++++++++++++++ TURBO.

TPL Performance Comparison ++++++++++++++++++++

BP 7.0 Turbo Pascal Library
versus
BP 7.0 Runtime Library Update 1.2
Performance data for Cyrix 486DLC, Intel RapidCAD, Intel 386DX,
and Intel 8086
Note: The time resolution in the ARITEST test program is about 0.3
usec, so the relative timing error can get quite large for
small times like those measured on a 386DX, 486DLC, or Intel
RapidCAD. For these processors, the times given in the table
represent the average of three measurements.
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Machine configuration: Cyrix 486DLC 40 MHz Computer w/ 128 kB CPU-cache
8.0 MB of RAM
Cyrix 387+ coprocessor
DOS 5.0 Operating System
Test Program: ARITEST.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION (in usec)
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------LONG-Mul
1.9
1.6
18.75%
LONG-Div
2.9
3.4
-14.71%
LONG-Abs
0.3
0.3
0.00%
REAL-Float
3.0
2.5
20.00%
REAL-Add
6.1
6.6
-7.58%
REAL-Sub
6.7
6.9
-2.90%
REAL-Mul
6.3
6.2
-1.59%
REAL-Mul (Short)
3.7
3.8
-2.63%
REAL-Div
41.6
10.7
288.79%
REAL-Sqr
5.8
4.4
31.82%
REAL-Sqr (Short)
2.1
1.8
16.67%
REAL-Int
2.8
2.8
0.00%
REAL-Frac
7.9
2.1
276.19%
REAL-Trunc
3.1
3.4
-8.82%
REAL-Round
3.1
3.4
-8.82%
REAL-Sqrt
248.4
8.4
2857.14%
REAL-Ln
142.4
86.2
65.20%
REAL-Exp
160.6
72.8
120.60%
REAL-Sin
114.6
78.8
45.43%
REAL-Cos
117.7
77.2
52.46%
REAL-ArcTan
106.1
59.3
78.92%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: DHRYSTON.PAS
OPERATION

BP 7.0 TPL

BP 7.0 RLU

PERFORMANCE
INCREASE

-------------------------------------------------------------------Dhrystones / Sec:
13850.7
14545.7
5.02%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: WHETSTON.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------REAL KWhetstones:
564.972
1049.318
85.73%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: STRTEST.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------String-Benchmark (msec)
478
270
77.04%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: WHETST87.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------DOUBLE PRECISION KWhetstones:2673.797
3367.003
25.93%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: LLL.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------DOUBLE PRECISION MFLOPS:
0.3923
0.4351
10.91%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: SETTEST.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Set benchmark (sec):
26.843
21.272
26.19%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: LONGBN2.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Longint benchmark (msec):
122 (*)
119
2.52%
-------------------------------------------------------------------(*) original library returns wrong results due to bug in SHL, SHR routines

Test Program: HEAPTEST.PAS

PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Heap benchmark (msec):
213
206
3.40%
--------------------------------------------------------------------

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Machine configuration: Intel RapidCAD 40 MHz Computer w/ 128 kB CPU-cache
8.0 MB of RAM
on-chip coprocessor in RapidCAD
DOS 5.0 Operating System
Test Program: ARITEST.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION (in usec)
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------LONG-Mul
2.7
3.1
-12.90%
LONG-Div
3.5
4.6
-18.60%
LONG-Abs
0.3
0.3
0.00%
REAL-Float
3.8
3.3
15.15%
REAL-Add
6.2
6.7
-7.46%
REAL-Sub
7.0
7.3
-4.11%
REAL-Mul
11.7
11.8
-0.85%
REAL-Mul (Short)
5.4
5.5
-1.82%
REAL-Div
36.3
15.0
142.00%
REAL-Sqr
11.6
8.3
39.76%
REAL-Sqr (Short)
3.0
2.5
20.00%
REAL-Int
2.7
2.6
3.85%
REAL-Frac
7.8
2.7
188.89%
REAL-Trunc
3.4
3.5
-2.86%
REAL-Round
3.4
3.5
-2.86%
REAL-Sqrt
220.3
12.0
1735.83%
REAL-Ln
188.2
113.8
65.38%
REAL-Exp
193.3
97.3
98.66%
REAL-Sin
164.6
105.8
55.57%
REAL-Cos
166.9
102.9
62.20%
REAL-ArcTan
143.7
78.5
83.31%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: DHRYSTON.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Dhrystones / Sec:
10937.2
11315.0
3.45%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: WHETSTON.PAS

PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------REAL KWhetstones:
471.254
749.625
59.07%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: STRTEST.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------String-Benchmark (msec)
630
367
71.66%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: WHETST87.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------DOUBLE PRECISION KWhetstones:3937.008
4444.444
12.89%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: LLL.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------DOUBLE PRECISION MFLOPS:
0.6866
0.6677
-2.83%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: SETTEST.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Set benchmark (sec):
39.815
31.382
26.87%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: LONGBN2.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Longint benchmark (msec):
222 (*)
245
-10.36%
-------------------------------------------------------------------(*) original library gets wrong results due to bug in SHL, SHR routines
Test Program: HEAPTEST.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
--------------------------------------------------------------------

Heap benchmark (msec):

261
236
10.59%
--------------------------------------------------------------------

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Machine configuration: Intel 80386 40 MHz Computer w/ 128 kB CPU-cache
8.0 MB of RAM
Cyrix 387+ coprocessor
DOS 5.0 Operating System
Test Program: ARITEST.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION (in usec)
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------LONG-Mul
3.1
3.4
-8.82%
LONG-Div
3.9
5.6
-30.36%
LONG-Abs
0.5
0.5
0.00%
REAL-Float
5.2
4.8
8.33%
REAL-Add
9.2
9.4
-2.13%
REAL-Sub
9.8
10.0
-2.00%
REAL-Mul
14.5
14.0
3.57%
REAL-Mul (Short)
6.7
6.9
-2.90%
REAL-Div
51.6
18.5
178.92%
REAL-Sqr
13.9
10.0
39.00%
REAL-Sqr (Short)
3.9
3.1
25.81%
REAL-Int
3.5
3.3
6.06%
REAL-Frac
10.6
3.6
194.44%
REAL-Trunc
4.8
5.1
-5.88%
REAL-Round
4.8
5.1
-5.88%
REAL-Sqrt
313.0
14.4
2073.61%
REAL-Ln
244.9
145.8
67.97%
REAL-Exp
255.6
125.8
103.18%
REAL-Sin
211.8
134.5
57.47%
REAL-Cos
214.2
131.4
63.01%
REAL-ArcTan
187.7
100.7
86.40%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: DHRYSTON.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Dhrystones / Sec:
10871.9
10911.7
0.37%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: WHETSTON.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------REAL KWhetstones:
362.056
594.530
64.21%
--------------------------------------------------------------------

Test Program: STRTEST.PAS

PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------String-Benchmark (msec)
622
385
61.56%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: WHETST87.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------DOUBLE PRECISION KWhetstones:2145.923
2732.796
27.35%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: LLL.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------DOUBLE PRECISION MFLOPS:
0.2937
0.3230
9.98%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: SETTEST.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Set benchmark (sec):
44.647
34.847
28.12%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: LONGBN2.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Longint benchmark (msec):
251 (*)
275
-8.73%
-------------------------------------------------------------------(*) original libarary returns incorrect results due to bug in SHL, SHR
Test Program: HEAPTEST.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Heap benchmark (msec):
294
283
3.89%
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Machine configuration: 8086 9.54 MHz Computer

640 kB RAM
Intel 8087 coprocessor
PC-DOS 3.3 Operating System
Test Program: ARITEST.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION (in usec)
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------LONG-Mul
65.2
46.9
39.02%
LONG-Div
73.8
56.9
29.70%
LONG-Abs
4.8
4.8
0.00%
REAL-Float
41.7
35.5
11.75%
REAL-Add
71.4
72.8
-1.92%
REAL-Sub
76.9
78.6
-2.16%
REAL-Mul
204.1
184.5
10.62%
REAL-Mul (Short)
54.8
55.9
-1.97%
REAL-Div
382.1
235.2
62.46%
REAL-Sqr
198.3
124.5
59.28%
REAL-Sqr (Short)
34.8
25.5
36.47%
REAL-Int
25.9
23.8
8.82%
REAL-Frac
80.7
27.9
189.25%
REAL-Trunc
36.6
37.6
-2.66%
REAL-Round
36.6
37.6
-2.66%
REAL-Sqrt
2364.5
197.6
1096.61%
REAL-Ln
2771.4
1607.6
72.39%
REAL-Exp
2780.3
1367.9
103.25%
REAL-Sin
2549.0
1477.2
72.56%
REAL-Cos
2563.4
1432.4
78.96%
REAL-ArcTan
2151.4
1109.3
93.94%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: DHRYSTON.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Dhrystones / Sec:
844.2
905.2
7.23%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: WHETSTON.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------REAL KWhetstones:
35.487
54.186
52.69%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: STRTEST.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
--------------------------------------------------------------------

String-Benchmark (msec)
7136
3647
95.67%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: WHETST87.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------DOUBLE PRECISION KWhetstones: 241.955
241.488
-0.19%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: LLL.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------DOUBLE PRECISION MFLOPS:
0.0329
0.0330
0.30%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: SETTEST.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Set benchmark (sec):
437.204
344.921
26.75%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: LONGBN2.PAS
PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Longint benchmark (msec):
4410
3733
18.14%
-------------------------------------------------------------------Test Program: HEAPTEST.PAS

PERFORMANCE
OPERATION
BP 7.0 TPL
BP 7.0 RLU
INCREASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Heap benchmark (msec):
2709
2609
3.83%
--------------------------------------------------------------------