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Phoronix Releases Linux Benchmarking Platform

Posted by timothy on from the mom-can-I-have-a-cookie-mom-can-I-have-a-cookie dept.

KernelPie writes "The Linux hardware site Phoronix.com has announced the release of Phoronix Test Suite 1.0, a Linux-based testing platform designed for benchmarking software and hardware. This suite ships with 57 tests and 23 test suites, which contain everything from open-source games to file encryption to encoding software. In addition, they have a global database where users can submit benchmark results and more — with over 1,000 submissions already. This testing software is licensed under the GPLv3 and is available for download."

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  1. FINALLY by PunkOfLinux · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A proper benchmark program for linux. Trying it now :D

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  2. Re:The future holds e-penii and flamewars. by powerlord · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If this testing suite becomes decently popular, I predict a future full of flamewars about which distros are faster.


    Considering how many Linux Users have built their own machines, I expect a Flamewar over parts AND OSes.

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  3. Of more use than benchmarks is... by AmiMoJo · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Of more use than benchmarks is the fact that there is finally a good Live CD for stressing your system. Very useful when building new PCs or overclocking.

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