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Benchmark

/bench-ˌmärk/

[techspeak]

n. An inaccurate measure of computer performance.

"In the computer industry, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and benchmarks."

Well-known ones include Whetstone, Dhrystone, Rhealstone (see h), the Gabriel LISP benchmarks (see gabriel), the SPECmark suite, and LINPACK.

See also machoflops, MIPS.