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- Benchmark
- A performance test of hardware and/or software. There are various programs that very accurately test the raw power of a single machine, the interaction in a single client/server system...
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- Windows 7 build 7048 vs. Windows 7 beta 1 vs. Vista vs. XP performance shootout - which is best?
- How does the latest leaked build of Windows 7 (7048) compare to the beta 1 (build 7000), Vista SP1 and XP SP3 in terms of performance? According to my Hardware 2.0 inbox, this is a question that you want answered. Let's see if I can answer it for those of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Beta, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Performance Management, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, windows, win, 7, xp, vista, performance, benchmark, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Image galleries 2009-03-10
- Building and Measuring the Performance of Windows HPC Server 2008 - Based Clusters for TOP500 Runs
- The TOP500 project ranks and describes the 500 most powerful publicly known computer systems in the world. The list has been compiled twice a year since 1993 and aims to provide a reliable basis for tracking and detecting trends in high-performance computing. Rankings are based on High-Performance LINPACK HPL, a...
- Tags: Performance, High-performance, Benchmark, Rankings, Leadership, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Productivity, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2008-11-01
- SunSpider JavaScript benchmark and ACID 3 test results - May 08
- Two charts showing the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark and ACID 3 test results for a selection of browsers. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Chart, Benchmark, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, browsers, sunspider, javascript, acid
- Image galleries 2008-05-18
- Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 - Benchmarked
- As Firefox 3.0 edges closer to release I take a look at Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 and compare it to other browsers on the Windows platform by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: screenshots, firefox, mozila, beta, browser, acid, benchmark
- Image galleries 2008-03-11
- An Innovative Tool to Benchmark Smartphone Operating Systems
- Jakajima, a knowledge and information provider for the telecom, ICT, and consumer-electronics trade chain, noticed that no real benchmark has been developed for Smartphone Operating Systems, while the importance of the smartphone and its' OS is growing rapidly. Together with Eindhoven University of Technology, Jakajima has developed a benchmark for...
- Tags: Operating System, Benchmark, Smartphone, Tool, Jakajima, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2008-01-01
- The Michigan Benchmark: Towards XML Query Performance Diagnostics
- This paper proposes a micro-benchmark for XML data management to aid engineers in designing improved XML processing engines. This benchmark is inherently different from application-level benchmarks, which are designed to help users choose between alternative products. The authors primarily attempt to capture the rich variety of data structures and distributions...
- Tags: University Of Michigan, Benchmark, XML Query, XML-Data, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- White papers 2008-01-01
- AMD removes bogus benchmarks
- [Update 8/17/2007 - AMD caught passing junked benchmarks red handed] [UPDATE - 1:00 PM - AMD has done the right thing and removed the objectionable slides this morning. Thank you AMD. Blog title was changed from "AMD drags feet on taking down bogus benchmarks".]There's been a lot of controversy and debate...
- Tags: Benchmark, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-07-06
- AMD posts blatantly deceptive benchmarks on Barcelona
- Â Updated 8/16/2007 - AMD caught red handed[UPDATE 7/6/2007 - AMD intends to drag their feet on removing the deceptive benchmarks]After AMD admitted the bad news last week that their Barcelona product would be late and underwhelming on clock speed, the AMD propaganda machine has gone in to hyper drive with...
- Tags: Barcelona, Benchmark, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-07-04
- Comparing the temps of a Core Duo to a Core 2 Duo
- I took some temperature benchmarks comparing the MacBook Pro Core Duo and MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo). The results substantiate what I uncovered in a previous post about the Core 2 Duo running significantly cooler than the Core Duo.For this test I took both a Core Duo MBP (2.0GHz) and...
- Tags: MacBook Pro, Benchmark
- Blog posts 2006-11-21
- Performance Benchmarks for Passive UHF RFID Tags
- This paper describes the first comprehensive benchmark suite for passive UHF RFID tags. These benchmarks give good indications as to how well RFID products will work in "Real world" scenarios. The paper presents benchmarks and gives some experimental results, as well as key insights that these benchmarks have revealed about...
- Tags: Performance, Benchmark, University Of Kansas, RFID, Performance Management, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2006-01-14
- Client and Server System Performance Benchmarks
- At their best, performance benchmarks provide impartial information that can be used to evaluate and compare the performance of computer systems. Dell and the computer industry promote objective and credible benchmarking in various ways, including through standards bodies such as the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation SPEC, Transaction Processing Performance Council...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, Server, Benchmark, Computer, Productivity, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2004-04-04
Additional Resources
- PeaZip 2.8 (Windows)
- PeaZip is a free, open source file and archive manager for 32 and 64 bit Windows and Linux. It is available either as installable and portable application not needing installation. Full support: 7Z, 7Z-sfx, ARC/WRC, BZ2/TBZ2, Custom user defined, GZ/TGZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, split, TAR, UPX, ZIP. Open, browse, extract,...
- Tags: Job, Giorgio Tani, PeaZip, Linux, Microsoft Windows, OpenOffice, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Office Suites, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2009-11-21
- Gateway DX4822-01
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.Although we weren't fans of Gateway's midrange Gateway DX4300-03, the $520 DX4822-01 makes a more convincing argument with budget-minded features like a spacious hard...
- Tags: Video cards, DVD, Consumer electronics, Semiconductors, Processors, Gateway Inc., Intel Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-11-20
- Microsoft designs laptop for developer giveaway
- Great idea !!!Finally something new and exciting from Microsoft. It maybe won't change the market anytime soon, but at least, these will set a benchmark by which other will have to measure. It's also a nice way to demonstrate the best Windows has to offer.And it's nice to see Microsoft...
- Tags: Notebooks, developer giveaway, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Cray's Jaguar tops IBM's Roadrunner for fastest supercomputer
- The Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" has finally clawed its way to the title of fastest computer in the world. The Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" has finally clawed its way to the title of fastest computer in the world. Sitting back at No....
- Tags: Cray Inc., IBM Corp., Jaguar, supercomputer, IBM, Cray, Erica Ogg CNET News
- News items 2009-11-16
- iBench 1.1.2 (Mac)
- iBench is a synthetic benchmark for the Mac OS X operating system. iBench is constitued by 21 tests (12 of integer workload and 9 of floating point) of real usage that allow to check and compare the CPU and memory performance of your Mac.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, iBench, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software
- Software downloads 2009-11-14
- HP Pavilion Slimline s5220y
- HP's $480 Pavilion Slimline s5220y is another low-end slim tower PC that offers mediocre performance and equally unexciting performance packaged in a relatively boring case. Its small stature might tempt some of you to use it as a light-duty PC, or even a media-streaming box, but its out-of-date connectivity options...
- Tags: Desktops, Ethernet, Video cards, DVD, Consumer electronics, Slimline, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-11-12
- The role of data governance in the enterprise
- According to analyst reports, the volume of enterprise data doubles every 18 months - and a lot information is inaccurate, duplicated or out-of-date and needs to be managed. Commentary - Every corporate decision and operation relies on the quality of the organization?s underlying data. ...
- Tags: Data Quality, Data Governance, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, data management, Navin Sharma Pitney Bowes Business Insight, Special to ZDNet News, Navin Sharma Pitney Bowes Business Insight, Special to ZDNet News
- News items 2009-11-12
- DiskTools Pro 3.5.1 (Mac)
- DiskTools Pro is a total system utility for the Mac, and the only one that allows you to schedule when to perform important tasks such as file defragmentation, backup, and bad sector repair in a single, easy-to-use interface. This intuitive software utility also doesn't require you to boot from a...
- Tags: Monitor, Apple Macintosh, Volume, Macware, DiskTools Pro, Backups, Monitors & Displays, Serial ATA, Hardware, Components, Storage
- Software downloads 2009-11-12
- LANBench 1.0.0 (Windows)
- LANBench is a standalone simple LAN / TCP Network benchmark utility. It is designed for testing network performance between two computers and is based on Winsock 2.2. LANBench tests TCP performance only and is designed for minimal CPU usage so that the pure performance of your network could be fully...
- Tags: Performance, Network, Microsoft Windows, TCP, LANBench, Tcp/Ip, Performance Management, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
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