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kdlucas/byte-unixbench

Automatically exported from code.google.com/p/byte-unixbench observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/kdlucas/byte-unixbench · C · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) 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

Full methodology

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

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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