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Suorituskykykoe, a Finnish term often used for performance testing, refers to a set of methods and activities aimed at evaluating how a system behaves under various conditions. The goal is to quantify non-functional aspects such as responsiveness, stability, and resource usage, providing data for capacity planning, optimization, and quality assurance. While commonly applied to software applications and services, performance testing can also cover databases, APIs, and hardware systems.

The practice typically distinguishes several test types. Load testing assesses behavior under the expected user load to verify performance targets. Stress testing pushes beyond normal operating conditions to determine failure points and recovery behavior. Endurance testing checks stability and resource leakage over extended periods. Spike testing examines system response to sudden increases or decreases in load. Capacity testing seeks to identify the maximum load a system can sustain before quality degrades.

A typical testing process follows these steps: define objectives and success criteria, design realistic workloads, execute tests in an appropriate environment, collect metrics, analyze results, and implement optimizations followed by retesting. Key metrics include response times (average, median, and percentiles such as p95), throughput, error rates, and resource utilization (CPU, memory, disk I/O, network). Test environments should mirror production to ensure meaningful results, and data management must protect privacy and comply with policies.

Common tools for suorituskykykoe include load testing and performance profiling platforms that support scripting of user scenarios, monitoring dashboards, and report generation. The findings inform performance budgets, service-level objectives, and architectural decisions to improve scalability and reliability. See also benchmarking, capacity planning, and performance engineering.