EEMBC

EEMBC, the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium, is a non-profit organization formed in 1997 with the aim of developing performance benchmarks for the hardware and software used in embedded systems. The goal of its members is to make EEMBC benchmarks an industry standard for evaluating the capabilities of embedded microprocessors, compilers, and the associated embedded system implementations, according to objective, clearly defined, application-based criteria.

Score certification program

EEMBC members can publish their benchmark test results after submitting these scores and their entire benchmark platform to the EEMBC Technology Center (ETC) for official (and free) certification. During the certification process, the ETC rebuilds the benchmark code and verifies accuracy and repeatability.

Benchmark chronology

Up until 2004, the EEMBC benchmarks targeted embedded processors and were exclusively built using C standard library compatible source code. These benchmark suites included AutoBench 1.1 (for automotive, industrial, and general-purpose applications), ConsumerBench 1.1 (for digital imaging tasks), Networking 1.1, OABench 1.1 (targeting printer-related applications), and TeleBench 1.1 (for Digital signal processors).