Press Releases from 2026
News direct from SPEC’s press releases. Each headline below links to the full press release copy.
SPEC Releases the SPEC CPU 2026 Benchmark Suites to Address the Latest Advances in CPU, Memory, and Compiler Technology Updated suites reflect a multi-year collaboration between competing organizations to provide unbiased performance benchmarks for understanding real-world application performance scenarios
GAINESVILLE, Va., May 5, 2026 — The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC), the trusted global leader in computing benchmarks, today announced the availability of the SPEC CPU 2026 benchmark suites, a significant update to the industry-standard for vendor-neutral metrics measuring compute-intensive performance.
SPEC Releases SPECapc for SolidWorks 2025 Benchmark GAINESVILLE, Va., January 29, 2026 — The Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC), the trusted global leader in computing benchmarks, today announced the availability of the SPECapc for SolidWorks 2025 benchmark, an update to SPEC’s performance evaluation software for vendors and users of computing systems running Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks 2025 CAD/CAM software.
“As Dassault Systèmes continues to evolve SolidWorks, SPEC is committed to ensuring our benchmarks remain aligned with the software’s latest capabilities,” said SPECapc Chair Jessica Heerboth.