Minimum Benchmark Platforms

• 1-way x86 system

  • verify reference system impacts

• 4-way x86 system

  • verify "sweet spot" scalability impacts
  • verify horizontal scalability benchmark impacts

• 8-way x86 system

  • push current SMP scalability limits

• (future) 16-way and NUMA systems

  • push future SMP scalability limits
  • evaluate NUMA scalability issues

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