Adjusted Peak Performance (original) (raw)

Adjusted Peak Performance (APP) is a metric introduced by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to more accurately predict the suitability of a computing system to complex computational problems, specifically those used in simulating nuclear weapons. This is used to determine the export limitations placed on certain computer systems under the Export Administration Regulations 15 CFR. Further details can be found in the document "Practitioner's Guide To Adjusted Peak Performance". The (simplified) algorithm used to calculate APP consists of the following steps: