GS Benchmarking ?

[isbat1@yahoo.com (vector)]

In 1997, mailto:GUDATH@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH writes:

> There is a software called "Speed Test" that is benchmarking QuickDraw
> performance. It's drawing an awful lot of text, boxes, lines etc. and then
> gives you a count. We have been using that software extensively.

> From my weak memory, Speed Test gives earlier versions of Bernie a count of
> 4500 (601/66), Turbo 3 has 3800 (601/66), Warp 5 2200 (601/66) or 800
> (603/200). (This is really just ballpark.)

> What would be interesting is a real benchmarking software for testing SCSI I/O,
> integer performance, floating point (SANE or FPE/NC), graphics as Speed Test
> does, etc. OTOH, Speed Test is testing real-world performance, so I think it
> does a pretty good job.

Was such a benchmark ever developed?  I'm aware of the Dhrystone
benchmark included with GNO/ME, but I'm not terribly interested in
installing GNO/ME right now, and especially not just to use a single
benchmarking app.

And since I realise there's some debate, let me just say that I'm
aware of the subjectiveness of benchmarks.  I want one anyway.  :)