benchmark

[techspeak] An inaccurate measure of computer performance. "In the computer industry, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and benchmarks." Well-known ones include Whetstone, Dhrystone, Rhealstone (see {h}), the Gabriel LISP benchmarks, the SPECmark suite, and LINPACK. See also {machoflops}, {MIPS}, {smoke and mirrors}.

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