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Benchmarking is usually associated with assessing performance characteristics of [[computer hardware]], for example, the [[floating point operation]] performance of a [[Central processing unit|CPU]], but there are circumstances when the technique is also applicable to [[software]]. Software benchmarks are, for example, run against [[compiler]]s or [[database management system]]s (DBMS).

Benchmarks provide a method of comparing the performance of various subsystems across different chip/system [[Computer architecture|architectures]]. Benchmarking as a part of [[continuous integration]] is called Continuous Benchmarking. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenewstack.io/continuous-benchmarking-ebpf-in-rust-with-bencher/|title=Continuous Benchmarking eBPF in Rust with Bencher|year=2023|access-date=2023-11-30|first=Everett|last=Pompeii}}</ref>

== Purpose ==