How to benchmark Ubuntu server?
I have Ubuntu Server 12.04 and I want to benchmark it. I found something called nbench but it's old. I need something that measures my CPU, RAM and HDD. I also installed Phoronix Test Suite but I search for tests but every one is 500MB+ and I don't have that much space.
What do you recommend?
server benchmarks
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I have Ubuntu Server 12.04 and I want to benchmark it. I found something called nbench but it's old. I need something that measures my CPU, RAM and HDD. I also installed Phoronix Test Suite but I search for tests but every one is 500MB+ and I don't have that much space.
What do you recommend?
server benchmarks
edited Sep 3 '16 at 19:15
edwinksl
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asked Nov 13 '12 at 19:07
user84471
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What are you attempting to measure, against what, and why? "Just to have a number" is pretty useless, TBH. Generally it's better to figure out a task that the machine needs to accomplish, then specifically benchmark that task rather than try to accumulate some generic artificial numbers that likely won't translate all that well for any given purpose.
– Jim Salter
Nov 26 '12 at 2:10
@JimSalter Dumb question. We compare CPUs with benchmarks to know which one to buy if we want a better one for the actual task...
– inf3rno
May 24 '17 at 13:33
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I have Ubuntu Server 12.04 and I want to benchmark it. I found something called nbench but it's old. I need something that measures my CPU, RAM and HDD. I also installed Phoronix Test Suite but I search for tests but every one is 500MB+ and I don't have that much space.
What do you recommend?
server benchmarks
edited Sep 3 '16 at 19:15
edwinksl
16.5k125385
asked Nov 13 '12 at 19:07
user84471
154117
I have Ubuntu Server 12.04 and I want to benchmark it. I found something called nbench but it's old. I need something that measures my CPU, RAM and HDD. I also installed Phoronix Test Suite but I search for tests but every one is 500MB+ and I don't have that much space.
What do you recommend?
server benchmarks
server benchmarks
edited Sep 3 '16 at 19:15
edwinksl
16.5k125385
asked Nov 13 '12 at 19:07
user84471
154117
edited Sep 3 '16 at 19:15
edwinksl
16.5k125385
asked Nov 13 '12 at 19:07
user84471
154117
edited Sep 3 '16 at 19:15
edwinksl
16.5k125385
edited Sep 3 '16 at 19:15
edwinksl
16.5k125385
edited Sep 3 '16 at 19:15
edwinksl
16.5k125385
16.5k125385
asked Nov 13 '12 at 19:07
user84471
154117
asked Nov 13 '12 at 19:07
user84471
154117
asked Nov 13 '12 at 19:07
user84471
154117
154117
4
What are you attempting to measure, against what, and why? "Just to have a number" is pretty useless, TBH. Generally it's better to figure out a task that the machine needs to accomplish, then specifically benchmark that task rather than try to accumulate some generic artificial numbers that likely won't translate all that well for any given purpose.
– Jim Salter
Nov 26 '12 at 2:10
@JimSalter Dumb question. We compare CPUs with benchmarks to know which one to buy if we want a better one for the actual task...
– inf3rno
May 24 '17 at 13:33
add a comment |
4
What are you attempting to measure, against what, and why? "Just to have a number" is pretty useless, TBH. Generally it's better to figure out a task that the machine needs to accomplish, then specifically benchmark that task rather than try to accumulate some generic artificial numbers that likely won't translate all that well for any given purpose.
– Jim Salter
Nov 26 '12 at 2:10
@JimSalter Dumb question. We compare CPUs with benchmarks to know which one to buy if we want a better one for the actual task...
– inf3rno
May 24 '17 at 13:33
4
4
What are you attempting to measure, against what, and why? "Just to have a number" is pretty useless, TBH. Generally it's better to figure out a task that the machine needs to accomplish, then specifically benchmark that task rather than try to accumulate some generic artificial numbers that likely won't translate all that well for any given purpose.
– Jim Salter
Nov 26 '12 at 2:10
What are you attempting to measure, against what, and why? "Just to have a number" is pretty useless, TBH. Generally it's better to figure out a task that the machine needs to accomplish, then specifically benchmark that task rather than try to accumulate some generic artificial numbers that likely won't translate all that well for any given purpose.
– Jim Salter
Nov 26 '12 at 2:10
@JimSalter Dumb question. We compare CPUs with benchmarks to know which one to buy if we want a better one for the actual task...
– inf3rno
May 24 '17 at 13:33
@JimSalter Dumb question. We compare CPUs with benchmarks to know which one to buy if we want a better one for the actual task...
– inf3rno
May 24 '17 at 13:33
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Geekbench2.3.4
http://www.primatelabs.com/geekbench/
3 Open-Source Benchmarking Tools
http://www.howtogeek.com/111617/how-to-benchmark-your-linux-system-3-open-source-benchmarking-tools/
answered Nov 13 '12 at 19:54
ptheo
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These all look like GUI applications.
– thomasrutter
Nov 25 '12 at 13:01
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This looks useful:
http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-benchmark-your-system-cpu-file-io-mysql-with-sysbench
I agree with Jim Salter that the best benchmark is your workload.
However, you might be in a situation where you're testing basic systems with different components, and getting your app running would take more time than a simple shell utility. If you can correlate your application's behavior with a "just a number" then you can more quickly predict the advantages of different configurations
.... if you know that faster CPU is desired, then having "just a number" to work with can be a lot faster for experimentation than a full workload test.
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Geekbench2.3.4
http://www.primatelabs.com/geekbench/
3 Open-Source Benchmarking Tools
http://www.howtogeek.com/111617/how-to-benchmark-your-linux-system-3-open-source-benchmarking-tools/
answered Nov 13 '12 at 19:54
ptheo
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These all look like GUI applications.
– thomasrutter
Nov 25 '12 at 13:01
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Geekbench2.3.4
http://www.primatelabs.com/geekbench/
3 Open-Source Benchmarking Tools
http://www.howtogeek.com/111617/how-to-benchmark-your-linux-system-3-open-source-benchmarking-tools/
answered Nov 13 '12 at 19:54
ptheo
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These all look like GUI applications.
– thomasrutter
Nov 25 '12 at 13:01
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Geekbench2.3.4
http://www.primatelabs.com/geekbench/
3 Open-Source Benchmarking Tools
http://www.howtogeek.com/111617/how-to-benchmark-your-linux-system-3-open-source-benchmarking-tools/
answered Nov 13 '12 at 19:54
ptheo
1,44311011
Geekbench2.3.4
http://www.primatelabs.com/geekbench/
3 Open-Source Benchmarking Tools
http://www.howtogeek.com/111617/how-to-benchmark-your-linux-system-3-open-source-benchmarking-tools/
answered Nov 13 '12 at 19:54
ptheo
1,44311011
answered Nov 13 '12 at 19:54
ptheo
1,44311011
answered Nov 13 '12 at 19:54
ptheo
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answered Nov 13 '12 at 19:54
ptheo
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These all look like GUI applications.
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Nov 25 '12 at 13:01
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These all look like GUI applications.
– thomasrutter
Nov 25 '12 at 13:01
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These all look like GUI applications.
– thomasrutter
Nov 25 '12 at 13:01
These all look like GUI applications.
– thomasrutter
Nov 25 '12 at 13:01
add a comment |
This looks useful:
http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-benchmark-your-system-cpu-file-io-mysql-with-sysbench
I agree with Jim Salter that the best benchmark is your workload.
However, you might be in a situation where you're testing basic systems with different components, and getting your app running would take more time than a simple shell utility. If you can correlate your application's behavior with a "just a number" then you can more quickly predict the advantages of different configurations
.... if you know that faster CPU is desired, then having "just a number" to work with can be a lot faster for experimentation than a full workload test.
answered Jun 26 '14 at 20:49
dannyman
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This looks useful:
http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-benchmark-your-system-cpu-file-io-mysql-with-sysbench
I agree with Jim Salter that the best benchmark is your workload.
However, you might be in a situation where you're testing basic systems with different components, and getting your app running would take more time than a simple shell utility. If you can correlate your application's behavior with a "just a number" then you can more quickly predict the advantages of different configurations
.... if you know that faster CPU is desired, then having "just a number" to work with can be a lot faster for experimentation than a full workload test.
answered Jun 26 '14 at 20:49
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This looks useful:
http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-benchmark-your-system-cpu-file-io-mysql-with-sysbench
I agree with Jim Salter that the best benchmark is your workload.
However, you might be in a situation where you're testing basic systems with different components, and getting your app running would take more time than a simple shell utility. If you can correlate your application's behavior with a "just a number" then you can more quickly predict the advantages of different configurations
.... if you know that faster CPU is desired, then having "just a number" to work with can be a lot faster for experimentation than a full workload test.
answered Jun 26 '14 at 20:49
dannyman
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This looks useful:
http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-benchmark-your-system-cpu-file-io-mysql-with-sysbench
I agree with Jim Salter that the best benchmark is your workload.
However, you might be in a situation where you're testing basic systems with different components, and getting your app running would take more time than a simple shell utility. If you can correlate your application's behavior with a "just a number" then you can more quickly predict the advantages of different configurations
.... if you know that faster CPU is desired, then having "just a number" to work with can be a lot faster for experimentation than a full workload test.
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What are you attempting to measure, against what, and why? "Just to have a number" is pretty useless, TBH. Generally it's better to figure out a task that the machine needs to accomplish, then specifically benchmark that task rather than try to accumulate some generic artificial numbers that likely won't translate all that well for any given purpose.
– Jim Salter
Nov 26 '12 at 2:10
@JimSalter Dumb question. We compare CPUs with benchmarks to know which one to buy if we want a better one for the actual task...
– inf3rno
May 24 '17 at 13:33