Benchmark may refer to:

Business and economics Benchmarking, evaluating performance within organizations Benchmark price Benchmark (crude oil), oil-specific practices

Science and technology Experimental benchmarking, the act of defining an experimental reference system to compare the accuracy of other non-experimental scientific methods Benchmark (surveying), a point of known elevation marked for the purpose of surveying, a type of survey marker Benchmarking (geolocating), an activity involving finding surveying benchmarks Benchmark (computing), the result of running a computer program to assess performance Language model benchmark, a particular kind of computing benchmark, specialized for assessing the performance of language models. Benchmark, a best-performing, or gold standard test in medicine and statistics

Companies Benchmark Electronics, an electronics manufacturer Benchmark (venture capital firm), a venture capital firm Benchmark Recordings, a music label with CDs by the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Mike Bloomfield

Other uses Benchmarking (journal), a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal relating to the field of quality management McAfee's Benchmark, a brand of bourbon Benchmark (game show), on UK Channel 4

See also Specification (technical standard)