Performance Benchmark Fundamentals 20080909

Performance Benchmark Fundamentals Performance benchmarks on components or designs seek to establish the capacity and limitations of the design under various conditions. This paper discusses the goals of benchmarking and the experimental design considerations for producing benchmarks. Version 1.0 September 9, 2008 http://www.tibco.com Global Headquarters 3303 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel: +1 650-846-1000 Toll Free: 1 800-420-8450 Fax: +1 650-846-1005 © 2008, TIBCO Software Inc. All rights reserved. TIBCO, the TIBCO logo, The Power of Now, and TIBCO Software are trademarks or registered trademarks of TIBCO Software Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other product and company names and marks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only. Document Contents 1  Introduction ................................................................................................... 3 1.1  Benchmarks Reflect the Test Environment ......................................................... 3 1.2  Benchmarking is not Simple ................................................................................ 3 2  Benchmark Basics ........................................................................................ 3 2.1  Performance Curves ............................................................................................ 3 2.2  Benchmark ...