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Twelve ways to fool the masses when giving performance results on parallel computers

Wed, 07/25/2012 - 10:07 — Matthias Hauswirth
TitleTwelve ways to fool the masses when giving performance results on parallel computers
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1991
AuthorsBailey, DH
JournalSupercomputing Review
Start Page54
Pagination54--55
Date Published08/1991
Abstract

Many of us in the field of highly parallel scientific computing recognize that it is often quite difficult to match the run time performance of the best conventional supercomputers. This humorous article outlines twelve ways commonly used in scientific papers and presentations to artificially boost performance rates and to present these results in the “best possible light” compared to other systems.
URLhttp://crd-legacy.lbl.gov/~dhbailey/dhbpapers/twelve-ways.pdf