make a recording of it available on the site fairly soon. Multiple members attended. As I was going through the slides and discussing various aspects of the benchmark, a member asked … Continue reading →

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Our community’s goal

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Bill Catchings

Computer system performance evaluation has a long and complex history. Many of the earliest tests were simple, short code snippets, such as Whetstone, that did little more than give an indication of how fast a particular computer subsystem was able … Continue reading →

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Welcome!

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Bill Catchings

Welcome to the HDXPRT Development Community blog!  I’m Bill Catchings, and Mark Van Name and I will be writing this blog along with a few other key folks from the PT (Principled Technologies) team. I’ve worked on benchmarks and performance … Continue reading →

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