An Overview of Common Benchmarks
Computer
A comparison of the floating-point performance of current computers
Computers in Physics
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The term benchmark is drawn from its use in surveying, where it represents a mark on a stationary object whose position and elevation have been measured. The mark, once made, is used subsequently as a reference point in tidal observations and surveys. Analogously, benchmarking of computer systems is intended to measure the performance of new systems relative to a reference point on current systems. In particular, the benchmarks are standardized computer programs for which there is a history of measurement data (typically timings) for executions of the programs with specifically defined input and reproducible output.