Clymer-DeBellis Javascript Benchmark
Back in the days of the Apple II+, the Commodore 64 and the Atari
800, we would scientifically test computer speed by entering an
empty FOR-NEXT loop in BASIC. As I recall, 10,000 iterations would
take about 10 seconds. Or maybe it was 1000 iterations.
Anyway, today's commonly-available interpreted language is JavaScript.
On my creaky, old Macintosh Performa I can whip through 100,000
iterations of an empty FOR loop in about a second. This just seems
to show the truth of Manfred Low's postulate: "Computers seem
to be getting faster, but let's go out and get a Data General
with punched paper tape input."
Let me know of your results: Email .
Some early results:
Macintosh Performa/Netscape 4.7: 100 loops/ms (Clymer)
AMD K6-2 500 MHz , Opera 7.53, 303 loops/ms (Gunhouse)
Dell Pentium 233 MHz/Netscape 4.5: 400 loops/ms
Dell Pentium 233 MHz/IE 5.0: 666 loops/ms
Unknown x86 CPU Mozilla 1.3 500 MHz: 1470 loops/ms (M. Schneiderbauer)
iMac 500 MHz/IE 5.0: 1500 loops/ms (Clymer)
Dell Pentium 500 MHz/IE 5.0: 1666 loops/ms (Clymer)
Macintosh G4 800 MHz: 1786 loops/ms (JE Clymer)
G3 Power Book Pismo 500 MHz. 1802 loops/ms (E Hoffman)
Pentium III IE6 467 MHz: 1880 loops/ms (M. Schneiderbauer)
Unknown x86 CPU IE6 700 MHz: 1880 loops/ms (M. Schneiderbauer)
600 MHz Pentium III/IE 5: 2000 loops/ms (SH Lee)
Athlon Thunderbird 700 MHz/IE 5.5: 2000 loops/ms (Loomis)
Celeron 700 (Compaq Notebook): 2000 loops/ms (CounterLabs)
Unknown x86 CPU IE6 1000 MHz: 2120 loops/ms (M. Schneiderbauer)
Duron Thunderbird 900 MHz/IE: 2430 loops/ms (Ha)
Toshiba, Intel Celebron 700 MHz. 2670 loops/ms (Vera)
AMD Athlon IE6 857 MHz: 2220 loops/ms (M. Schneiderbauer)
Pentium III IE6 467 MHz: 2240 loops/ms (M. Schneiderbauer)
Athlon Thunderbird 1050 MHz/IE: 3030 loops/ms (Ha)
AMD Athlon 1000 MHz: 3333 loops/ms (Loomis)
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ IE6 1530 MHz: 3380 loops/ms (M. Schneiderbauer)
Pentium IV IE6 1600 MHz: 3560 loops/ms (M. Schneiderbauer)
AMD Athlon XP 1700+ IE6 1460 MHz: 3690 loops/ms (M. Schneiderbauer)
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ 1530 MHz IE 6.0: 3690 loops/ms (M. Lierschof)
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ IE6 1530 MHz: 3840 loops/ms (M. Schneiderbauer)
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ 1530 MHz Mozilla 1.4: 4000 loops/ms (M. Lierschof)
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ Mozilla 1.4 1530 MHz: 4000 loops/ms (M. Schneiderbauer)
AMD Athlon XP 1900+ IE5.5 1600 MHz: 4163 loops/ms (M. Schneiderbauer)
AMD Athlon XP 1900+ Mozilla 1.4 1600 MHz: 4540 loops/ms (M. Schneiderbauer)
Athlon xp2100 1733 MHz: 4587 loops/ms (Loomis)
Pentium 4m CPU: 1.90GHz Linux 2.6.12-1-686 (Debian kernel) Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7. 4617 loops/ms (jetxee)
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ Mozilla 1.4 1530 MHz: 4730 loops/ms (M. Schneiderbauer)
AthlonXP 3200+ 2.2Ghz, Internet Explorer 6: 5319 loops/ms (J. Boswell)
AMD Athlon64 socket 939 3500+: 5618 loops/ms (sheltonfamily)
Dell Optiplex GX270, 2.8 GHz, IE6, 5882 loops/ms (Clymer)
Athlon XP 2800+ Thoroughbread 2.14 Ghz/IE6 6814 loops/ms (M. Tabor)
Intel P4 2.4, 2.8 GHz, Internet Explorer: 7092 loops/ms (Thomas at skynet)
AthlonXP 3200+ 2.2Ghz, Mozilla Firebird: 7143 loops/ms (J. Boswell)
Athlon XP 3200+ (overclocked to 2.473 GHz) 9091 loops/ms (Richard G)
Intel P4 2.66 GHz, Mozilla Firefox 0.8, 9174 loops/ms (sachula)
Sony Vaio Pentium 4, 3.0 GHz, IE6, 10,678 loops (M. Vera)
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Debut: January 6, 2001. Revision No. 18. February 20, 2006