In another SO question I asked why my java programs run faster on AMD than on Intel machines. But it seems that I'm the only one who has observed this.

Now I would like to invite you to share the numbers of your local java performance with the SO community. I observed a big performance difference when watching the startup of JBoss on different hardware, so I set this program as the base for this comparison.

For participation please download JBoss 5.1.0.GA and run:

jboss-5.1.0.GA/bin/run.sh (or run.bat)

This starts a standard configuration of JBoss without any extra applications. Then look for the last line of the start procedure which looks like this:

[ServerImpl] JBoss (Microcontainer) [5.1.0.GA (build: 
       SVNTag=JBoss_5_1_0_GA date=200905221634)] Started in 25s:264ms

Please repeat this procedure until the printed time is somewhat stable and post this line together with some comments on your hardware (I used cpu-z to get the infos) and operating system like this:

java version: 1.6.0_13
OS:           Windows XP
Board:        ASUS M4A78T-E
Processor:    AMD Phenom II X3 720, 2.8 GHz
RAM:          2*2 GB DDR3 (labeled 1333 MHz)
GPU:          NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
disc:         Seagate 1.5 TB (ST31500341AS)

Use your votes to bring the fastest configuration to the top.

I'm very curious about the results.

EDIT:

Up to now only a few members have shared their results. I'd really be interested in the results obtained with some other architectures. If someone works with a MAC (desktop) or runs an Intel i7 with less than 3 GHz, please once start JBoss and share your results. It will only take a few minutes.