[Final] WM6.1 BENCHMARKS! READ FIRST! + performance XML

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Hermes WM Roms Benchmarks

My Hermes is dead.. this isnt going to get updated again, im so sorry

One of the MOST common questions we get, is, what's the lites rom? And what's the fastest rom?

How to make your rom faster

A new program called WMRegOptimizer, which you can get here, has had noticed improvements on the speed of my phone and others.

For more detailed info and a few helpfull recommendations.

My Methods:

I take the rom, fresh from the chef, and flash it, that's it, no UC, no changes, nothing!

I run the tests unplugged, and before connecting to activesync.

All i install is my battery drain tool, and my benchmarking tool.

I dont change the Pagepool, or the cache settings, for the main benchmarks.

Below there will also be benchmarks of the rom i use, and other members of XDA, post yours up as well!

Also, attached you will find a XML you can import with Advanced config, or use in your UC, this is cache tweaks, and i will post benchmarks to show how they help.

I know that My benchmark suit isnt the best around, i chucked it together in 5min, but, as im using the same on all roms you can compare without worrying to much!

If there was any "odd" readings, aka something much higher/lower, I re benchmarked, re flashed, until I was sure its not an error I can do anything about.

About each section :

Rom name: name of the rom
Rom build: The build of the rom
idle power consumption (mA): This is the power it was draining in mA (milliamp) sitting in the power consumption tool with the backlight (at rom default), the device was not allowed to turn off ect. And i left it for 2-5min to average.
Integer: How quickly the phone performed Integer calucations, see here for more info
floating point: How quickly the phone performed floating point calucations, see here for more info
RAM Access: How quickly the phone could access the RAM
Draw Bitmaps: How quickly the phone could redraw bitmaps on the screen (graphical performance)
Main Storage read/write: How quickly the phone could read/write to the main storage.

Higher is better apart from for idle power consumption, where lower is better.

Power consumption is VERY MUCH affected by screen brightness, I should have standardised this.. but it still give an idea..

My conclusions

• RBS roms are faster than Non BS
  
• Compressed roms are slower and use more power in idle for the most part
  
• Some roms are faster but use more idle power, and different roms have there strengths and weaknesses!

.zip has all the benchmarks so far, along with graphs.

Pagepoll tests

I decided to take 3 roms and test 6v8meg PP, the results are in the .zip

For the most part, the 8meg PP roms where faster, but has less ram (duh). I would do more tests, but it would take far to much time..

Graphs

These are out of date compared to the .zip, I will update them asap.







There ALL in the .zip, they would take up to much room to post here.

Performance XML

This file can be run with UC, or imported with advanced config.

What this does is fine tune the cache sizes to what I think gives the best performance.

Updated on 25th August

Added Power management tweaks to the XML
Updated the Cache settings.
Added tweak to remove the delay when taking pictures.

Examples:

CRCv12.9 BS naked 8meg PP pre XML benchmarks. (See that the higher pp is faster than the 6meg one in the main benchmark tests)

• Integer: 181.9167
• Floating Point: 5.779
• Draw Bitmaps: 710
• RAM Access: 1620
• Main storage (write): 710.62
• Main Storage (read): 3690.09

CRCv12.9 BS naked 8meg PP post XML benchmarks.

• Integer:184.3587
• Floating Point: 5.783
• RAM Access1632
• Draw Bitmaps: 726
• Main storage (write)710.37
• Main Storage (read)3685.66

Performance settings if you dont want to use the XML:

File system cache: Enabled
File system cache size: 2megs
File system filter cache: 8192 sectors
Glyph Cache: 128KB

What to benchmark your own rom? See this post for the program I use!

Notes: None of the tweaks in the XML is my work, apart from making it and posting it here, im just trying to make it easier for the newbies to get the most from there device!

WM 6 roms

This thread here by KarhU has benchmarks for most WM6 roms

Todo:
*Add links to rom thread in the spreadsheet.
*Work out why there is the MASSIVE increase in main memory speed on CRCv12.7 and roms based on it. (seems to be some due to some tweaks in the rom!)

If this has helped you, or you like what I do, maybe consider a small donation, anything is very gratefully received!

I'm shaking

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In my chair, waiting for the results, ..... half an hour too long, get your a into g

Originally Posted by zocster

In my chair, waiting for the results, ..... half an hour too long, get your a into g

It takes 10min per rom And i keep having to text/call mid power usage test ;/

Bravo

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Awesome work, ...

Excellent job, thanks a lot !!

That all the current roms done, Ill try to make it easer for you to see what everything means tomorrow, right now I need to get working, get my Hermes back to how I like it, and do some work

Any feedback? Any roms you want me to do? any graphs? Just say!

Impressive..simply impressive..

Originally Posted by blackout128

Impressive..simply impressive..

Thanks you!

Now, to get the ball rolling, lets see your benchmarks!

Heres mine: CRCV12.9BC-naked 8meg PP

• Integer: 181.1740
• Floating point: 5.773
• Ram Access: 1637
• Draw bitmap: 721
• Main Storage (write): 708.24
• Main Storage (read): 3683.45

Originally Posted by veyka

Thanks you!

Now, to get the ball rolling, lets see your benchmarks!

Heres mine: CRCV12.9BC-naked 8meg PP

• Integer: 181.1740
• Floating point: 5.773
• Ram Access: 1637
• Draw bitmap: 721
• Main Storage (write): 708.24
• Main Storage (read): 3683.45

Mine fully loaded, with MSN pushing mail, and activesync on 2003 OWA sync.

integer: 178.6745
floating pt: 5.751
RAM Access: 1600
Draw bitmaps: 565
Main Storage Write: 614.46
Main Storage Read 3723.64

Heres mine: PDACorner NRBSN V20 8 Meg PP

• Integer: 176.8177
• Floating point: 5.746
• Ram Access:1626
• Draw bitmap: 716
• Main Storage (write):631.45
• Main Storage (read): 3453.63