Benchmarking 

The systematic process of becoming no better than anyone else.

After all the benchmarking we have done, I think we can finally boast that we are an LCD company.

Benchmarking by scanner1 June 5, 2011

benchmarks

Perfonmance Tests

This Computer's 3D Benchmarks Rules!

benchmarks by Comando Gruya March 19, 2004

benchmarks

1. A standard by which something can be measured or judged

2. Defines a computer system's performance through a rigourouly designed software suite specifically integrated to punish and stress hardware components for one or more of the following:

speed
quality
endurance
heat and power consumption
competition from competing products

See also: Wut 1337 h4x0r5 look at before getting a computer they want.

Hardware companies use such benchmarks to improve computer hardware before releasing them to the market.

benchmarks by jetblaze1412 March 20, 2004

benchmarks

statistics paid by the companies to make there product look better than the cheaper one often calculated by biased tests using pc and 3d mark.

The benchmarks for HL2 show that on this PC a radeon 9200 gets 300 fps while the gf fx 5950 ultra only gets 10. :(.

see fps

benchmarks by alan March 27, 2004

benchmarketing 

Benchmarketing is the process of comparing one's business marketing processes to industry bests practices to find the ideal solution.

Steve: How do I know which is the right solution for my business?
Consultant: We can start by benchmarketing your business needs to match you with the best providers in the industry.

benchmarketing by Marketing_Genius March 31, 2012

benchmarketing 

The act of promoting software or hardware by publishing bogus benchmarks with cooked up numbers that makes the product look better than its predecessors and the competition.

As an advanced technique, have some blogger push the numbers instead of putting it out in a press release.

Our test suite shows it's 5% faster!

... benchmarketing at work.

benchmarketing by nkill March 17, 2009

Benchmarking 

To sit or be sitting on a bench or couch with no pants on.

"Gross dude! You're benchmarking my new sofa" -Will KitZel

Benchmarking by Will KitZel February 25, 2011