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SPEC GWPG updating its benchmark, asking for public input.
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The Nvidia RTX 4080 Founder’s Edition AIB cuts through our benchmarks
If you are looking to buy an AIB for gaming, the RTX 4080 may have the power but it lacks ...
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Skin in the game: who are the best people to create benchmarks?
Graphics and workstation vendors have their major interests in performance. By Bob Cramblitt “It’s the fox guarding the henhouse.” “Sounds ...
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Is that benchmark leather or pleather?
Users can run synthetic benchmarks without having actual application installed and still get rigorous results. By Bob Cramblitt In ancient ...
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Authenticity is the key to good workstation performance benchmarks
Benchmarks should include a variety of tests to characterize performance across a wide spectrum of applications and use cases. By ...
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Weighing the options for benchmarking workstation performance
Do you measure to get better workstation performance or choose ignorance as bliss? Special to GraphicSpeak by Bob Cramblitt When ...
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SPECapc releases new benchmark for Siemens NX
A complete redesign offers new models, latest graphics display modes and a fresh GUI. The non-profit group SPEC has released ...
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Benchmarking the new Samsung S7 Edge smartphone
A Mt. Tiburon Testing Labs Review from Jon Peddie Research. Samsung has released the long-awaited S7 Galaxy smartphone, with and ...
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Playing Rise of the Tomb Raider at 12.3 megapixels
The more you can see … the more you can game. By Pierre LeBoule When playing a high-action, first-person shooter ...
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SPEC extends workstation benchmark to virtualization
More than 30 potential workload scenarios are tested, including CPU, graphics, and memory bandwidth. The SPEC Workstation Performance Characterization Group ...
