I’m currently working on a good energy estimation using the CPU’s performance counters. To be able to choose the best counters, I need a benchmark simulating realistic workload.
So, does anybody know a good (free if possible) benchmark suite which simulates usual desktop and/or server workload?
I’m thinking of a suite of isolated benchmarks, e.g.
- compile C code
- interpretation of JavaScript
- some SSL
- some IO (disk/network usage)
- image conversion
- some math problem solving
In fact a good mix of tasks a computer executes all the time a user is working :-).
EDIT: The best would be something where very little floating point gets used.
Phoronix Test Suite is your answer!
It can even use external wat-o-meter.
And is best benchmark of cpu and gpu for linux.