CPU Speed Test in Flash

[crtvgrndwrks]

i'm looking at making an efficient way to test lag in the user's computer
1. i'll post lagTester.swf that will test your CPU
2. please post the results of the test plus the specs on your CPU
3. since this is also a source/experiments forum, we trade: my source for your experiment http://kirupa.com/forum/images/smilies/evilsmirk.gif


i = 0;
countNum = 100000;
startTime = getTimer()/1000;
while (!lagTime) {
i++;
if (i == countNum) {
stopTime = getTimer()/1000;
lagTime = stopTime-startTime;
}
}
this.createTextField("time_txt",this.getNextHighestDepth(),0,0,500,50);
time_txt.text = "startTime="+startTime;
time_txt.text += "\tstopTime="+stopTime;
time_txt.text += "\tlagTime="+lagTime;

[crtvgrndwrks]

i will start:

CPU- Pentium M processor 1.6 GHz
startTime=0.281 stopTime=0.933 lagTime=0.652
browser used: K-Meleon

see, that's easy!


mik3 suggests posting browser used too (post immediately after this one), which is a great idea

[Mik3]

It says I don't have permission to enter the file... Weird..

Oh yeah, users should also say what browser they're running during the test. In addition to this, they should exit all programs before running it. Don't you think these could affect results?

[crtvgrndwrks]

weird, i tried it on both of my computers, after loggin out, and it still worked.

i guess people can try it once with all their programs open, once without, to see if there is a difference, good point.


ok, my other computer is the following:
AMD 1800+
startTime=0.069 stopTime=1.051 lagTime=0.982
browser used: FireFox


wow, browser does make a difference!
first computer: Intel Pentium M
startTime=0.011 stopTime=0.997 lagTime=0.986
browser used=Internet Explorer (as compared to 0.652 w/K-Meleon!)

[Mik3]

I can't seem to get it to work. Maybe there is a glitch in my account or I did something I wasn't supposed to... Darn, I want to try this one. :\

[crtvgrndwrks]

ok, try this link:

http://creativegroundworks.com/stuff/lagTester.swf

sorry about the technical difficulties!

[Seb Hughes]

startTime=0.041 stopTime=0.428 lagTime=0.387

Thats me, is the lower the better

[signifer123]

startTime=0.01 stopTime=0.987 lagTime=0.977
1999 Mhz (they jipped me a megahert)
IE

startTime=0.122 stopTime=0.754 lagTime=0.632
FLash Player 7 Open

[robvr6]

startTime=0.007 stopTime=0.807 lagTime=0.8

[cheesy_x]

1.7 ghz Firefox

startTime=0.069 stopTime=1.153 lagTime=1.084
startTime=0.059 stopTime=1.17 lagTime=1.111
startTime=0.062 stopTime=1.16 lagTime=1.098
***Average Firefox lagTime = 1.097

same computer in IE

startTime=0.015 stopTime=1.149 lagTime=1.134
startTime=0.024 stopTime=1.136 lagTime=1.112
startTime=0.022 stopTime=1.121 lagTime=1.099
***Average IE lagTime= 1.115

[crtvgrndwrks]

lower is better!

[cheesy_x]

Same 1.7ghz computer as above, but using Firetune for firefox
startTime=0.054 stopTime=1.027 lagTime=0.973
startTime=0.042 stopTime=1.01 lagTime=0.968
startTime=0.044 stopTime=1.002 lagTime=0.958
*** Average time with Firetune = 0.966

So the optimized firefox seems fastest, with IE as slowest

[Seb Hughes]

startTime=0.041 stopTime=0.428 lagTime=0.387

Thats me, is the lower the betterWow 4 other computers are conneted up to the network box in our house, so that is uber fast

[Mik3]

startTime=0.025 stopTime=0.718 lagTime=0.693

1.42 Ghz G4 - Safari

[cholin]

First off, nobody get too jealous of my results.

CPU - Pentium II MMX @ 350mhz
startTime=0.088
stopTime=5.052
lagTime=4.964
browser=FF

My other computer was trashed but its 3ghz so im sure it would be plenty fast. Its sad to see how slow my backup comp actually is!

[Mik3]

First off, nobody get too jealous of my results.

CPU - Pentium II MMX @ 350mhz
startTime=0.088
stopTime=5.052
lagTime=4.964
browser=FF

My other computer was trashed but its 3ghz so im sure it would be plenty fast. Its sad to see how slow my backup comp actually is!

DAYUM HOMIE! I BE JEALOUS FOO!

[crtvgrndwrks]

no, cholin, thank you for that result, it is one of the most important ones!!! i have plenty that are fast, of course, since us computer people tend to have high-end stuff, but it's good to know that your backup is going to be on the low end, so i have an idea of how to handle the raw data that this test gives.

the goal is to find maybe a couple of numbers that would be cutoffs for certain features on my website. i have some special effect type things i want to add that will be a little more processor intensive, that don't add anything content-wise to the site, but they're there for the people who spend more on their computers! if i can find a lagTime that i find acceptable, probably around 1.5 or so i'm thinking, that will be the cutoff for the processor-intensive stuff, then it would be great.

of course i'll need to make an option that lets users know they can choose a speed different than the one they were tested for, in case they want to try it out :)

so if anyone can hop on older computers and test it out, that would be awesome!!!

thanks everyone for participating, the more the better, and i hope you all get something out of this too!

[stringy]

Another slow one
Athlon 1000
internet explorer6
startTime=0.028 stopTime=1.999 lagTime=1.971


using Opera-startTime=0.076 stopTime=1.495 lagTime=1.419

[crtvgrndwrks]

ok, stringy, and cholin, question:

when you look at flash websites with alot going on, do things slow down quite a bit on these computers?

[stringy]

ok, stringy, and cholin, question:

when you look at flash websites with alot going on, do things slow down quite a bit on these computers?

No, not that i`ve noticed.

[crtvgrndwrks]

then i may up my "isSlow" number from 1.5 to 2.5 or 3.0

[stringy]

then i may up my "isSlow" number from 1.5 to 2.5 or 3.0
maybe give a testpage for us to check if stuff is slowing down?

[crtvgrndwrks]

ok, i'll work on a page that start off simple, and i'll have a TextField that says "Level 1", etc, and each level something more processor intensive happens. And people can report at which level it got really jerky... and it'll also do the test posted here, so they can be linked up.

[cholin]

Yes, it slows down massively. Even sites Ive created are laggy on this computer, but it lags the whole system. If you try to close the browser it takes another 30 seconds anyways.

[Vexir]

This is cool :P

startTime=0.101 stopTime=0.997 lagTime=0.896

[deletedUser459]

startTime=0.04 stopTime=0.64 lagTime=0.6

...good of sucky?

[von_dragon]

startTime=0.074 stopTime=1.022 lagTime=0.948

comp = 2.2 ghz
windows xp home
firefox
512 ddr2 ram

[Templarian]

startTime=0.082 stopTime=0.567 lagTime=0.485
(2nd place yea. wow Seb).
AMD 4000+
xp pro.
firefox
1gig ddr (3200).

[MaToMaStEr]

pentium centrino 1.6 Ghz
startTime=0.044
stopTime=0.689
lagTime=0.645

[GW02]

P4 Northwood 2.6Ghz, 400FSB
XP Pro
Firefox 1.04

startTime: .073
stopTime: .534
lagTime: .461

Not TOO bad. :P

[bipsa]

Amd 3000
Firefox
startTime=0.17 stopTime=0.655 lagTime=0.485

[rhamej]

Intel centrino 1.6 laptop, gig of ram, ff browser

startTime=0.041 stopTime=0.466 lagTime=0.425

Pretty consistant :)

[Joppe]

I dont really know what cpu i got .. I just know its very old..

startTime=0.05 stopTime=1.435 lagTime=1.385

[samoscratch]

AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Firefox
startTime=0.042 stopTime=1.015 lagTime=0.973

K-meleon
startTime=0.011 stopTime=0.855 lagTime=0.844

:sleep:

[Eh?]

startTime=0.111
stopTime=0.7
lagTime=0.589

AMD Athlon AMD, 1666 Mhz
224 mb DDR RAM (not kidding)
Firefox

[Tocksiq]

P4 2.26GHz
IE
startTime=0.036 stopTime=0.727 lagTime=0.691

Athlon 2.16GHz
IE
startTime=0.009 stopTime=0.663 lagTime=0.654
Woot AMD

[Mik3]

startTime=0.097 stopTime=4.587 lagTime=4.49

VIA processor @ 755mhz
256mb memory

[seawise]

1.6 Centrino
256 ram

startTime=0.013 stopTime=0.705 lagTime=0.692

[icio]

startTime=0.038 stopTime=0.99 lagTime=0.952

AMD Something.
Firefox.

[Flashmatazz]

iMac G5 1.8GHz, OS X 10.4.2
using FF and iTunes running:

startTime=0.242 stopTime=1.497 lagTime=1.255
startTime=0.229 stopTime=1.463 lagTime=1.234
startTime=0.178 stopTime=1.409 lagTime=1.231

without iTunes:
startTime=0.182 stopTime=1.331 lagTime=1.149
startTime=0.179 stopTime=1.326 lagTime=1.147
startTime=0.181 stopTime=1.33 lagTime=1.149


... and now I'm restarting iTunes again :P

[tpspoons]

startTime=0.046 stopTime=0.676 lagTime=0.63
512mb ram
4 cpu
2.5ghz
ff

Im going to try it on my second pc as soon as the batteries for the mouse finish charging...

edit:
with 6 other ffs open, mx 2004, outlook express 6, quicktime, and itunes, this is the results:
startTime=0.068 stopTime=0.778 lagTime=0.71

[TheCanadian]

Pentium 4 3GHz with 1GB of RAM.

startTime=0.008 stopTime=0.834 lagTime=0.826
startTime=0.009 stopTime=0.913 lagTime=0.904
startTime=0.009 stopTime=0.841 lagTime=0.832

[cholin]

Ah, now the good computer.

Pentium 4 @ 3.0 ghz; 512MB RAM; Windows XP Professional; Highly tweaked/optimized.

startTime=0.006 stopTime=0.431 lagTime=0.425

[eiefai]

AMD Athlon XP 2600
1.92 GHz 512 RAM
Firefox 1.0.6

startTime=0.081 stopTime=0.835 lagTime=0.754
startTime=0.065 stopTime=0.815 lagTime=0.75
startTime=0.065 stopTime=0.815 lagTime=0.75

[Keaney]

Mac Mini
1.42 GHz PowerPC G4
OS X 10.4.2
In safari, with Photoshop and Dreamweaver running.
startTime=0.029 stopTime=1.486 lagTime=1.457

:)

[glosrfc]

startTime=0.007 stopTime=0.521 lagTime=0.514

P4 3 GHz - 1024 MB RAM - XP Pro
IE6 - got a dozen or so windows open and a host of background processes running.

Not sure what the results mean but I hope it's useful for you.
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[crtvgrndwrks]

has anyone tried using this script yet?

[mathew.er]

ok FF FP8 beta giving lagtime allways about .5 .6. IE5 with FP7 twice that much.
I got Athlon 2k1+ 512MB ram with homesite running, firefox with about 20 tabs open, virus and about 50 processes.

[crtvgrndwrks]

hey, i was just wondering if anyone had tried to use this cpu tester script yet? i am thinking that from these tests around a 1.0 second lagtime and under seems to be good, with around .5 being really good, and a little more than 1.0 is ok, and over 2, well, lol :)

what this does is sees how fast the users computer reads your information, with its limitations on computer speed and flash player capabilities (it's obvious fp8 is way better than fp7 on this test)

so, has anyone tried this out yet on a site of theirs?

[3d Nirvana]

I'm planning to on my next site :)

[crtvgrndwrks]

awesome, if one other person uses it, then my post has been successful! well, that and i got alot of test results that i could use :)

[frost_oni]

startTime=0.28 stopTime=1.844 lagTime=1.564
browser: firefox

netscape open, flash mx, messenger [ 3 windows ], winamp open.

[crtvgrndwrks]

frost_oni, what cpu do you have?

[cholin]

startTime=0.033 stopTime=0.598 lagTime=0.565

Firefox. MSN. Not much running.

[crtvgrndwrks]

it's important to know the cpu speed (2.1 Ghz, for example), because that also affects the results, not just what version of flash player, and the browser, etc.

but thanks for the interest!

[blixt]

AMD Athlon +1800 512Mb (tweaked with a minimum of services and background tasks since I use it for sensitive audio applications)

Normally when I browse I would have a lot of programs open.
Now I have FF with 5 tabs open and FP8 beta.
I also have the bat, scite, foobar, flash, nero and scope platform open.

startTime=0.054 stopTime=0.655 lagTime=0.601

Closing down my apps and extra tabs:

startTime=0.087 stopTime=0.677 lagTime=0.59

[Nuvis]

Dell Dimension 8250, 2.66 Ghz, 512 mb RDram, Firefox v 1.0.4, some windows open

startTime=0.018 stopTime=0.603 lagTime=0.585

Nuvis

[treatkor]

Power Mac G4 400mhz (flash player 8)
Safari:
startTime=0.053 stopTime=2.423 lagTime=2.37

Firefox:
startTime=0.286 stopTime=2.603 lagTime=2.317

Opera:
startTime=1.412 stopTime=3.737 lagTime=2.325

Netscape:
startTime=0.345 stopTime=2.93 lagTime=2.585

geez, i guess this thread is a good demonstration of how flashplayer is way slower on macs compared to pcs :|