# masonr/yet-another-bench-script

YABS - a simple bash script to estimate Linux server performance using fio, iperf3, & Geekbench

Repository: https://github.com/masonr/yet-another-bench-script
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/yet-another-bench-script
Language: Shell
License: WTFPL
License Family: permissive
Topics: bench-script, geekbench, fio, iperf3, bash, linux, benchmark, disk-performance, speedtest, benchmark-scripts, performance
Last push: 2026-07-28T23:52:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 31, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2527, "days_push": 36, "days_rel": 247, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: prerelease_only
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6653, forks 564 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:47.343155+00:00)

## What it is
YABS is a self-contained bash script that benchmarks Linux servers by running fio for disk I/O, iperf3 for network throughput, and Geekbench for CPU/memory performance. It requires no dependencies or root privileges and can be run with a single curl or wget command.

## Use cases
- benchmark a VPS before buying or renting it
- test disk I/O performance on a Linux server
- measure network speed across multiple locations
- compare CPU performance of different servers with Geekbench
- quickly evaluate server performance without installing anything
- check whether a hosting provider's server matches advertised specs

## When to choose
- you want a one-command, dependency-free benchmark of disk, network, and CPU on a Linux server
- you're comparing VPS providers or evaluating a new server
- you need standardized Geekbench, fio, and iperf3 results in one run

## When to avoid
- you're on a low-bandwidth or metered connection, since default iperf tests saturate the network for ~20s per location
- you need benchmarking on native Windows (only WSL 2 works)
- you need deep, configurable profiling rather than a quick standardized benchmark
- you're on ARM hardware and need fully stable results, as ARM support is experimental

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: benchmarking, cli, developer-tools
- domain: performance, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cli
- tags: bash-script, vps-benchmarking, fio, iperf3, geekbench, disk-performance, network-speedtest, server-evaluation, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- masonr/yet-another-bench-script (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:47.343155+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:43:07.187052+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/masonr/yet-another-bench-script (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:47.343155+00:00, sha 8ba5f8557bbc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.