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Speed of PostScript printers/devices (using PPST v3.1)

#421
From: 7183
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 17:55
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Hi all,
	It's me again. This time I'm offering you the results from my
PostScript Processing Speed Test (v3.1). As you will be able to see, much
information is missing. This is because persons who sent me the results
had differing views as to what was important to report. None the less, I
thank all for your replies, without them, I wouldn't have any of this.

	I would like for anyone who can supply me with additional info
on the printers/devices here to do so. Also If you see your printer with
different values, it is probably because you have more/less RAM, a more
recent version of PS, etc... PLEASE LET ME KNOW of these differences.
Also, when sending in results, please include all information, even if you 
think it is not necessary. For example, don't say "on line 22, the fourth
character should be ....". You get the idea.

	If sending correction info OR new info, please include all data;
i.e. amount of RAM, CPU with speed (MHz), if it's an add on card for
your printer, who makes it, the version, RAM, etc. IF it's a display
driver or document previewer, the machine it was run on, etc. Include the
PostScript version number, the PPST version number, and the 8 numbers 
on the output page (the four times in seconds and the four index results).

Enjoy....

Jean-Serge Gagnon
Hardware Maintenance Specialist       internet:gagnon@panda1.uottawa.ca
Ottawa University
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada        fax:(613)564-7819   voice:(613)564-7517




Devicename  (RAM, CPU@speed, other)  PS=PS version   PPST=PPST version used
         graph time (PPST-G) ram time (PPST-R) math time (PPST-M) time (PPST)
=============================================================================
Amiga 3000/16 Post 1.6 to DeskJet 500    PS=48.0   PPST=3.1
         13.000 (4.1) 19.000 (3.4) 7.000 (5.5) 39.000 (4.0)
Apple LaserWriter IIf (8M)  PS=2010.113  PPST=3.1
         10.6799 (5.0) 3.2500 (19.7) 14.6001 (2.6) 28.5300 (5.5)
Apple LaserWriter IIg  (?)   PS=?  PPST=3.1
         8.5000 (6.3) 2.6250 (24.4) 11.6562 (3.3) 22.7812 (6.9)
Apple LaserWriter IINT (?) PS=?   PPST=3.1
         46.5000 (1.2) 53.7500 (1.2) 33.5000 (1.2) 133.7500 (1.2)
Apple LaserWriter IINTX  (?)  PS=51.8   PPST=3.1
         23.2500 (?) 23.2500 (?) 13.0000 (?) 59.5000 (?)
Apple LaserWriter IINTX  (?)  PS=47.0    PPST=3.1
         19.3750 (?) 21.3750 (?) 12.3750 (?) 53.1250 (?)
AST TurboLaser/PS (?)  PS=47.0   PPST=3.1
         42.6250 (1.3) 49.0000 (1.3) 30.8125 (1.3) 122.4380 (1.3)
Canon LBP-8IIIT-PS (?)   PS=51.4   PPST=3.1
         19.6094 (2.7) 8.1250 (7.9) 20.8125 (1.9) 48.5469 (3.2)
CalComp ColorMaster Plus (?)  PS=231.10   PPST=3.1
         7.2500 (7.4) 4.0000 (16.0) 4.6875 (8.2) 15.9375 (9.8)
Dataproducts LZR 1260 (?)   PS=47.0    PPST=3.1
         17.1250 (3.1) 19.5000 (3.3) 12.8750 (3.0) 49.5000 (3.2)
DEC (?) Printserver-40 (?)    PS=48.3   PPST=3.1
         ? (4.7) ? (3.2) ? (2.7) ? (3.4)
DEC LN03 ScriptPrinter (?)  PS=?   PPST=?
         52.0625 (?) 66.0000 (?) 37.5000 (?) 155.5630 (?)
DEC LN03R ScriptPrinter (68000)  PS=47.2   PPST=3.1
         51.9688 (1.0) 65.8438 (1.0) 37.3130 (1.0) 155.3130 (1.0)
DECstation 3100 Display PS/Ultrix  (?)  PS=1006.5  PPST=3.1
         0.4320 (124.0) 3.9680 (16.1) 1.1519 (33.5) 5.5520 (28.1)
DECstation 3300 (?) PS=?   PPST=?
         0.3360 (?) 1.7760 (?) 1.3599 (?) 3.4720 (?)
DECstation 5000/125 MX (32M, Ultrix 4.2, Xws server) PS=1006.9 PPST=3.1
         015960 (335.4) 0.8602 (80.1) 1.0717 (36.0) 2.0317 (76.9)
DECstation 5000/200 CX (32M, Ultrix 4.2, Xws server) PS=1006.9 PPST=3.1
         0.1920 (278.9) 1.0080 (63.6) 0.8480 (45.5) 2.0480 (76.3)
HP LaserJet II with PS cartridge (adobe, 1.5M) PS=52.3 PPST=3.1
         103.7210 (0.5) 18.6560 (3.4) 64.3420 (0.6) 186.7190 (0.8)
HP LaserJet IID with PacificPage P-E v4.11 (3.5M) PS=?  PPST=3.1
         30.9? (1.7) 20.4? (3.1) 232.2? (0.2) 283.5? (0.6)
HP LaserJet IIP with Pacific Page PE v4.10  (?)  PS=?  PPST=3.1
         ? (1.7) ? (3.1) ? (0.2) ? (0.6)
HP LaserJet IIP with Pacific Page XL (?)  PS=?   PPST=3.1
         2.0? (26.8) 6.8? (9.4) 5.1? (7.6) 13.9 (11.2)
HP LaserJet III (HP cart., 3M)   PS=52.2   PPST=3.1
         67.8359 (0.8) 11.9453 (5.4) 42.0000 (0.9) 121.7810 (1.3)
HP LaserJet IIIP with PacificPage XL (4M)  PS=?  PPST=3.1
         ? (26.8) ? (10.7) ? (7.6) ? (11.9)
HP LaserJet IIISi (?)     PS=?  PPST=?
         12.990 (?) 2.222 (?) 5.0940 (?) 20.3060 (?)
HP LaserJet IIISi (8M)  PS=52.3   PPST=3.1
         13.0540 (4.1) 2.2380 (28.6) 5.1360 (7.5) 20.4280 (7.6)
IBM 4029-30 (5M, 68020@17MHz) 300DPI  PS=52.3  PPST=3.1
         ? (2.2) ? (13.1) ? (2.6) ? (3.5)
IBM 4029-30 (5M, 68020@17MHz) 600DPI  PS=52.3  PPST=3.1
         ? (1.7) ? (13.2) ? (2.6) ? (3.0)
JetScript in XT clone (?)  PS=?   PPST=3.1
         39.34 (1.4) 44.76 (1.4) 28.13 (1.4) 112.23 (1.4)
NEC SilentWriter 2 S60P (?)  PS=52.2   PPST=3.1
         43.7500 (1.2) 46.0000 (1.4) 26.7500 (1.4) 116.5000 (1.3)
NeXT Cube (24M, OS ver 2.1) PS=?           PPST=3.1
         0.4480 (119.5) 2.4640 (26.0) 1.0400 (37.1) 3.9520 (39.5)
NeXT DPS (?)      PS=? PPST=?
         0.270 (?) 4.2080 (?) 1.248 (?) 5.7280 (?)
NeXTprinter (?)  PS=?  PPST=3.1
         ? (133.9) ? (87.1) ? (37.1) ? (71.8)
NeXTstation (68040@25MHz, 20M)   PS=?   PPST=3.1
         ? (196.9) ? (25.0) ? (37.7) ? (40.5)
Okidata OL840  (?)   PS=51.8  PPST=3.1
         49.3750 (1.1) 52.1250 (1.2) 30.7500 (1.3) 132.2500 (1.2)
Panasonic KX-P4455 Laser Partner   (?)  PS=51.4  PPST=3.1
         43.5290 (1.2) 45.7240 (1.4) 26.6510 (1.4) 115.9040 (1.3)
QMS ColorScript 100 (?)   PS=?    PPST=3.1
         21.6330 (2.5) 26.3860 (2.4) 13.4890 (2.9) 61.5080 (2.5)
QMS PS-810 (?)     PS=47.2   PPST=3.1
         38.9063 (1.4) 44.3203 (1.5) 27.828 (1.4) 111.055 (1.4)
QMS PS-825MR (?)  600DPI   PS=?   PPST=3.1
         2.5000 (21.4) 42.1563 (1.5) 5.2500 (7.3) 49.9063 (3.1)
Qume CrystalPrint (RISC, 5M)  PS=?   PPST=3.1
         ? (23.6) ? (315.4) ? (10.5) ? (25.4)
Qume CrystalPrint Publisher   (?)  PS=?    PPST=3.1
         ? (13.8) ? (206.3) ? (4.9) ? (13.0)
Qume ScripTEN (?)   PS=47.0   PPST=3.1
         44.7188 (1.2) 56.9063 (1.1) 32.2188 (1.2) 133.8440 (1.2)
Seiko Personal ColorPoint PS  (?)   PS=?    PPST=3.1
         5.8203 (9.2) 6.1396 (10.4) 7.3095 (5.3) 19.2695 (8.1)
Seiko ColorPoint PS  (?)   PS=?   PPST=3.1
         7.1099 (7.5) 17.8400 (3.6) 4.7199 (8.2) 29.6700 (5.3)
Tektronix Phaser II PXi (?)    PS=?  PPST=3.1
         2.7597 (19.4) 2.2998 (27.9) 5.1005 (7.6) 10.1602 (15.4)
Tektronix Phaser II PXN (?)    PS=49.4  PPST=3.1
         9.0000 (5.9) 0.6562 (97.6) 14.8125 (2.6) 24.4688 (6.4)
Tektronic Phaser III PXi  (?)  PS=?    PPST=3.1
         2.8600 (18.7) 2.4400 (26.3) 5.1599 (7.5) 10.4600 (14.9)
TI MicroLaser 35 (?)   PS=?   PPST=3.1
         47.1875 (1.1) 8.6250 (7.4) 29.2656 (1.3) 85.0781 (1.8)
TI Omnilaser 2115 (3M)   PS=52.3   PPST=3.1
         13.0400 (4.1) 2.2320 (28.7) 5.1160 (7.5) 20.3880 (7.7)
VAX/VMS Compound PS viewer (?)   PS=?  PPST=3.1
         1.5927 (35.0) 19.9302 (3.2) 9.7700 (3.9) 31.2300 (5.0)
VAXstation 3100/M38 (VMS 5.4, 32M)    PS=1006.5   PPST=3.1
         0.9700 (55.2) 10.5100 (6.1) 5.2400 (7.4) 16.7200
-- 
Jean-Serge Gagnon                       EMAIL: jsg8a@acadvm1.uottawa.ca OR
Hardware Maintenance Specialist                gagnon@panda1.uottawa.ca OR
Ottawa,University, Ontario, Canada             jsg8a@uottawa.BITNET
voice: (613) 564-7517    fax: (613) 564-7819
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