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SPECwpc releases SPECworkstation 3.1 benchmark
The SPEC Workstation Performance Characterization (SPECwpc) group has released an updated version of its SPECworkstation benchmark, SPECworkstation 3.1, which measures ...
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Lies, damned lies, and benchmarks: What makes a good performance metric
By Bob Cramblitt There’s a statement popularized by Mark Twain that describes the often-deceptive power of numbers: “There are three ...
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Inside the new SPECworkstation 3 benchmark
The renamed performance evaluation software features new and updated workloads throughout the suite; it is free of charge to users. ...
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Why application-based benchmarks matter
Hierarchy of benchmarking methodologies explained. By Bob Cramblitt An article last year in Jon Peddie’s Tech Watch provided an overview ...
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Using SPECwpc website results for workstation performance evaluation
Detailed configuration information helps recreate the same performance as that documented on the SPEC website. By Bob Cramblitt A lot has ...
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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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Reviewing the Thinkstation P300
New design, new brand, same value. By Alex Herrera Lenovo has become an outstanding supplier of workstations, with a recent, ...
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New benchmark from SPEC promises to become influential
SPECwpc is likely to find wide use testing workstations. By Kathleen Maher There is no more contentious battlefield in the ...
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HP’s Z230: the workstation market leader’s entry-class deskside… sort of
Head-to-head tests with competing units from Lenovo and Boxx show the mix of components is the differentiating factor. By Alex ...
