ReSultS of the throughput meaSurement uSing SPECbenchmarkSuiteSCINT92 and CFP92. With the throughput meaSurement method, Several copieS of a given benchmark are executed. The method iS particularly Suitable for multiproceSSorSyStemS. 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)
