> It's not useful at all. It effectively measures IPC (instructions per clock), which is just chip vendor bragging rights.
+1. Moreover the author then seems to conclude from this benchmark:
> Overall, these numbers suggest that the Qualcomm processor is competitive.
This is an odd conclusion to draw from this test and these numbers, given how little this benchmark tests (just string operations). Does this benchmark want to test raw CPU power? Then why "normalize" to 3GHz? Does it want to test CPU capabilities? If so why use such a "narrow" test?
IMO this benchmarking does for a good data-point, but far from enough to draw much of a conclusion from.
+1. Moreover the author then seems to conclude from this benchmark:
> Overall, these numbers suggest that the Qualcomm processor is competitive.
This is an odd conclusion to draw from this test and these numbers, given how little this benchmark tests (just string operations). Does this benchmark want to test raw CPU power? Then why "normalize" to 3GHz? Does it want to test CPU capabilities? If so why use such a "narrow" test?
IMO this benchmarking does for a good data-point, but far from enough to draw much of a conclusion from.