Updates benchmark results and adds raw output artifact

OptimumAF · OptimumAF · commit 77c0d07c08d4 · 2026-02-28T11:32:41.000-08:00
Refreshes the benchmark section with results from the latest master verification run, providing improved transparency and reproducibility.
Links raw benchmark output for deeper analysis and future reference.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ for versioning even while in research-stage development.
 - ResNet benchmark defaults now enable adaptive sleep budget scaling by default while keeping reward-modulated learning disabled by default.
 - Updated circadian unit tests (NumPy + Torch) with coverage for reward scaling and adaptive budget behavior.
 - Updated README, model card, and core module docs to document new circadian controls.
+- Refreshed README benchmark section with a latest master verification run on 2026-02-28 and added raw output artifact under `docs/benchmarks/`.
 - Repositioned repository messaging to Circadian Predictive Coding as the primary focus.
 - Updated `README.md` with:
   - circadian-first project framing
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -96,6 +96,22 @@ Note: GitHub README pages do not execute custom JavaScript, so Plotly interactiv
 | PredictiveCodingResNet50 | 0.723 | 2093.4 | 4839.0 | fixed head |
 | CircadianPredictiveCodingResNet50 | 0.734 | 2059.9 | 4831.4 | hidden 384->394, splits=12, prunes=2, rollbacks=7 |
 
+### Latest master verification run (single-seed subset, 2026-02-28)
+
+Command:
+
+```powershell
+python resnet50_benchmark.py --dataset-name cifar100 --classes 100 --dataset-train-subset-size 20000 --dataset-test-subset-size 5000 --epochs 12 --device cuda --target-accuracy -1 --backprop-freeze-backbone --backbone-weights imagenet
+```
+
+| Model | Accuracy | Cross-Entropy | Train SPS | Inference P95 (ms) | Notes |
+|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---|
+| BackpropResNet50 | 0.678 | 1.7144 | 981.3 | 23.03 | fixed head |
+| PredictiveCodingResNet50 | 0.692 | 1.1175 | 965.2 | 20.77 | fixed head |
+| CircadianPredictiveCodingResNet50 | 0.685 | 1.1082 | 874.2 | 23.27 | hidden 384->384, splits=0, prunes=0, rollbacks=0 |
+
+Raw benchmark output: [`docs/benchmarks/benchmark_master_cifar100_subset_2026-02-28.txt`](docs/benchmarks/benchmark_master_cifar100_subset_2026-02-28.txt)
+
 ## Repository Layout
 
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diff --git a/docs/benchmarks/benchmark_master_cifar100_subset_2026-02-28.txt b/docs/benchmarks/benchmark_master_cifar100_subset_2026-02-28.txt
