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<H1>Linux Benchmarking HOWTO</H1>
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<H2>by André D. Balsa,
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<A HREF="mailto:andrewbalsa@usa.net">andrewbalsa@usa.net </A></H2>v0.12, 15 August 1997
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<EM>The Linux Benchmarking HOWTO discusses some issues associated with the benchmarking of Linux systems and presents a basic benchmarking toolkit, as well as an associated form, which enable one to produce significant benchmarking information in a couple of hours. Perhaps it will also help diminish the amount of useless articles in comp.os.linux.hardware... </EM>
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<H2><A NAME="toc1">1.</A> <A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-1.html">Introduction </A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.1">1.1 Why is benchmarking so important ? </A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.2">1.2 Invalid benchmarking considerations</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc2">2.</A> <A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-2.html">Benchmarking procedures and interpretation of results</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.1">2.1 Understanding benchmarking choices </A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.2">2.2 Standard benchmarks available for Linux </A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.3">2.3 Links and references</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc3">3.</A> <A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-3.html">The Linux Benchmarking Toolkit (LBT)</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.1">3.1 Rationale</A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.2">3.2 Benchmark selection</A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.3">3.3 Test duration</A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.4">3.4 Comments</A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.5">3.5 Possible improvements</A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.6">3.6 LBT Report Form</A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.7">3.7 Network performance tests </A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.8">3.8 SMP tests</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc4">4.</A> <A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-4.html">Example run and results</A></H2>
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<H2><A NAME="toc5">5.</A> <A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-5.html">Pitfalls and caveats of benchmarking </A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.1">5.1 Comparing apples and oranges </A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.2">5.2 Incomplete information </A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.3">5.3 Proprietary hardware/software </A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.4">5.4 Relevance </A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc6">6.</A> <A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-6.html">FAQ </A></H2>
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<H2><A NAME="toc7">7.</A> <A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-7.html">Copyright, acknowledgments and miscellaneous</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.1">7.1 How this document was produced</A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.2">7.2 Copyright</A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.3">7.3 New versions of this document</A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.4">7.4 Feedback</A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.5">7.5 Acknowledgments</A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.6">7.6 Disclaimer</A>
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<LI><A HREF="Benchmarking-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.7">7.7 Trademarks</A>
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