performance benchmark
noun[C]
ukusIT
acomputerprogramthatmeasuresthequalityandspeedofcomputerprograms,internetservices, etc.:
Nineseparateperformancebenchmarktestswereconducted.
FINANCE
theresultsof aparticularinvestmentused as astandardagainst which tocompareothers:
Asurprisinglylargenumberoffundsfailtobeattheirchosenperformancebenchmark, often because of thecoststructure.