This is somewhat relevant to Linux-Bench as some of the results from the analysis of current, as well as research into new will help compare systems. I've been reading a few articles on how the current benchmarks are woefully inadequate.
nsf.gov - Funding - Benchmarks of Realistic Scientific Application Performance of Large-Scale Computing Systems - US National Science Foundation (NSF)
nsf.gov - Funding - Benchmarks of Realistic Scientific Application Performance of Large-Scale Computing Systems - US National Science Foundation (NSF)