Ars Technica: Behind The Benchmarks | Linux Today

Ars Technica: Behind The Benchmarks

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 14, 1999

Matt Anderson
writes:

“This is perfect timing … with the uproar over benchmarking
recently this, in
depth analysis of benchmarking particulars really hits home. Here
is the pitch off the Ars
Technica
front page:

“… separate the GFLOPS from the MIPS, weed out nasty
synthetics (like polyester), and show… what makes a benchmark
score worthy of your notice. If you want to better understand how
to evaluate PC performance, this is your ticket. Loaded with techie
goodness but accessible to all,…”

“Check it out for the skinny on anything you ever wanted to know
about benchmarking … very impressive.”

Complete
story
.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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