.Net Calculation Speed Test iterates through a large number of calculations and presents the relative speeds of calculation in a graphical format.

It is a tool for the software developer to use when optimising or designing calculation steps, to be able to identify, for a specific machine, the relative cost in time when using different calculation methods.

To allow the developer to go further than the basic set of calculations, a version is available with the full source code, written in C#.

Consider, as an example, the green item marked P in the Math library tests. P is the marker for the calculation a=Math.Pow(b,2.0); where a and b are double precision numbers. The calculation takes around 200nS (nS=nanoseconds).

The blue item marked x in Double precision math, takes around 3nS, and represents the code a=b*b;

This shows us that using the math library for squares takes approx 60 times as long as a double precision multiply, yet I often see the code x=Math.Pow(y,2.0) in examples.

Another interesting point is the green item marked isi and the purple item marked ii in Function calls. Some claim, falsely as it turns out, that a static call has more overhead than a function call within the same class. isi represents i=Aclass.AFunction(int i); and ii represents i=AFunction(int i); All acronyms are explained in a separate window which is opened within the application.

The above example shows how it is on my machine.

To download Ivencia .Net speed test, click here.

The source code version, is GBP9.95.

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