Performance of java on different hardware?
- by tangens
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.