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Benchmark Description for Black-Scholes*: The Black-Scholes kernel workload is based on a financial modeling algorithm for the pricing of European-style options. After its publication in 1973 by Fisher Black, Myron Scholes, and Robert Merton, its impact was enormous and rapid. The benchmark consists of a kernel that implements a derivative of the Black and Scholes technique. SunGard developed the code, which uses a continuous-fraction technique that is more accurate than the traditional polynomial approximation technique. The test produces the time, in seconds, the server took to complete the workload; lower completion times are better.
Performance measured using benchmark publications comparing system configurations of Intel® Xeon® processor 3070 (2.67 GHz, 4 MB L3, 1066 MHz FSB) to Intel® Pentium® D processors 840/950 (3.20 or 3.40 GHz, 2x1 or 2 MB L2, 800 MHz FSB). Actual performance may vary. For further information see http://www.intel.com/performance/server/entry_level/index.htm.
Source: http://www.principledtechnologies.com/clients/reports/Intel/Intel.htm as of 9/8/2006.
Configurations Published:
Intel® Kaylo platform: Intel® 3000 chipset, FSB at 800/1066 MHz, BIOS: Ver. 08.00.11, Build 05/23/06, ID EXTWM210 using Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 3070, 2.67 GHz with 4MB shared L2 cache (Conroe, B1 stepping), Intel® Pentium® D processor 950 (3.40 GHz, 2x 2 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB), OR Intel Pentium D processor 840 (3.20 GHz, 2x 1 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB), Kingston* KVR533D2E4/2G 4x 2GB PC2-4200 (533 MHz) CL4 (8 GB total), Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1.
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