Hi,
To reply to my own query, yes the Phoronix test suite which has been released does work and is in fact quite promessing in terms of a complete benchmark for Linux systems.
http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/After downloading the compressed basic file from their website, extract it somewhere. To run the program the only dependency to install is PHP5 CLI (urpmi php-cli).
Then here is the number of tests and suite of tests available :
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[root@localhost phoronix-test-suite]# ./phoronix-test-suite list-tests
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Phoronix Test Suite - Benchmarks
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build-imagemagick - ImageMagick Compilation [Status: VERIFIED, License: FREE]
build-linux-kernel - Timed Linux Kernel Compilation [Status: VERIFIED, License: FREE]
build-mplayer - Timed MPlayer Compilation [Status: VERIFIED, License: FREE]
build-php - Timed PHP Compilation [Status: VERIFIED, License: FREE]
compress-gzip - Time Gzip Compression [Status: VERIFIED, License: FREE]
doom3-demo - Doom 3 (Demo) [Status: UNKNOWN, License: NON-FREE]
doom3 - Doom 3 [Status: UNKNOWN, License: NON-FREE]
encode-flac - FLAC Audio Encoding [Status: VERIFIED, License: FREE]
encode-mp3 - LAME MP3 Encoding [Status: VERIFIED, License: FREE]
encode-ogg - Ogg Encoding [Status: VERIFIED, License: FREE]
etqw-demo - Enemy Territory: Quake Wars [Status: UNKNOWN, License: NON-FREE]
etqw - Enemy Territory: Quake Wars [Status: UNKNOWN, License: NON-FREE]
fgl-glxgears - ATI fgl_glxgears [Status: VERIFIED, License: CLOSED]
hdparm-read - hdparm Timed Disk Reads [Status: UNVERIFIED, License: FREE]
memory-bandwidth - Bandwidth [Status: VERIFIED, License: FREE]
nexuiz - Nexuiz [Status: VERIFIED, License: FREE]
quake4 - Quake 4 [Status: UNKNOWN, License: NON-FREE]
ramspeed - RAMspeed [Status: VERIFIED, License: FREE]
super-pi - Super PI [Status: VERIFIED, License: UNKNOWN]
[root@localhost phoronix-test-suite]# ./phoronix-test-suite list-suites
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Phoronix Test Suite - Suites
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- Audio Encoding Test Suite (audio-encoding)
- Timed Code Compilation Tests (compilation)
- Phoronix Test Suite For Gaming (gaming)
- Phoronix Test Suite For Graphics (graphics)
- Motherboard Tests (motherboard)
- Recursion Test Of Audio Encoding (recursion-test)
- System Memory Test Suite (system-memory)
- Universe Test Suite (universe)
The options when running the software are as follow :
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Phoronix Test Suite
http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/
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install <suite OR benchmark>: Install or Update The Specified Benchmark(s)
run <suite OR benchmark>: Run The Specified Benchmark/Suite
benchmark <suite OR benchmark OR saved file>: Same as manually running install and then run
merge-results <Saved File 1 OR Global ID> <Saved File 2 OR Global ID> <Save To>: Merge two saved result sets
remove-result <Saved File>: Remove this saved result file and associated files
list-tests: List all Phoronix Test Suite Benchmark profiles
list-suites: List all Phoronix Test Suites
list-saved-results: List all saved results
upload <Saved File>: Upload these results to be shared globally
build-php: Build A Local Copy Of PHP For The Phoronix Test Suite
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For example, to install the suite for mp3 encoding :
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[root@localhost phoronix-test-suite]# ./phoronix-test-suite
[root@localhost phoronix-test-suite]# ./phoronix-test-suite run encode-mp3
Would you like to save these benchmark results (Y/n)? Y
Benchmark results will be saved.
Enter a name to save (or merge) these results: encode-mp3
Enter a unique identifier for distinguishing this series of tests: 01
Phoronix Test Suite will record results!
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Executing Pre-Benchmark Tasks
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LAME MP3 Encoding Benchmark (Run 1 of 3)
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WAV To MP3 Encode Time: 28.55 Seconds
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LAME MP3 Encoding Benchmark (Run 2 of 3)
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WAV To MP3 Encode Time: 28.06 Seconds
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LAME MP3 Encoding Benchmark (Run 3 of 3)
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WAV To MP3 Encode Time: 28.06 Seconds
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Executing Post-Benchmark Tasks
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LAME MP3 Encoding:
28.55 Seconds
28.06 Seconds
28.06 Seconds
Average: 28.22 Seconds
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Results Saved To: /root/pts-test-results/encode-mp3.xml
Do you want to view the results in your web browser (y/N)? y
Would you like to upload these results to PTS Global (y/N)? y
Uploading: /root/pts-test-results/encode-mp3.xml
Results Uploaded To: http://global.phoronix-test-suite.com/index.php?k=profile&u=root-29303-14160-11070
A gui version will be available but is not here yet.
Enjoy,
Stef