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The tests were run 50 times and the mean value is recorded. See results to appreciate the improvements of the new Windows version 4.0.
Tests | Windows | |||
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v 4.0 | v 3.0 | |||
I. Matrix calculation | ||||
Creation, transp., deformation of a 1500x1500 matrix (sec): | 0.409375 | 0.4453125 | ||
800x800 normal distributed random matrix ^1000 (sec): | 0.15125 | 0.156875 | ||
Sorting of 2,000,000 random values (sec): | 1.02625 | 1.15625 | ||
700x700 cross-product matrix (b = a' * a) (sec): | 0.23 | 0.819375 | ||
Linear regression over a 600x600 matrix (c = a \ b') (sec): | 0.10875 | 0.1875 | ||
Trimmed geom. mean (2 extremes eliminated): | 0.2423901 | 0.4089934 | ||
II. Matrix functions | ||||
FFT over 800,000 random values (sec): | 0.58375 | 0.61 | ||
Eigenvalues of a 320x320 random matrix (sec): | 0.34375 | 0.9303125 | ||
Determinant of a 650x650 random matrix (sec): | 0.1121875 | 0.2121875 | ||
Cholesky decomposition of a 900x900 matrix (sec): | 0.15125 | 0.304375 | ||
Inverse of a 400x400 random matrix (sec): | 0.0984375 | 0.1584375 | ||
Trimmed geom. mean (2 extremes eliminated): | 0.1800090 | 0.3402668 | ||
III. Programmation | ||||
750,000 Fibonacci numbers calculation (vector calc) (sec): | 0.28 | 0.295625 | ||
Creation of a 2250x2250 Hilbert matrix (matrix calc) (sec): | 0.2690625 | 0.25625 | ||
Grand common divisors of 70,000 pairs (recursion) (sec): | 0.3621875 | 0.5290625 | ||
Creation of a 220x220 Toeplitz matrix (loops) (sec): | 0.5053125 | 0.6675 | ||
Escoufier's method on a 37x37 matrix (mixed) (sec): | 0.734375 | 0.671875 | ||
Trimmed geom. mean (2 extremes eliminated): | 0.3714359 | 0.4708687 | ||
Total time for all 15 tests (sec): | 5.3659375 | 7.4009375 | ||
Overall mean (sum of I, II and III trimmed means/50)_ (sec): | 0.2530643 | 0.4031610 |
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