Title :
Benchmark characterization
Author :
Conte, Thomas M. ; Hwu, Wen-Mei W.
Author_Institution :
Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
An abstract system of benchmark characteristics that makes it possible, in the beginning of the design stage, to design with benchmark performance in mind is presented. The benchmark characteristics for a set of commonly used benchmarks are then shown. The benchmark set used includes some benchmarks from the Systems Performance Evaluation Cooperative. The SPEC programs are industry-standard applications that use specific inputs. Processor, memory-system, and operating-system characteristics are addressed.<>
Keywords :
performance evaluation; Systems Performance Evaluation Cooperative; abstract system; benchmark characteristics; benchmark performance; industry-standard applications; memory-system; operating-system characteristics; Books; Clocks; Computer aided instruction; Computer architecture; Computer industry; Degradation; Horses; Kernel; Performance evaluation; Process design;
