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diff --git a/benchmarks/hint/pkg/DESCR b/benchmarks/hint/pkg/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2f32fbfa4b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/benchmarks/hint/pkg/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +HINT (Hierarchical INTegration) is a computer benchmarking tool +developed at the Scalable Computing Laboratory of the Ames Laboratory, +a US Department of Energy laboratory. Unlike traditional benchmarks, +HINT neither fixes the size of the problem nor the calculation time. +Instead, it uses a rigorously defined measure called QUIPS (QUality +Improvements Per Second). + +The output of HINT is data which can be plotted (the gnuplot graphics +package is useful for plotting HINT output). The plot shows the speed +of the computation as the size of the problem increases. The HINT +graph shows the peak processor speed and the effects of different +levels of cache and memory on processing speed. See +http://www.scl.ameslab.gov/Projects/HINT/ for more information and +an on-line database of HINT results. + +HINT also outputs a single number which is the integral of the HINT +curve. This number, called NetQUIPS, can be used for general +comparison between machines. + +- Guy Helmer +ghelmer@freebsd.org |