The Complete Guide to Measuring Real-World Computer Performance
When major investments in hardware and software are on the line, it's critical to have objective methods of measuring computing performance. But computer benchmarking is so complex that it can quickly become subjective, debatable, and difficult to interpret. What's really in those benchmarks, and how can you tell what the results will mean in your environment?
In clear language written for non-specialists, Rich Grace takes you behind every major benchmark used in the computer industry. You'll understand widely used desktop benchmarks like WinBench 96, WinStone 96, and SysMarkWin-and today's most sophisticated benchmarks for UNIX workstations, servers, networks, transaction processing systems, and scientific applications.
Whether you depend on benchmarks from SPEC, TPC, Neal Nelson, AIM, GPC, or Ziff-Davis, this book will help you make the most of them. You'll learn the advantages and disadvantages of both synthetic and task-oriented benchmarks, and when to use each.
The Benchmark Book also covers:
- Translating benchmarks into realistic evaluations of performance and productivity gains
- Guarding against benchmark manipulation by vendors
- Using benchmarks to realistically estimate LAN performance
If you're concerned about getting the most for your computing money, you need benchmarks. And if you need benchmarks, you need The Benchmark Book.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Spec Networking Benchamarks
Chapter 3 Ziff-Davis networking benchmarks
Chapter 4 Transatcion processing performangce council (TPC)
Benchmarks
Chapter 5 Neal Nelson & Associates Benchmarks
Chapter 6 Aim Technology Benchmarks
Chapter 7 Ziff-Davis Personal Computer Benchmarks
Chapter 8 Other Windows Benchmarks
Chapter 9 GPC (Graphics Performance Characterization
Committee Benchmarks
Chapter 10 Spec Benchmarks
Chapter 11 Scientific and kernelbased benchamarks