The Graphical Benchmark Information Service (GBIS)

Unlike single-processor benchmarks, multi-processor benchmarks can yield tens of numbers for each benchmark on each computer, as factors such as the number of processors and problem size are varied. A graphical display of performance surfaces therefore provides a satisfactory way of comparing results. The University of Southampton has developed the Graphical Benchmark Information Service (GBIS) on the World Wide Web (WWW) to display interactively graphs of user selected benchmark results from the GENESIS and PARKBENCH benchmark suites. 1. Introduction The Graphical Benchmark Information Service (GBIS) provides the following features: 1) Interactive selection of benchmark and computers from which a performance graph is generated and displayed. 2) Default graph options that can be changed: Available output formats; gif, xbm, postscript or tabular results. Selectable ranges or autoscaling. Choice of log/linear axes. Key to traces can be positioned as required. 3) Links to PARKBENCH, GEN..