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| − | This article provides information about the real measured speeds of the CPC's hardware using different software. The abbreviaton "n.f." means "not feasible", since some software is not capable of performing a particular task. Numbers in bold indicate the smallest needed time. All experiments have been repeated 10 times, the statistic | + | This article provides information about the real measured speeds of the CPC's hardware using different software. The abbreviaton "n.f." means "not feasible", since some software is not capable of performing a particular task. Numbers in bold indicate the smallest needed time. All experiments have been repeated 10 times, the statistic mean of the 10 experiments is given. Time is measured in seconds. This is true for values provided by TFM, but not for values from others (see history). |
| − | On CPC emulators the times can vary, for this tests only real CPCs | + | On CPC emulators the times can vary, for this tests only real CPCs had been used. For this tests the Dobbertin HD20 hard disc had been used. |
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| + | The used PC had a AMD Duron CPU running at 900 MHz. It's OS was Windows2000. Instead of Vortex format 720K DOS format has been used. | ||
== Disc management == | == Disc management == | ||
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{|{{SortedPrettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | {|{{SortedPrettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | ||
| − | |''Format''||''FutureOS''||''XD-DOS''||''Disc'o'Magic''||''CP/M 2.2''||''CP/M 3.1''||''Utopia''||''Windows 2000'' | + | |''Format''||''FutureOS''||''XD-DOS''||''Disc'o'Magic''||''ParaDOS''||''CP/M 2.2''||''CP/M 3.1''||''Utopia''||''Windows 2000'' |
| + | ||''AtariSTF'' | ||
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| − | |Data||'''16'''||17||18||33||33||43||n.f. | + | |Data||'''16'''||17||18||20||33||33||43||n.f.||n.f. |
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| − | |Vortex||'''64'''||65||n.f.||65||n.f.||n.f.||104 | + | |Vortex||'''64'''||65||n.f.||68||65||n.f.||n.f.||104||100 |
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| + | To format a disc in DS/DD/80 track Vortex format VaraDOS needed to be used instead of ParaDOS. | ||
=== Copy a disc: 40 / 80 tracks, one or two drives === | === Copy a disc: 40 / 80 tracks, one or two drives === | ||
{|{{SortedPrettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | {|{{SortedPrettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | ||
| − | |''Tracks & Drives''||''FutureOS''||''XD-DOS''||''Disc'o'Magic''||''CP/M 2.2''||''CP/M 3.1''||''Utopia''||'' | + | |''Tracks & Drives''||''FutureOS''||''XD-DOS''||''Disc'o'Magic''||''CP/M 2.2''||''CP/M 3.1''||''Utopia''||''AtariSTF'' |
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|40 tracks, 1 drive||'''20'''||n.f.||42||66||63||71||n.f. | |40 tracks, 1 drive||'''20'''||n.f.||42||66||63||71||n.f. | ||
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|40 tracks, 2 drives||'''20'''||n.f.||42||69||69||69||n.f. | |40 tracks, 2 drives||'''20'''||n.f.||42||69||69||69||n.f. | ||
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| − | |80 tracks, 1 drive||'''77'''||n.f.||n.f.||257||n.f.||n.f.|| | + | |80 tracks, 1 drive||'''77'''||n.f.||n.f.||257||n.f.||n.f.||162 |
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| − | |80 tracks, 2 drives||'''76'''||n.f.||n.f.||207||n.f. | + | |80 tracks, 2 drives||'''76'''||n.f.||n.f.||207||n.f.|n.f.||n.f. |
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{|{{SortedPrettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | {|{{SortedPrettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | ||
| − | |''Size & Device''||''FutureOS''||''XD-DOS''||''Disc'o'Magic''||''CP/M 2.2''||''CP/M 3.1''||'' | + | |''Size & Device''||''FutureOS''||''XD-DOS''||''Disc'o'Magic''||''CP/M 2.2''||''CP/M 3.1''||''SymbOS'' |
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| − | |40 KB, floppy||'''6'''||19||10||33||18|| | + | |40 KB, floppy||'''6'''||19||10||33||18||12 |
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| − | |40 KB, hard-disc||'''2,5'''||13||n.f.||12||4|| | + | |40 KB, hard-disc||'''2,5'''||13||n.f.||12||4||- |
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| − | |176 KB, floppy||'''25'''||74||34||132||70|| | + | |176 KB, floppy||'''25'''||74||34||132||70||45 |
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| − | |176 KB, hard-disc||'''9'''||42||n.f.||38||18|| | + | |176 KB, hard-disc||'''9'''||42||n.f.||38||18||- |
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|400 KB, floppy||'''55'''||n.f.||n.f.||147||107||n.f. | |400 KB, floppy||'''55'''||n.f.||n.f.||147||107||n.f. | ||
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{|{{SortedPrettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | {|{{SortedPrettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | ||
| − | |''Format''||''FutureOS''||''XD-DOS''||''Disc'o'Magic''||''CP/M 2.2''||''CP/M 3.1''||''AMSDOS''||''Windows 2000'' | + | |''Format''||''FutureOS''||''XD-DOS''||''Disc'o'Magic''||''CP/M 2.2''||''CP/M 3.1''||''AMSDOS''||''SymbOS''||''Windows 2000'' |
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| − | |Data||'''1'''||3||2,5||3,5||12||5||1,2 | + | |Data||'''1'''||3||2,5||3,5||12||5||2,3||1,2 |
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| − | |Vortex||'''1,5'''||6||n.f.||6,3||23||n.f.||n.f. | + | |Vortex||'''1,5'''||6||n.f.||6,3||23||n.f.||n.f.||n.f. |
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| − | |HD20||'''12'''||20||n.f.||18,9||85||n.f.||1 | + | |HD20||'''12'''||20||n.f.||18,9||85||n.f.||n.f.||1 |
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|} | |} | ||
| − | In this examples | + | In this examples X-DDOS was speeded up using the !FAST RSX command. CP/M 2.2 did not sort the directory. |
=== Erase 64 (Data format), 128 (Vortex format) or 512 files (HD20 hard-disc) at once === | === Erase 64 (Data format), 128 (Vortex format) or 512 files (HD20 hard-disc) at once === | ||
{|{{SortedPrettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | {|{{SortedPrettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | ||
| − | |''Entries''||''FutureOS''||'' | + | |''Entries''||''FutureOS''||''X-DDOS''||''Disc'o'Magic''||''CP/M 2.2''||''CP/M 3.1''||''AMSDOS''||''SymbOS''||''Windows 2000'' |
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| − | |64 entries||'''1,0'''||27||1,5||26||15||27||33 | + | |64 entries||'''1,0'''||27||1,5||26||15||27||1,3||33 |
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| − | |128 entries||'''1,0'''||52||n.f.||51||29||n.f.||n.f. | + | |128 entries||'''1,0'''||52||n.f.||51||29||n.f.||n.f.||n.f. |
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| − | |512 entries||'''2,0'''||43||n.f.||25||11||n.f.||6 | + | |512 entries||'''2,0'''||43||n.f.||25||11||n.f.||n.f.||6 |
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|} | |} | ||
| − | + | FutureOS clearly beats Windows 2000. | |
== Display / Print characters on Screen / Printer == | == Display / Print characters on Screen / Printer == | ||
| − | === Load and type a file of 40 KB, 176 KB or 400 KB on the screen === | + | === Load and type a file of 40 KB, 176 KB or 400 KB on the screen (TYPE) === |
{|{{SortedPrettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | {|{{SortedPrettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | ||
| − | |''Size & Device''||''FutureOS''||''XD-DOS''||''AMSDOS''||''CP/M 2.2''||''CP/M 3.1'' | + | |''Size & Device''||''FutureOS''||''XD-DOS''||''AMSDOS''||''CP/M 2.2''||''CP/M 3.1''||''SymbOS'' |
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| − | |40 KB, floppy||'''8'''||80||139||139||220 | + | |40 KB, floppy||'''8'''||80||139||139||220||54 |
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| − | |40 KB, hard-disc||'''7'''||76||n.f.||126||124,5 | + | |40 KB, hard-disc||'''7'''||76||n.f.||126||124,5||- |
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| − | |176 KB, floppy||'''36'''||349||618||618||969 | + | |176 KB, floppy||'''36'''||349||618||618||969||166 |
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| − | |176 KB, hard-disc||'''30'''||328||n.f.||556||548 | + | |176 KB, hard-disc||'''30'''||328||n.f.||556||548||- |
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| − | |400 KB, floppy||'''80'''||768||n.f.||1402||2203 | + | |400 KB, floppy||'''80'''||768||n.f.||1402||2203||- |
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| − | |400 KB, hard-disc||'''68'''||746||n.f.||1259||1246 | + | |400 KB, hard-disc||'''68'''||746||n.f.||1259||1246||- |
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| + | == Other speed checks == | ||
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| + | === Display 64 KB in hexadecimal and ASCII chars (DUMP) === | ||
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| + | {|{{SortedPrettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | ||
| + | |''FutureOS''||''Softbrenner''||''MAXAM''||''UTOPIA'' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |'''34'''||65||106||106 | ||
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| + | |} | ||
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| + | == Missing data == | ||
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| + | Some speed checks using [[ParaDOS]] remain to be performed (on a real CPC). | ||
| − | [[Category:CP/M]][[Category:FutureOS]][[Category:Hardware]][[Category:Software]] | + | [[Category:CP/M]] |
| + | [[Category:FutureOS]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Hardware]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Software]] | ||
| + | [[Category:SymbOS]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:01, 25 July 2015
This article provides information about the real measured speeds of the CPC's hardware using different software. The abbreviaton "n.f." means "not feasible", since some software is not capable of performing a particular task. Numbers in bold indicate the smallest needed time. All experiments have been repeated 10 times, the statistic mean of the 10 experiments is given. Time is measured in seconds. This is true for values provided by TFM, but not for values from others (see history).
On CPC emulators the times can vary, for this tests only real CPCs had been used. For this tests the Dobbertin HD20 hard disc had been used.
The used PC had a AMD Duron CPU running at 900 MHz. It's OS was Windows2000. Instead of Vortex format 720K DOS format has been used.
Contents
- 1 Disc management
- 1.1 Format a disc: 40 tracks (Data) or 80 tracks (Vortex or 720K Dos)
- 1.2 Copy a disc: 40 / 80 tracks, one or two drives
- 1.3 Copy a file of 40 KB, 176 KB or 400 KB with two drives or partitions (HD20 hard disc)
- 1.4 Read a file of 40 KB, 176 KB or 400 KB from floppy-disc or hard-disc (HD20)
- 1.5 Write a file of 40 KB, 176 KB or 400 KB to floppy-disc or hard-disc (HD20)
- 1.6 Read a full directory, sort it and display it on screen
- 1.7 Erase 64 (Data format), 128 (Vortex format) or 512 files (HD20 hard-disc) at once
- 2 Display / Print characters on Screen / Printer
- 3 Other speed checks
- 4 Missing data
Disc management
Various measurements of the floppy disc speed (3" internal or 3.5" external) or hard disc speed (Dobbertin HD20) have been taken.
Format a disc: 40 tracks (Data) or 80 tracks (Vortex or 720K Dos)
| Format | FutureOS | XD-DOS | Disc'o'Magic | ParaDOS | CP/M 2.2 | CP/M 3.1 | Utopia | Windows 2000 | AtariSTF |
| Data | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 43 | n.f. | n.f. |
| Vortex | 64 | 65 | n.f. | 68 | 65 | n.f. | n.f. | 104 | 100 |
To format a disc in DS/DD/80 track Vortex format VaraDOS needed to be used instead of ParaDOS.
Copy a disc: 40 / 80 tracks, one or two drives
| Tracks & Drives | FutureOS | XD-DOS | Disc'o'Magic | CP/M 2.2 | CP/M 3.1 | Utopia | AtariSTF |
| 40 tracks, 1 drive | 20 | n.f. | 42 | 66 | 63 | 71 | n.f. |
| 40 tracks, 2 drives | 20 | n.f. | 42 | 69 | 69 | 69 | n.f. |
| 80 tracks, 1 drive | 77 | n.f. | n.f. | 257 | n.f. | n.f. | 162 |
| 80 tracks, 2 drives | 76 | n.f. | n.f. | 207 | n.f. | n.f. |
Copy a file of 40 KB, 176 KB or 400 KB with two drives or partitions (HD20 hard disc)
| Size & Device | FutureOS | XD-DOS | Disc'o'Magic | CP/M 2.2 | CP/M 3.1 | SymbOS |
| 40 KB, floppy | 6 | 19 | 10 | 33 | 18 | 12 |
| 40 KB, hard-disc | 2,5 | 13 | n.f. | 12 | 4 | - |
| 176 KB, floppy | 25 | 74 | 34 | 132 | 70 | 45 |
| 176 KB, hard-disc | 9 | 42 | n.f. | 38 | 18 | - |
| 400 KB, floppy | 55 | n.f. | n.f. | 147 | 107 | n.f. |
| 400 KB, hard-disc | 20 | 94 | n.f. | 80 | 42 | n.f. |
Read a file of 40 KB, 176 KB or 400 KB from floppy-disc or hard-disc (HD20)
| Size & Device | FutureOS | XD-DOS | Disc'o'Magic | AMSDOS |
| 40 KB, floppy | 2,5 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| 40 KB, hard-disc | 1 | 4 | n.f. | n.f. |
| 176 KB, floppy | 9 | n.f. | 17 | n.f. |
| 176 KB, hard-disc | 2,5 | n.f. | n.f. | n.f. |
| 400 KB, floppy | 21 | n.f. | n.f. | n.f. |
| 400 KB, hard-disc | 6 | n.f. | n.f. | n.f. |
Write a file of 40 KB, 176 KB or 400 KB to floppy-disc or hard-disc (HD20)
| Size & Device | FutureOS | XD-DOS | Disc'o'Magic | AMSDOS |
| 40 KB, floppy | 2,5 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
| 40 KB, hard-disc | 1 | 4 | n.f. | n.f. |
| 176 KB, floppy | 9 | n.f. | 17 | n.f. |
| 176 KB, hard-disc | 3 | n.f. | n.f. | n.f. |
| 400 KB, floppy | 22 | n.f. | n.f. | n.f. |
| 400 KB, hard-disc | 6 | n.f. | n.f. | n.f. |
Read a full directory, sort it and display it on screen
| Format | FutureOS | XD-DOS | Disc'o'Magic | CP/M 2.2 | CP/M 3.1 | AMSDOS | SymbOS | Windows 2000 |
| Data | 1 | 3 | 2,5 | 3,5 | 12 | 5 | 2,3 | 1,2 |
| Vortex | 1,5 | 6 | n.f. | 6,3 | 23 | n.f. | n.f. | n.f. |
| HD20 | 12 | 20 | n.f. | 18,9 | 85 | n.f. | n.f. | 1 |
In this examples X-DDOS was speeded up using the !FAST RSX command. CP/M 2.2 did not sort the directory.
Erase 64 (Data format), 128 (Vortex format) or 512 files (HD20 hard-disc) at once
| Entries | FutureOS | X-DDOS | Disc'o'Magic | CP/M 2.2 | CP/M 3.1 | AMSDOS | SymbOS | Windows 2000 |
| 64 entries | 1,0 | 27 | 1,5 | 26 | 15 | 27 | 1,3 | 33 |
| 128 entries | 1,0 | 52 | n.f. | 51 | 29 | n.f. | n.f. | n.f. |
| 512 entries | 2,0 | 43 | n.f. | 25 | 11 | n.f. | n.f. | 6 |
FutureOS clearly beats Windows 2000.
Display / Print characters on Screen / Printer
Load and type a file of 40 KB, 176 KB or 400 KB on the screen (TYPE)
| Size & Device | FutureOS | XD-DOS | AMSDOS | CP/M 2.2 | CP/M 3.1 | SymbOS |
| 40 KB, floppy | 8 | 80 | 139 | 139 | 220 | 54 |
| 40 KB, hard-disc | 7 | 76 | n.f. | 126 | 124,5 | - |
| 176 KB, floppy | 36 | 349 | 618 | 618 | 969 | 166 |
| 176 KB, hard-disc | 30 | 328 | n.f. | 556 | 548 | - |
| 400 KB, floppy | 80 | 768 | n.f. | 1402 | 2203 | - |
| 400 KB, hard-disc | 68 | 746 | n.f. | 1259 | 1246 | - |
Load and print a file of 40 KB on the printer
| Device | FutureOS | XD-DOS | AMSDOS | CP/M 2.2 | CP/M 3.1 |
| Floppy | 7 | 65 | 63 | 88 | 78 |
| Hard-disc | 4,5 | 61 | n.f. | 74,5 | 62 |
Other speed checks
Display 64 KB in hexadecimal and ASCII chars (DUMP)
| FutureOS | Softbrenner | MAXAM | UTOPIA |
| 34 | 65 | 106 | 106 |
Missing data
Some speed checks using ParaDOS remain to be performed (on a real CPC).
