Why is there a minimum size requirement of 100 TB? Why not just fix the size at 100 TB and measure the elapsed time?
We want to make sure the sort data set does not fit in main memory, so we require a minimum input size. Entries with larger input sizes are welcome. We plan to increase the minimum size requirement over time as system capacities increase. Using a speed metric of TBs sorted per minute will allow us to track the progress of benchmark winners over time. Even as the minimum changes, the name of this benchmark will remain GraySort.
