05/2024 -- SPEC Delivers New SPECapc for Solidworks 2024 Benchmark 02/2024 -- SPEC Updates PTDaemon Interface to Meet Evolving Industry Requirements
11/2023 -- SPEC Delivers Major Update to SPECaccel Benchmark Suite 10/2023 -- The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation Welcomes EEMBC as the New Embedded Group 07/2023 -- SPECapc releases SPECapc for Creo 9
12/2022 -- SPEC Forms Client Systems Standardized Benchmark Committee 12/2022 -- SPEC Announces New Tools and Reduced Academic Pricing for SPEC CPU 2017 Benchmark Suite 10/2022 -- ISG Forms the Server Efficiency Committee 10/2022 -- SPECapc releases SPECapc for Maya 2023 09/2022 -- SPEC Forms International Standards Group 09/2022 -- SPECapc releases the SPECapc for Solidworks 2022 benchmark 03/2022 -- SPEC Releases SPECapc for 3ds Max Benchmark for Systems Running Autodesk 3ds Max 2020 03/2022 -- SPEC Establishes Machine Learning Committee to Develop Vendor-Agnostic Benchmarks 03/2022 -- SPEC Releases Linux Edition of SPECviewperf 2020 v3.0 Benchmark, Worldwide Standard for Measuring Graphics Performance
10/2021 -- The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation Releases SPEChpc 2021 Benchmark Suites for High Performance Computing Systems 09/2021 -- SPEC Releases New SPECvirt Datacenter 2021 Benchmark 06/2021 -- SPEC Releases New ISO/IEC 21836-Compliant SERT Suite 03/2021 -- SPECwpc Releases SPECworkstation Benchmark Update 03/2021 -- SPECapc Releases New SOLIDWORKS Benchmark for Workstations Running SOLIDWORKS 2021
12/2020 -- SPEC releases major new version of its storage solution benchmark 10/2020 -- SPECgpc releases SPECviewperf 2020 09/2020 -- SPECapc releases new benchmark for workstations running SOLIDWORKS 2020 05/2020 -- SPEC Research Group Technical Report on "A Review of Serverless Use Cases and their Characteristics"
10/2019 -- SPECapc releases new Solidworks benchmark 09/2019 -- SPEC releases new version of CPU benchmark suite 03/2019 -- SPECgpc releases Linux Edition of SPECviewperf 13 benchmark
12/2018 -- SPEC releases new cloud benchmark 12/2018 -- U.S. EPA adopts SPEC SERT 2.0.1 to measure active state efficiency for servers 10/2018 -- SPECwpc releases new workstation benchmark 09/2018 -- SPEC releases new benchmark for Java EE 7 Web Profile application servers 08/2018 -- SPECapc releases new Solidworks benchmark 06/2018 -- Call for Contributions: 10th ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering (ICPE 2019) 05/2018 -- Call for Nominations: SPEC Kaivalya Dixit Distinguished Dissertation Award 2018 05/2018 -- SPECgpc releases SPECviewperf 13 03/2018 -- SPEC offers HPG benchmarks free of charge to qualified non-profit organizations worldwide
12/2017 -- SPEC releases updated storage solutions benchmark 09/2017 -- SPECapc releases Autodesk Maya 2017 benchmark 06/2017 -- SPEC/HPG hardware acceleration benchmark adds suite to measure OpenMP application performance 06/2017 -- SPEC releases major new CPU benchmark suite 06/2017 -- Call for contributions for the 9th ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering (ICPE 2018) 06/2017 -- SPEC releases new version of PTDaemon 05/2017 -- Call for nominations for the Kaivalya Dixit Distinguished Dissertation Award 05/2017 -- SPEC MPI Accelerator Benchmark Search Program 03/2017 -- SPEC announces new president and future goals 03/2017 -- SPEC releases major new version of Server Efficiency Rating Tool (SERT)
09/2016 -- SPEC updates virtualization benchmark 08/2016 -- SPECgpc releases SPECviewperf update 07/2016 -- SPECapc releases new benchmark for systems running Siemens NX 9 and 10 05/2016 -- SPEC releases new cloud benchmark
11/2015 -- SPECwpc releases new workstation benchmark 09/2015 -- SPEC releases SPECjbb2015 08/2015 -- SPEC/GWPG previews benchmarking plans 07/2015 -- SPECapc releases new benchmark for systems running SolidWorks 2015 06/2015 -- New version of SPECwpc benchmark extends performance measurement to virtualized workstations 05/2015 -- SPEC releases new Chauffeur Worklet Development Kit 04/2015 -- SPEC/GWPG adds VMware as new member 03/2015 -- SPEC updates Server Efficiency Rating Tool (SERT) 02/2015 -- New SPECviewperf benchmark measures graphics performance for virtualized workstations 01/2015 -- SPECapc releases PTC Creo 3.0 benchmark
11/2014 -- Micron Technology joins SPEC/GWPG 11/2014 -- SPEC releases new storage solutions benchmark 08/2014 -- SPECapc releases new 3ds Max 2015 benchmark 03/2014 -- SPEC/HPG benchmark suite measures performance of computing systems with hardware acceleration
12/2013 -- SPECgpc releases all-new SPECviewperf 12 11/2013 -- SPEC/GWPG releases new workstation benchmark 07/2013 -- SPECapc updates Siemens NX benchmark 05/2013 -- SPEC releases new server virtualization benchmark 02/2013 -- SPEC releases Server Efficiency Rating Tool (SERT) 01/2013 -- SPEC releases SPECjbb2013
10/2012 -- SPEC/HPG releases updated OpenMP benchmark 08/2012 -- SPECapc releases Autodesk Maya 2012 benchmark 06/2012 -- SPEC seeks testers for Server Efficiency Rating Tool beta 06/2012 -- SPECapc releases PTC Creo 2.0 benchmark 04/2012 -- SPECapc updates Siemens NX benchmark 01/2012 -- SPEC seeks input for proposed benchmark measuring compute-intensive performance of handheld devices 01/2012 -- SPEC/GWPG seeks applications and workloads for proposed workstation performance benchmark
12/2011 -- Luk Van Ertvelde of Ghent University and Kai Sachs of TU Darmstadt first to win new SPEC Distinguished Dissertation Award. 11/2011 -- SPEC/HPG developing new benchmark to evaluate systems with floating-point accelerator 09/2011 -- SPEC releases first beta of Server Efficiency Rating Tool (SERT) 09/2011 -- SPEC improves CPU2006 benchmark 09/2011 -- SPEC releases new benchmark for evaluating SIP server performance 07/2011 -- SPECapc releases new 3ds Max 2011 benchmark 03/2011 -- SPEC forms group to spark research on new benchmarking methodologies and tools
07/2010 -- SPEC releases server virtualization benchmark 06/2010 -- SPECgpc releases SPECviewperf® 11 02/2010 -- New SPEC MPI2007 V2.0 benchmark adds data suite for systems with up to 2048 cores
12/2009 -- SPEC releases Java Enterprise benchmark 09/2009 -- New SPEC group developing SOA-based application benchmark 07/2009 -- SPECapc releases Autodesk Maya 2009 benchmark 06/2009 -- New SPECweb2009 benchmark adds ability to measure power consumption of web servers 04/2009 -- SPEC delivers blade server power-performance metric 04/2009 -- SPECapc releases new Lightwave 3D® benchmark 03/2009 -- SPEC releases SPECmail2009 benchmark
11/2008 -- SPEC calls for benchmark contributions 08/2008 -- SPEC releases SPECmail2008 benchmark 08/2008 -- SPEC/GWPG announces benchmark line-up 06/2008 -- SPEC releases improved CPU2006 benchmark; large number of upgrades in V1.1 add up to significant new release 05/2008 -- SPEC workshop in Darmstadt unites benchmarking researchers and practitioners 05/2008 -- SPECopc releases SPECviewperf 10 for Linux/Unix 05/2008 -- SPEC committee begins work on power benchmark for web servers 05/2008 -- SPEC releases free SPECjvm2008 benchmark 03/2008 -- New SPEC SFS benchmark measures both CIFS and NFS server performance 03/2008 -- SPEC/GWPG developing standard benchmark to compare power-performance for workstations
12/2007 -- SPEC releases power-performance benchmark for servers 10/2007 -- New SPEC benchmark measures enterprise JMS server performance 09/2007 -- SPECapc updates UGS NX benchmark 09/2007 -- SPEC/GWPG calls for organizations interested in OpenGL ES benchmarking 08/2007 -- SPEC graphics performance group expands scope under new charter 07/2007 -- SPECapc updates 3ds Max benchmark 07/2007 -- SPEC releases MPI benchmark suite based on actual end-user applications 05/2007 -- SPECopc releases SPECviewperf 10 05/2007 -- SPECapc updates SolidWorks benchmark 03/2007 -- SPEC to develop standard methods of comparing SIP server performance 02/2007 -- SPECapc updates Solid Edge benchmark 02/2007 -- SPEC updates SPECjAppServer2004 to benefit open-source community
11/2006 -- SPEC/HPG announces major price cut for its SPEC OMP2001 benchmark suite 11/2006 -- SPEC to develop standard methods of comparing virtualization performance 09/2006 -- SPECopc group posts update for Linux/Unix version of SPECviewperf 9 08/2006 -- SPEC releases CPU2006 benchmarks 08/2006 -- SPECopc previews SPECviewperf 10 at annual SIGGRAPH press conference 08/2006 -- SPECapc releases new 3ds Max 8 benchmark 05/2006 -- SPECopc releases SPECviewperf 9 05/2006 -- SPEC to develop energy metrics for servers 03/2006 -- SPECapc releases new UGS NX benchmark 02/2006 -- SPECapc releases Pro/E Wildfire 2.0 benchmark; first in SPECapc suite to test 64-bit performance
08/2005 -- SPECapc demos new Maya 6.5 benchmark; announces plans for upcoming CAD releases 08/2005 -- SPECopc demonstrates SPECviewperf 9 08/2005 -- SPEC seeks MPI applications for benchmark suite under development 06/2005 -- Redesigned SPECweb2005 benchmark replaces industry-standard SPECweb99 06/2005 -- SPEC releases SPECjbb2005 for measuring Java Virtual Machine (JVM) server performance 05/2005 -- SPECopc cleans code, looks to future with release of new SPECviewperf 8.1 04/2005 -- SPECapc boosts complexity, variety in new 3ds max 7 benchmark software
12/2004 -- SPECapc Releases Updated Benchmark for Systems Running Maya 6 Software 12/2004 -- SPECapc Releases New SolidWorks Benchmark 12/2004 -- Performance Benchmarking Community Mourns Loss of Kaivalya Dixit, Long-Time SPEC President 08/2004 -- SPECopc releases SPECviewperf® 8 08/2004 -- SPECapc demos SolidWorks 2005 benchmark; reveals plans for Maya, Unigraphics, 3ds max 06/2004 -- SPECapc releases new benchmark for systems running 3ds max 6 04/2004 -- SPECapc Releases New Benchmark for Solid Edge Version 14 CAD/CAM Software 04/2004 -- SPEC Releases New Application Server Benchmark
07/2003 -- SPEC/GPC Releases New Benchmark for Systems Running Maya 5 Software 07/2003 -- SPEC/GPC Expands Benchmark Options for Organizations Outside Its Membership 07/2003 -- SPECapc Releases New SolidWorks Benchmark 03/2003 -- New SPECviewperf® 7.1 Gets Closer to Real-World Application Performance 03/2003 -- SPECapc Releases New Benchmark for Solid Edge V12 CAD/CAM Software 01/2003 -- SPEC HPG Releases New Benchmark Suite Based on High-Performance Computing Applications, MPI & OpenMP
11/2002 -- SPEC Releases SPECjAppServer2002 Application Server Benchmark; Measures J2EE and database server performance 09/2002 -- SPEC Releases Application Server Benchmark; Measures J2EE and database server performance 07/2002 -- SPECapc Releases New Pro/E 2001 Benchmark; Maya, 64-Bit Pro/E Benchmarks In the Works 07/2002 -- SPECopc Releases SPECviewperf 7.0 for UNIX; Demonstrates Maya Viewset Under Development 05/2002 -- New SPECviewperf 7.0 Benchmark Traces Real-World Application Performance 05/2002 -- SPECapc Releases New Benchmarks for 3ds max 4.2 and SolidWorks 2001Plus 04/2002 -- SPEC Announces SPECweb99_SSL Benchmark for Measuring Secure Web Server Performance 03/2002 -- SPECapc Releases New Benchmark for Solid Edge V11 CAD/CAM Software
09/2001 -- SPEC/OSG Releases SPEC SFS_R1 3.0 06/2001 -- SPEC/HPG Releases New Benchmark for Measuring Performance Based on OpenMP Applications 04/2001 -- SPECapc Releases Solid Edge V9 Benchmark 02/2001 -- SPECapc Releases New Benchmark for Systems Running 3D Studio MAX 01/2001 -- SPEC Releases Mail Server Performance Benchmark: SPECmail2001
12/2000 -- SPECapc Updates Benchmark for PTC's Pro/ENGINEER TM 2000i2 06/2000 -- SPEC Releases New Benchmark for Evaluating Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Server Performance 04/2000 -- SPECapc Releases New Unigraphics V15 Benchmark
12/1999 -- SPEC Releases CPU2000 Benchmarks 12/1999 -- SPECapc Group Releases New Benchmarks for Pro/ENGINEER(TM) 2000i, SolidWorks (TM)99 11/1999 -- SPECweb99 v1.01 Benchmark Released 08/1999 -- SPECmedia Update: First SPECmedia Release to Use Kernel to Simulate Real Application 08/1999 -- SPEC/GPC Applies for Trademarks 08/1999 -- SPECapc Demos New Benchmarks 08/1999 -- SPECopc Generates Widespread Reporting 08/1999 -- SPEC/GPC Issues 5,000 Free Benchmark CDs 05/1999 -- SPECapc Releases Pro/E, SolidWorks 98Plus Benchmarks 05/1999 -- SPECapc Pro/E and SolidWorks 98Plus FAQ 02/1999 -- SPECopc Retires CDRS Viewset 02/1999 -- SPECopc Updates SPECviewperf; Replacing CDRS with ProCDRS Viewset
08/1998 -- SPEC Releases SPECjvm98 Benchmarks
