The original article which this one refers to is quite an interesting read as well:<p>&quot;Twelve Ways to Fool the Masses When Giving Performance Results on Parallel Computers, D. H. Bailey, 1991&quot; <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;crd-legacy.lbl.gov&#x2F;~dhbailey&#x2F;dhbpapers&#x2F;twelve-ways.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;crd-legacy.lbl.gov&#x2F;~dhbailey&#x2F;dhbpapers&#x2F;twelve-ways.pd...</a>