BAPCo, Business Applications Performance Corporation, is a non-profit consortium (founded in 1991) with a charter to develop and distribute a set of objective performance benchmarks for personal computers based on popular software applications and operating systems.

BAPCo's current membership includes Acer, ARCIntuition, ASUS, Compal, Dell, Dynabook, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, Intel, Inventec, LC Future Center, Lenovo, Pegatron, Quanta Computer, Samsung, Western Digital, Wistron, and others.

Products

Benchmarks from BAPCo include:

  • APPmark 2018
  • MobileMark 25
  • SYSmark 2018
  • SYSmark 25
  • CrossMark

Controversy

BAPco has suffered criticism for bias in its benchmarking products. It was found in 2002 that Intel was the sole contributor to a series of CPU tests, tests which heavily favoured their own CPU's vs competitors, where the tests of the year before performed significantly better on non-Intel parts.[1] Intel was investigated by the FTC, and eventually fined for this action, among other anti-competitive measures.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AMD: Chip test was altered to favor Intel". CNET. 2002-08-30. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  2. ↑ Smith, Ryan. "Intel Settles With the FTC". Retrieved 2018-10-10.
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