As a member of the SPEC CPU Subcommittee, Frédérique Silber-Chaussumier has taken ownership of six difficult benchmark candidates for SPEC CPUv8 — each a challenge in and of itself, and all important to the success of CPUv8. The very first — and the largest — benchmark in the original 1989 SPECmark suite was 001.gcc with 139,000 lines of code. Now, 33 years later, for its distant descendant, 721.gcc, this project leader wrestles with nearly 4 million lines of code. Frédérique has successfully ported 721.gcc to multiple platforms despite the fact that the project might prove too unwieldy, underscoring her determination and grit.