LMbench vs SPECapc for Creo 9
LMbench
github.comSPECapc for Creo 9
gwpg.spec.orgSide by side
| Figure | LMbench | SPECapc for Creo 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $2,500/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · PC benchmark tools | 8.5 (#14) | 8.5 (#12) |
| Spec score · PC Benchmark Software | 8.3 (#16) | 8.0 (#29) |
| Comparison database | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Operating systems | UNIX/POSIX; Linux; FreeBSD; NetBSD; Solaris; SunOS; AIX; HP-UX; IRIX; OSF/1; Windows NT (partial) | Windows 10 and Windows 11 64-bit |
| Purpose | The repository describes lmbench as a benchmark release that can be run with `make results`. | SPECapc for Creo 9 evaluates system performance when running PTC Creo 9. |
| Workload areas | Bandwidth; latency; processor operations; memory hierarchy; cache; TLB; process and file-system operations; networking | CPU performance,GPU and graphics performance,CPU rendering,IGES conversion,I/O performance |
Plans
SPECapc for Creo 9
- Free downloadFree
- Commercial license$2,500 a month
- FreeFree
- Commercial license$2,500, paid once
In their own words
LMbench
LMbench is a free, self-hosted benchmark suite for measuring system performance, with a focus on data movement and its cost. Its workload areas include memory, disks, file systems, networks, pipes, virtual memory, processor operations, cache, and TLB behavior. Latency measurements report time and CPU cycles per operation; bandwidth results include megabytes per second and CPU cycles per megabyte. Other benchmarks cover null process execution time, context switching, network transfers, socket operations, and large-transfer throughput. The command line can run benchmarks, and `make see` compares results with system results included in the repository. Documentation names UNIX/POSIX, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, SunOS, AIX, HP-UX, IRIX, OSF/1, and partial Windows NT support. Linux and Windows are listed as platforms. LMbench is GPL-2.0 licensed and costs nothing. Its documentation warns that other system activity, especially CPU cache and cycle effects, can affect measurements, and recommends multiple runs with output comparison.
SPECapc for Creo 9
SPECapc for Creo 9 has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.