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SPEC rate
<benchmark> Results of the throughput measurement using {SPEC}
{benchmark} suites {CINT92} and {CFP92}. With the throughput
measurement method, several copies of a given benchmark are
executed. The method is particularly suitable for
{multiprocessor} systems.
The results, called SPEC rate, express how many jobs of a
particular type (characterised by the individual benchmark)
can be executed in a given time (The SPEC reference time
happens to be a week, the execution times are normalized with
respect to a {VAX 11/780}). The SPEC rates therefore
characterise the capacity of a system for compute-intensive
jobs of similar characteristics.
See also {SPEC ratio}.
(1994-11-14)