If you look at http://www.tpc.org you can find the TPC specifications and
the full disclosure reports which contain the client code (e. g.
http://www.tpc.org/results/FDR/Tpcc/hp.v2500.99082501.fdr.pdf)
SPECmark only measures CPU performance.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stigers, Greg [And]" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: OT: TPC-C et al
> X-no-Archive:yes
> So, again I ask, what if this were done as open source? As I understand
> things, the two drivers for such an effort to succeed are a coordinator to
> make online resources available and such, and a community willing to do
the
> work. Obviously, other resources are required, and in this case, HP would
> have to host the official platform audited, and pay the not inconsiderable
> cost of having the benchmarks audited. It wouldn't hurt for them to
provide
> the client that they used for HP-UX benchmarking (which they do seem to
> regard as worthwhile) or identify something similar. I have no doubt that
> there is sufficient talent on the 3000-L and close to it to achieve about
as
> high of performance as can be imagined. And if we are indeed right about
> Image or even Allbase, then we ought to see some numbers to be proud of.
>
> So, one coordinator, some server space, and when we are ready, a box on
> which to run the benchmarks. Is that too much to ask?
>
> Greg Stigers
> http://www.cgiusa.com
> would specmark be a better choice?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Armstrong [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 9:53 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: OT: TPC-C et al
>
> Greg wrote:
>
> > I wonder, if folks ever did put together TPC-C or some other benchmark
for
> > Image, does our license prohibit publishing our results?
>
> I believe that around 1990 or so, HP and the Image lab used to participate
> in the TPC-C (or was it B? :)) benchmarks, but doing so proved to be a
> resource drain. I'm sure others have better knowledge/memory of this
> than I do.
>
> Neil
>
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