DPU (Data Processing Unit) is a special-purpose processor newly developed in recent years. It is centered on data and adopts software-defined technical route to support infrastructure layer services such as resource virtualization, storage, security, and service quality management. , known as the "third main chip" in the data center after the CPU and GPU.
The emergence of DPU is a phased sign of heterogeneous computing. Similar to the development of GPU, DPU is another typical case of application-driven architecture design. However, unlike GPU, DPU-oriented applications are more low-level and more types diverse. The core problem to be solved by the DPU is the decoupling of computing, network, and storage, which creates conditions for "specialization", thereby improving the efficiency of the entire computing system and reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the overall system. The emergence of the DPU is another milestone in the evolution of the architecture towards specialization.
Therefore, the development of DPU has been thriving in recent years, and many start-up companies have been born in the field of DPU chips. However, from the point of view of functions, existing DPUs of different manufacturers are quite different. Although they all belong to the DPU category in general, whether they belong to the "similar category" is still open to question. This will inevitably lead to different emphases and diversification in the dimensions of performance evaluation, which brings great challenges to the establishment of a fair DPU evaluation system.
Facing such evaluation challenges, the "Special Data Processor (DPU) Performance Benchmark Evaluation Method and Implementation" Technical White Paper.
The content of the white paper on DPU evaluation technology mainly includes seven categories:
1. Introduction to DPU performance evaluation
2. DPU performance evaluation system framework and test process
3. Network-oriented benchmark evaluation
4. Storage-oriented benchmark evaluation
5. Computing-oriented benchmark evaluation
6. Security-Oriented Benchmark Evaluation
7. Summary
This white paper focuses on the function definition of DPU products at the current stage, fully considers the differences in DPU usage environments, and tries to establish a fair, open, comprehensive and objective DPU evaluation system for future DPU products. On the one hand, it provides reference for DPU users, and on the other hand, it also provides guidance for the standardization of future DPU products.
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