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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
translation icon : 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.