Performance Testing
The following tables represent the results done on three different systems
to provide a performance comparison between the current market leaders
and Olectra Chart v1.1. Column One gives a brief description of the system
used for the test. Columns Two, Three and Four represent the test results
for the three companies involved in this test.
On the same row as the system information, there are five numbers in
a column. These five numbers represent the number of times a loop was able
to complete the drawing of the selected number of points in a 60 second
time frame. In the row immediately under this, you will find a single number
indicating the average of the five executions of the program. The row immediately
following this indicates the number of times faster Olectra Chart is, compared
to the particular competitor.
There are two tables: one covers test runs using 100 points/loop and
the second covers test runs using 500 points/loop.
Something else to note: at the bottom of each table, a second run was also done with Data Batching enabled in Olectra Chart (which is the recommended method we always suggest a programmer use) to show the 'real' performance difference between the three products being tested.
Tests Done Using 100 Points/Loop
| System Specifications | Visual Components First Impression 2.0 |
Pinnacle Publishing Graphics Server 4.0 |
KL Group Olectra Chart 1.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 486DX2-66
16MB RAM 1024x768x256 Colors |
40 39 39 39 39 |
45 46 45 48 48 |
221 217 217 218 218 |
| Average # of Times the Loop Completed in 60 Seconds. |
|
|
|
| Number of Times Faster than our Competition. |
5.5 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
| Pentium 90
40MB RAM 800x600x256 Colors |
96 96 96 98 96 |
100 101 108 108 108 |
587 577 581 574 580 |
| Average # of Times the Loop Completed in 60 Seconds. |
|
|
|
| Number of Times Faster than our Competition. |
6.0 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
| Pentium 133
32MB RAM 1024x768x256 Colors |
135 142 145 143 143 |
141 139 148 147 147 |
760 766 762 746 750 |
| Average # of Times the Loop Completed in 60 Seconds. |
|
|
|
| Number of Times Faster than our Competition. |
5.3 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
| NOTE: The following test as done with Data Batching enabled in Olectra Chart | |||
| Pentium 133
32MB RAM 1024x768x256 Colors |
135 142 145 143 143 |
141 139 148 147 147 |
841 839 779 783 781 |
| Average # of Times the Loop Completed in 60 Seconds. |
|
|
|
| Number of Times Faster than our Competition. |
5.7 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
Tests Done Using 500 Points/Loop
| System Specifications | Visual Components First Impression 2.0 |
Pinnacle Publishing Graphics Server 4.0 |
KL Group Olectra Chart 1.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 486DX2-66
16MB RAM 1024x768x256 Colors |
10 10 10 10 10 |
11 13 13 12 13 |
74 75 74 74 75 |
| Average # of Times the Loop Completed in 60 Seconds. |
10.0 |
12.4 |
74.4 |
| Number of Times Faster than our Competition. |
7.4 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
| Pentium 90
40MB RAM 800x600x256 Colors |
23 23 23 23 23 |
28 30 30 29 28 |
186 188 186 187 188 |
| Average # of Times the Loop Completed in 60 Seconds. |
|
|
|
| Number of Times Faster than our Competition. |
8.1 |
6.4 |
1.0 |
| Pentium 133
32MB RAM 1024x768x256 Colors |
34 32 33 33 35 |
38 40 42 41 42 |
273 276 275 275 273 |
| Average # of Times the Loop Completed in 60 Seconds. |
33.4 |
40.6 |
274.4 |
| Number of Times Faster than our Competition. |
8.2 |
6.8 |
1.0 |
| NOTE: The following test was done with Data Batching enabled in Olectra Chart | |||
| Pentium 133
32MB RAM 1024x768x256 Colors |
34 32 33 33 35 |
38 40 42 41 42 |
461 429 438 442 440 |
| Average # of Times the Loop Completed in 60 Seconds. |
|
|
|
| Number of Times Faster than our Competition. |
13.2 |
10.9 |
1.0 |
Some Notes on the Systems Used
System 1
486DX2-66 with 16MB RAM
ATI Graphics Pro Turbo VLB with 2MB VRAM
Windows 95 using the Microsoft provided ATI drivers
1024x768 using 256 Colors
System 2
IBM Thinkpad 760CD with 40MB RAM
Onboard Trident Chipset
Windows 95 using IBM provided drivers
800x600 using 256 Colors
System 3
Pentium 133 with 32MB RAM
ATI Graphics Pro Turbo PCI with 2MB VRAM
Windows 95 using the Microsoft provided ATI drivers
1024x768 using 256 Colors