Every couple of years, you could set up a new reference machine running
parallel with the old reference machine. These two machines could be
dialed in so that the credit on some reference tasks was made to be
identical. Then the new reference machine can run solo. Since this
machine would not have to be an extremely high powered server, it would be
easier to get it donated.
jm7
"Lynn W. Taylor"
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PM Gflops in BOINC 6.10
The problem here is a need to constantly redefine the reference machine.
According to Wikipedia, BOINC was first released in April 2002. The
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz parts were brand new. There were lots of P3's and
earlier around (and still are).
Have you tried to build a new Pentium 4 lately? It's hard to do.
Martin wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>> I was trying to state something similar. There are computers doing
useful
>> work for projects and increasing the burden of time spent on benchmarks
>> will reduce the availability of those resources to the project.
>
> There's no burden of benchmarks when the live work itself is in effect
> it's own benchmark as referenced back to the performance of a known
> piece of hardware.
>
> You can then waste as much benchmarking time as you like to characterise
> your reference machine. Meanwhile, the rest of world of Boinc continues
> with useful work undisturbed.
>
>
> Regards,
> Martin
>
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