phoronix-test-suite
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Description:
Open-source automated testing/benchmarking software
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @phoronix  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: benchmarking testing performance qa automation
Install: brew install phoronix-test-suite
About:
Phoronix Test Suite is the most comprehensive testing and benchmarking platform available for Linux, macOS, Windows, and other OSes. It automates the entire testing process from dependency installation to execution and report generation. It provides a unified interface for running thousands of proprietary and open-source benchmarks, making performance analysis and hardware comparison highly efficient.
Key Features:
  • Automated dependency management and test installation
  • Massive library of over 600 available test profiles
  • Detailed system monitoring and hardware detection
  • Quantitative result comparison and visualization
  • Extensible via OpenBenchmarking.org integration
Use Cases:
  • Benchmarking hardware performance across different systems
  • Regression testing software updates and kernel changes
  • Automated QA and continuous integration for performance
Alternatives:
  • sysbench – Lightweight CLI tool focused on CPU/DB performance, whereas PTS offers a much broader suite of graphics and system-wide tests.
  • kdiskmark – GUI-focused disk benchmarking tool, while PTS provides comprehensive system-wide benchmarking capabilities.
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