The Benefits of BDP Membership

Why join a Benchmark Development Program?

In the PC industry, semiconductor and chip manufacturers, graphics adaptor manufacturers, drive manufacturers, OEMs and system manufacturers are all served well by universal benchmarks that provide performance results based on unbiased tests and real world workloads. The performance results produced by the right combination of components and technology for the targeted end user market enable the best balance of price and performance. Hardware and system reviewers, as well as influential power users will come to rely on these same benchmarks when making their purchasing decisions or recommending hardware to friends and family. By joining either 3DMark or PCMark BDP, you’ll be able to play a critical role in the development and implementation of our benchmarks, from first specification to final delivery.

The handheld industry product development cycle starts with simulators and FPGAs, leading to semiconductor development boards and reference designs, to phones in development. The process concludes with market ready phones sold by operators. Every step in the process benefits from universally accepted benchmarks.

At each link in the chain, trusted performance measurements enable technology and components to be validated, measuring their performance and other characteristics for the intended device. Now that reviewers are able to test performance for OpenGL ES and Java, they are also able to make comparable power efficiency measurements with the help of these industry standard workloads. With these tools, Futuremark empowers the devices manufacturers to require the right performance to ensure market success. Futuremark’s handheld BDP will give you access throughout your product’s development process to the tests and workloads that your devices will ultimately be measured against.

The Value Proposition of BDP Membership

• Armed with early access to benchmarking tools and roadmaps, you’ll be able to objectively test hardware and assess real component and technology values based on universally accepted performance results.
• You’ll be able to provide input at all stages of benchmark development on tests and workload implementation.
• BDP Members receive discounts on bundled products, discounted pricing for custom branded benchmarks, and site licenses of final benchmark products.

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