What is Benchmark?
A '''benchmark''' is a [[standard]], or set of standards, that a [[product (consumer goods)|product]] can have to show a [[level]] of [[quality]].<ref>{{cite web|title=What is a benchmark?|url=http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/benchmark.html|publisher=Business Dictionary|access-date=11 February 2016|archive-date=21 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221200815/http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/benchmark.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It can also be a test that a person makes a product like a [[computer]] do to see how good it can do a task, or set of tasks. Some computer benchmarks are to test the [[Central processing unit|CPU]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Best CPU behcnmark|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/the-best-benchmarking-tools-for-testing-your-cpu/|publisher=PC Gamer|access-date=11 February 2016}}</ref> or the [[graphics card|GPU]]. People use benchmarks to see if their computer can run some kinds of [[software]] or [[game]]s. People also use benchmarks to see if one piece of [[Computer hardware|hardware]] is better than another. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Computing]] {{tech-stub}}