SPEC and EEMBC Join Forces to Expand Embedded Performance Benchmarking
In an exciting collaboration, the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) has joined forces with the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) to enhance embedded performance benchmarking. With EEMBC becoming SPEC’s new Embedded Group (SPEC EG), this partnership brings together two prominent organizations in the field of computing benchmarks.
EEMBC, known for its industry-standard benchmarks for measuring the performance and energy efficiency of embedded processor hardware and software, has developed over 15 highly regarded benchmarks for various applications such as autonomous driving, mobile imaging, the Internet of Things (IoT), and mobile devices. By incorporating EEMBC into its portfolio, SPEC expands its range of computing benchmarks, catering to embedded computers of all scales, from the smallest microcontroller to the largest supercomputers.
This collaboration offers numerous advantages to both members and customers. EEMBC gains access to SPEC’s vast array of workloads and harnesses developed across more than 20 committees, facilitating faster and more efficient benchmark development. Specifically, SPEC EG benchmark developers can now integrate the PTDaemon interface, enabling measurements using a wide range of modern power analyzers and temperature sensors. Additionally, EEMBC benefits from SPEC’s administrative resources, resulting in reduced costs and increased investments to further drive research and development efforts.
The union of SPEC and EEMBC is highly beneficial to the technology industry as a whole. With the combination of their resources and expertise, both organizations can comprehensively address the industry’s need for trusted and independent computing benchmarks. This is particularly relevant given the growing adoption of edge computing, IoT, and the increasing demand for artificial intelligence edge inference. By offering a remarkable collection of more than 40 standardized benchmarks, SPEC and EEMBC now provide the industry with a single source to evaluate performance and energy efficiency across various computing domains.
David Reiner, President of SPEC, warmly welcomes EEMBC as the third major performance benchmark consortium to join SPEC. He acknowledges the critical role that embedded systems play in our daily lives, considering the expansion of edge compute, IoT, and artificial intelligence. Reiner expresses the importance of a consolidated source for benchmarks to enable customers to assess their preferred type of performance or energy efficiency accurately.
Peter Torelli, the retiring President and CTO of EEMBC, shares his enthusiasm for the collaboration, emphasizing the value it brings to EEMBC member organizations. Torelli highlights that quality benchmarking is increasingly complex, and bringing together seasoned professionals within a comprehensive standards organization like SPEC is essential for continued success in embedding microprocessor performance benchmarking.
The founding members of SPEC EG include prominent representatives from Arm, Intel, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Silicon Labs, STMicroelectronics, and Synopsys. This diverse group of industry leaders will contribute their expertise to further enhance performance benchmarking in the embedded domain.
Since 1997, EEMBC has been at the forefront of developing standardized benchmarks for measuring the performance and energy efficiency of embedded processor implementations. These benchmarks are vital for companies creating systems reliant on embedded microcontrollers and microprocessors, ranging from smartphones to solar panels.
The collaboration between SPEC and EEMBC brings together the strengths and experience of two leading organizations, driving advancements in embedded performance benchmarking. This partnership not only benefits the members but also ensures that customers have access to reliable benchmarks to evaluate the performance and energy efficiency of their embedded systems accurately.
About SPEC
SPEC is a non-profit consortium that sets, maintains, and endorses standardized benchmarks and tools to evaluate performance for the latest generation of computing systems. Its membership includes over 120 renowned computer hardware and software vendors, educational institutions, research organizations, and government agencies worldwide.
SPEC® and PTDaemon® are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. ADASMark™, AndEBench™, AutoBench™, BrowsingBench®, CoreMark®, IoTMark®, MLMark®, and ULPMark® are trademarks of EEMBC. All other product and company names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners.
