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Because most high-end workstation users will need to compile programs, use compute-intensive spreadsheets, and run 3-D graphics, we weighted the C++ (language test), Fourier (WAV-file analysis), and Viewperf (OpenGL graphics) tests double in our overall performance calculations. Because business applications are important to measure, but not crucial, we gave them a single value. For example, C++, Fourier, and Viewperf tests each comprised 18.18 percent of the total performance score. Access, InterMark, BYTEmark integer,
BYTEmark floating-point, and Bapco garnered 9.09 percent apiece of the overall performance score. These performance tests combined equal 70 percent
of the total score, with usability making up 20 percent and features making up 10 percent of the overall score.
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