A benchmark is a collection of warriors against which a Corewar program under development can be optimised. A good benchmark normally has a similar balance to the hill. The test results should pinpoint any weakness in the warrior being tested.
Wilfiz is a decent coresize 8000 benchmark and is recommended for both beginners and experienced players alike.
Wilkies
JKW's Beginner's Benchmark page
Download the Wilkies benchmark in wilkies.zip (9K)
Scott Manley calculated these warrior ratings using the Wilkies benchmark
Wilbez
Download the Wilbez benchmark in wilbez.zip (12K)
Scott Manley calculated these warrior ratings using the Wilbez benchmark
Wilmoo
The WilMoo Benchmark page
Download the WilMoo benchmark in wilmoo.zip (16K)
Wilfiz
The WilFiz Benchmark page
Download the Wilfiz benchmark in wilfiz.zip (13K)
The White Army
Download the White Army benchmark in ssr5bm.zip (18K)
Moore '88
Download David Moore's '88 benchmark in moore88.zip (13K)
Metcalf's Tiny Benchmark
Download the 2004 update to the tiny benchmark in tinybm04.zip (16K)
Here are warrior ratings calculated with the 2004 tiny benchmark.
Download the 2002 tiny benchmark in tinybm02.zip (14K)
Here are warrior ratings calculated with the 2002 tiny benchmark.
Franz's Tiny Benchmark
Download Franz's tiny evolver benchmark in tinyfran.zip (9K)
Here are warrior ratings calculated with Franz's tiny benchmark.
Metcalf's Nano Benchmark
Download the nano benchmark in nanobm07.zip (21K)
Here are warrior ratings calculated with the nano benchmark.
Download yacena07.zip (14K) if you need the benchmark in Yace format.