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benchmarking

benchmarking

1 4.3
A process of running tests to measure and compare computer or software performance
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrkɪŋ/
  • Specialized
: pruebas de rendimiento
  • Benchmarking helps organizations compare their data processing speeds to identify more efficient practices.

Where you really see the advantage of a gaming smartphone is in the benchmarks.

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Examples

  • SATzilla was optimized for a benchmarking competition in which a collection of SAT problem instances is designed, and the system is given at most 1200 seconds to solve each instance.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Would you agree as well that the sort of exams used for benchmarking tend to favor systems that focus on rote learning?

    Blog text (5)
  • So this is a very useful tool for benchmarking your parallel programs.

  • Spaceport.io used its own Perfmarks II benchmarking suite to test HTML rendering techniques across desktop and mobile browsers.

    Blog text (24)
  • It's also difficult to test storage performance before you deploy, but Fellows suggested benchmarking tools such as VDI-IOmark, View Planner, and Login VSI that can help you plan for VDI loads.

    Blog text (6)
  • The advocates of such benchmarking systems as WinMarks (for computer speed performance) regard the benchmark as a test that measures the performance of a system or subsystem on a well-defined task or set of tasks.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Benchmarking allows developers to measure the performance of their software against industry standards.

  • Benchmarking is essential for evaluating how well new systems perform compared to previous ones.

Synonyms

test
vsbenchmarking
∞ 1.0

An activity to check how well something works

focuses on standard measures repeated to compare performance across systems
testing
vsbenchmarking
504 2.5

A process of checking how well something works or how safe it is

runs standard measures and compares results across systems

How Thorough

to stress test
  • Specialized
2 3.9
benchmarking
  • Specialized
1 4.3
test
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

benchmarking singular
benchmarkings plural

Morphology

benchmarking = benchmark (transparent) = benchmark + ing

Straightforward gerund/nominal use of the verb 'benchmark' to indicate the act of running standard performance tests.

Etymology

Benchmarking comes from benchmark, originally a fixed 'mark' for measuring, and people began to use the word for any clear test; in computing a benchmark is a standard test of speed or power, so benchmarking means running those tests to compare device or software performance.