Benchmark vs. Metric — What's the Difference?

A standard by which something can be measured or judged

Of or relating to the metric system of measurement.

Often bench mark A surveyor's mark made on a stationary object of previously determined position and elevation and used as a reference point, as in geologic surveys or tidal observations.

(music) Of or relating to the meter of a piece of music.

To measure (a rival's product) according to specified standards in order to compare it with and improve one's own product.

Of or relating to distance.

A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.

A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering).

A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.

(mathematics) A function for the measurement of the "distance" between two points in some metric space: it is a real-valued function d(x,y) between points x and y satisfying the following properties: (1) "non-negativity": $d(x,y)\; \backslash ge\; 0$, (2) "identity of indiscernibles": $d(x,y)\; =\; 0\; \backslash mbox\{\; iff\; \}\; x=y$, (3) "symmetry": $d(x,y)\; =\; d(y,x)$, and (4) "triangle inequality": $d(x,y)\; \backslash le\; d(x,z)\; +\; d(z,y)$.

(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.

(mathematics) A metric tensor.

(transitive) To measure the performance or quality of (an item) relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner.

Abbreviation of metric system

To give certain results in a benchmark test.

To measure or analyse statistical data concerning the quality or effectiveness of a process.

To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.

Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement.

Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred.

Of or pertaining to the meter as a standard of measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of measurement of which a meter is the unit; as, the metric system; a metric measurement.

Something serving as a standard by which related items may be judged; as, his painting sets the benchmark of quality.

A function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them

A test or series of tests designed to compare the qualities or performance of different devices of the same type. Certain sets of computer programs are much used as benchmarks for comparing the performance of different computers, especially by comparing the time it takes to complete a test.

A decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds);

A standard by which something can be measured or judged;

A system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

A surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point

Based on the meter as a standard of measurement;

The rhythmic arrangement of syllables