Why use benchmarking to set the point values?
The original concept for benchmarking is very simple; give equal pay for equal work. Everyone who completes the same task will get the same reward. Fair and equitable! For example, everyone who completed a work unit in Project 2653 would earn the same amount of total points for that WU. This reference benchmark system of assigning points to projects works very well with consideration for the large variations in work unit size and complexity, and the nearly infinite combinations of computer hardware contributors use to process work units. Please note that the very concept of a reference machine will mean that some WU performance will vary from the performance on your machine. Even between P4s, there are significant differences in architectures over the years. Moreover, variations between FAH WUs can also lead to small differences in benchmarking points. Our goal is consistency within a given definition of a reference machine setup (described above for the CPU client). However, differenc
The original concept for benchmarking is very simple; give equal pay for equal work. Everyone who completes the same task will get the same reward. Fair and equitable! For example, everyone who completed a work unit in Project 2653 would earn the same amount of total points for that WU. This reference benchmark system of assigning points to projects works very well with consideration for the large variations in work unit size and complexity, and the nearly infinite combinations of computer hardware contributors use to process work units. Please note that the very concept of a reference machine will mean that some WU performance will vary from the performance on your machine. Even between P4s, there are significant differences in architectures over the years. Moreover, variations between FAH WUs can also lead to small differences in benchmarking points. Our goal is consistency within a given definition of a reference machine setup (described above for the CPU client). However, differenc
