kdlucas/byte-unixbench
Automatically exported from code.google.com/p/byte-unixbench observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 83
- Release rhythm 52
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 362
- age_days: 4136
- days_rel: 106
- days_push: 106
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1440 stars · 346 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
UnixBench is the original BYTE UNIX benchmark suite, a C-based tool that measures overall Unix-like system performance via multiple tests (including Dhrystone and simple 2D/3D graphics tests) and produces index scores against a baseline system. It supports multi-CPU systems by running tests single-copy and N-copy to assess parallel processing gains.
Use cases
- benchmark overall performance of a unix-like system
- compare server performance before and after hardware or OS changes
- measure single-task vs multi-task parallel processing gains
- get an index score for a VPS or cloud instance
- test 2D and 3D graphics performance on unix systems
When to choose
- you want a classic, widely recognized whole-system benchmark for Linux/Unix
- you need to compare system performance against a historical baseline index
- you want to evaluate both single-core and multi-core throughput
When to avoid
- you need isolated CPU, RAM, or disk microbenchmarks rather than a system-level score
- you need modern GPU or application-level benchmarking
- you want actively developed features - the project is in maintenance mode with infrequent releases
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
benchmarking performance developer-tools operating-systems cli cross-platform unixbench system-benchmark dhrystone byte-benchmark-suite c linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/kdlucas/byte-unixbench · fetched 2026-08-28 · bdea6fdf3e04
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kdlucas/byte-unixbench | main | 76 |
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