operating systems for benching

[bazx]

can we use any os to run benchmarks or are some not aloud

thanks baz

[Turrican]

i think there should be no problem with any windows os ;)

dunno about linux, or if the benchmarks will run there

[knopflerbruce]

can we use any os to run benchmarks or are some not aloud

thanks baz

For some stupid reason, Linux isn't allowed when you bench superpi:D

This is a bit funny, as there were a few hot discussions about cost of software, and OS cost was a huge part of those discussions. WIth Linux it would be totally free!:)

[bazx]

thanks lads

[Massman]

This is a bit funny, as there were a few hot discussions about cost of software, and OS cost was a huge part of those discussions. WIth Linux it would be totally free!:)

But completely useless when you want to compare hardware setups ;-).

[jmke]

only limit is indeed Linux as the bench algorithms are not the same, so it leads to unfair results:)

[Hak Foo]

I'm amazed nobody's made a Linux-based bootable CD which runs a suite of benchmarks on any PC you cram it into, then writes the results to a USB keychain.

That would enable easy "bulk benching" too-- just set up CPU/mobo/minimal memory/CD drive/USB stick and go, no "two hours to install enough OS to bench that K6"

[Massman]

It's just not possible to compare results of two completely different platforms. It's purely a matter of compatibility of scores; that's why, for instance, speedhacks are illegal as well. Surely, one could get a better score, but the test environments are nowhere near similar.