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Phoronix Releases Linux Benchmarking Distribution

Posted by timothy on from the medium-infrastructure dept.

Bitnit writes "Phoronix has released a major update to their automated Linux benchmarking software, the Phoronix Test Suite, and more interestingly they have released their own distribution that's designed for hardware testing and benchmarking on Linux. With PTS Desktop Live they provide this Linux distribution that's to run only from a live environment off a DVD / USB key and then allows their benchmarking software to run — and only that — on this standardized software stack, which makes hardware comparisons a lot easier."

2 of 31 comments (clear)

  1. I'm afraid! by Parker+Lewis · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The only required dependencies for the Phoronix Test Suite on Linux systems is PHP 5.x CLI"

  2. Re:Speed - running off the CD by roger_that · · Score: 5, Informative

    Once the test is loaded, it runs from memory, and CD speed will not (should not) affect the test results.