通用CPU性能基准测试研究综述

Performance Evaluation Benchmark of General-Purpose CPU:A Survey

CPU性能基准测试旨在给出可对比、定量的指标数据,为产品选型提供依据,它已成为引领计算产业发展的风向标之一. CPU技术发展迅速,性能基准测试也在不断演进.本文对包含SPEC CPU在内的主流基准测试进行了研究,从测试目标、测试方法等角度,综述主流CPU基准测试的演进过程、最新研究成果,以及通用CPU性能指标和基准测试需求,分析了通用CPU性能基准测试所面临的挑战,并对今后可能的研究趋势进行了展望.

CPU performance evaluation benchmark aims to provide comparative and quantitative index data for product selection. It is one of the vane leading the development of computing industry, and as CPU technology evolves rapidly,performance benchmarks are evolving. This paper systematically reviews the mainstream benchmarks including the SPEC CPU. From the perspectives of evaluation objectives and methods, the evolution, recent research results of the mainstream CPU benchmarks, and the performance metrics and benchmark requirements of general-purpose CPU are reviewed. Finally,this paper analyzes the challenges of general-purpose CPU performance evaluation benchmarks and prospects for possible future research trends.