Joining SPEC

The SPEC consortium establishes and maintains standardized, vendor-agnostic benchmarks and tools to evaluate the performance and energy efficiency of the newest generation of computing systems. Membership includes access to existing benchmarks, participation in ongoing development of new benchmarks, and unlimited publication of results.

Most important, members play a vital role in shaping the future of computing by providing the industry with reliable and accurate performance measurement, which empowers vendors to improve their products and stay competitive, while enabling consumers to purchase the systems that best meet their needs.

SPEC membership comprises leading computer hardware and software vendors, educational institutions, research organizations, and government agencies worldwide. If you’re interested in being part of this amazing consortium, we encourage you to join one or more of the SPEC groups listed below. Click on a group’s name for more details on its benchmarks, tools, rules and dues.

Embedded Group (EG) – Develops benchmarks for hardware and software used in autonomous driving, mobile imaging, IoT, mobile devices, and many other applications.

Graphics and Workstation Performance Group (GWPG) – Develops benchmarks for measuring the performance of professional-level workstations and graphics subsystems.

High Performance Group (HPG) – Develops benchmarks for a numeric computing environment, with emphasis on high-performance numeric computing.

International Standards Group (ISG) – Oversees the establishment of standardized benchmarks primarily for use in government regulations and programs.

Open Systems Group (OSG) – Develops component- and systems-level benchmarks for desktop systems, workstations, and servers running open operating system environments.

Research Group (RG) – Conducts innovative research on benchmarking methodologies and tools, facilitating the development of benchmark suites and performance analysis frameworks for established and newly emerging technologies.