Quote from: Branksy on May 19, 2013, 01:35:01 PM

A spec is a set of requirements for achieving performance. It could be the amount of helium in the air required to do an experiment, consuming that helium like miners consume power.

I agree that would be specification of the experiment, when the experiment is underway, the rate at which the helium is used would constitute a part of that experiments performance though.

Quote from: Branksy on May 19, 2013, 01:35:01 PM

If you'll notice my link to wikipedia earlier in a previous post, it should clear this up for you, assuming you understand hardware.

The wikipedia link describes performance per watt. Merely affirming that it is a performance metric.

Quote from: Branksy on May 19, 2013, 01:35:01 PM

Quote from: sgbett on May 18, 2013, 04:02:36 AM

"performance per watt" IS performance. Saying "GH/s isn't performance, it's performance per watt" is nonsensical.

It is like saying "Mallards aren't birds, they are ducks" or "Ferrari's aren't vehicles, they are cars".

GH/s stands for GH/s...not GH/w/s.

Sorry typo. Rather an unfortunate one, but still a typo.

Quote from: Branksy on May 19, 2013, 01:35:01 PM

I'll concede that standard performance measurements in the mining community haven't been uniquely defined. But that only supports the fact that we need to use the terms that the people who build hardware use, which is what i'm doing and you're not.

No I am not defining anything, I am saying performance per watt is just a facet of performance.

Unless you have some evidence that it isn't we are done.