[techspeak] An inaccurate measure of computer performance.
In the computer industry, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damn
lies, and benchmarks.
Well-known ones include Whetstone, Dhrystone,
Rhealstone (see h), the Gabriel LISP benchmarks, the
SPECmark suite, and LINPACK. See also machoflops,
MIPS, smoke and mirrors.