For a more detailed introduction to xbat, please refer to the respective documentation:
xbat (extended benchmarking automation tool) is an intuitive, web-based solution for benchmarking user applications in High Performance Computing environments. It streamlines the entire benchmarking workflow and delivers in-depth performance metrics to help optimize resource usage and energy efficiency, making it valuable for both novice and expert users across a wide range of scientific and industrial applications.
The tool was developed by Nico Tippmann at MEGWARE Computer Vertrieb und Service GmbH and is freely available under the MIT License on GitHub.
- Full automation of HPC benchmarking workflow
- Seemless integration with existing HPC environments and CI infrastructures
- Access to (around 130) in-depth performance metrics for analysis and optimization (see here for a full list)
- Support for parameter studies and multi-node jobs
- Automatic roofline model generation and detailed performance statistics
- Monitoring overhead < 1%
Try out xbat by visiting our demo.
For general inquiries, feedback, or support, please contact us at xbat@megware.com. Also feel free to open an issue on our GitHub repository.
- xbat: a continuous benchmarking tool for HPC software Nico Tippmann et al.
- xbat – An Easy-to-Use and Universally Applicable Benchmarking Automation Tool for HPC Software within the Project hpc.bw (dtec.bw) - Poster presented at ISC 2025
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who contributed to the success of this project.
Special thanks to the members of the MaST project, particularly the team at the Helmut-Schmidt University (HSU) Hamburg, for their invaluable contributions during the beta testing phase on the HSUper Cluster.
We also thank Microcard for their support and continued usage within openCARP from the prototype phase of xbat, which played a crucial role in transforming xbat from a prototype into a fully realized solution.
This project has received funding from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking EuroHPC (JU) under grant agreement No 955495.
See Imprint.