Accurately estimate performance of currently available processors is becoming a key activity, particularly in HENP environment, where high computing power is crucial. This document describes the methods and programs, opensource or freeware, used to benchmark processors, memory and disk subsystems and network connection architectures. These tools are also useful to stress test new machines, before their acquisition or before their introduction in a production environment, where high uptimes are requested.
@article{arxiv.hep-ex/0305078,
title = {Evaluating current processors performance and machines stability},
author = {R. Esposito and P. Mastroserio and G. Tortone and F. M. Taurino},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ex/0305078},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Talk from the 2003 Computing in High Energy and Nuclear Physics (CHEP03), La Jolla, Ca, USA, March 2003, 2 pages, PDF. PSN TUDP003