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2871.767

Speed Test

0.719891456
0.709853989
0.21232786
0.007653513
0.128752593

0.998967
0.843975
0.307709
0.475806
0.70549

0.096488
0.313691
0.909739
0.423429
0.28437

0.205076
0.692724
0.166315
0.504461
0.081536

0.768126
0.0002 0.583136 0.633123 0.546018
0.815439 0.392843 0.567104 0.475622 0.569692
0.691462 0.249018 0.248317 0.375572 0.498401
0.864916 0.283091 0.160582 0.998265 0.774462
0.493842 0.52402 0.730405 0.201781 0.002948

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0.976221
0.182815
0.808653
0.819077

0.770495
0.511026
0.840482
0.027699
0.64438

0.716014
0.959924
0.230003
0.740504
0.978083

0.957543
0.605232
0.725982
0.066984
0.324362

0.870611
0.937664
0.551928
0.283072
0.618694

0.359197
0.838249
0.024118
0.71201
0.094466

0.403738
0.796267
0.582075
0.518926
0.639568

0.855051
0.544341
0.148271
0.20452
0.607658

0.906308
0.343615
0.059442
0.480776
0.570642

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0.375 0.998794 0.999582
0.889627 0.011283 0.105774 0.193431 0.803504 0.69626 0.997656 0.306218
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0.444028 0.473194 0.962846 0.875668
0.3784 0.711223 0.233438 0.466632
0.317609 0.13846 0.929358 0.950043 0.571902 0.680759 0.37355 0.908428

0.990405
0.76875
0.793345
0.730944
0.924133

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0.045549
0.921384
0.692192
0.854766

0.046349
0.444987
0.489755
0.729504
0.399762

0.883711
0.810179
0.252241
0.353726
0.887507

0.456063
0.076918
0.0533
0.366717
0.451736

0.547843 0.906684 0.130486 0.265487 0.26017

0.116784 0.87963 0.618273 0.57004 0.251132
0.368694 0.192116 0.496868 0.060821 0.768839
0.118972 0.29026 0.782588 0.618045 0.11524
0.939403 0.871923 0.074071 0.633359 0.267452

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0.3734
0.565246
0.929012
0.578029

0.2324
0.724894
0.959311
0.473353
0.671515

0.874405
0.208629
0.248503
0.997001
0.82331

0.040219
0.385375
0.825562
0.433541
0.983496

0.62721
0.654985
0.234343
0.621872
0.871684

0.274207
0.042314
0.254582
0.715141
0.614415

0.89295
0.391237
0.522009
0.537167
0.311385

0.092595
0.189752
0.553599
0.369243
0.341829

0.85401
0.666887
0.135062
0.772939
0.205482

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0.448607
0.392429
0.456263
0.450368

0.110597
0.836617
0.087298
0.907336
0.047464

0.894549
0.833204
0.735341
0.592148
0.755868

0.449569
0.655715
0.837825
0.786306
0.460317

0.805137 0.090983 0.928707 0.97879 0.418751

0.000236 0.04917 0.484527 0.989204 0.975085
0.051586 0.03348 0.692013 0.292989 0.070417
0.503639 0.427603 0.607349 0.773188 0.767511
0.678978
0.2096 0.124383 0.299342 0.902086

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0.879715
0.847191
0.748331
0.606634

0.804187
0.25058
0.371548
0.530688
0.353707

0.638428
0.999423
0.340418
0.477922
0.586559

0.338092
0.931987
0.703967
0.940221
0.26256

0.722697
0.807858
0.336388
0.950297
0.41624

0.348814
0.987949
0.538062
0.473766
0.650024

0.605837
0.665121
0.692865
0.165518
0.360285

0.03585 0.527145
0.943027 0.25408
0.829943 0.10287
0.532167 0.78635
0.129728 0.053819

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0.446571
0.179945
0.759389
0.934105

0.081867
0.647813
0.073266
0.676831
0.447512

0.171383
0.548146
0.873539
0.357904
0.343389

0.771095
0.780808
0.720188
0.226827
0.94385

0.628421
0.556827
0.168182
0.031732
0.054635

0.395672
0.213595
0.497056
0.604192
0.783492

0.511667
0.292022
0.57489
0.265466
0.194925

0.049556
0.551656
0.00857
0.621035
0.245387

0.218401
0.688833
0.483376
0.383485
0.264567

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0.267477
0.703881
0.46321
0.903696

0.612614
0.282263
0.899759
0.240282
0.1378

0.97775
0.516902
0.488111
0.695737
0.531213

0.411856
0.072124
0.96512
0.095371
0.055558

0.919021
0.711489
0.995238
0.600202
0.166908

0.313848
0.835737
0.524345
0.090638
0.462922

0.537807
0.705323
0.32725
0.099701
0.849901

0.676038
0.060547
0.6452
0.027888
0.427914

0.954955
0.924292
0.51546
0.041704
0.553522

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0.721521
0.686364
0.57021
0.041238

0.487255 0.26033 0.673283 0.32471 0.954255

0.104748 0.686042 0.230548 0.236418 0.189118
0.139119 0.285379 0.638303 0.832169 0.577885
0.888707 0.71492 0.105331 0.813496 0.325499
0.047284 0.69289 0.352355 0.891001 0.419875

0.178514
0.490784
0.889458
0.259766
0.193491

0.827211
0.119992
0.954188
0.219283
0.195243

0.866638
0.817595
0.563063
0.579668
0.29171

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0.834565
0.836866
0.375647
0.833823

0.221883
0.104073
0.264895
0.729705
0.148136

0.644998 0.078286 0.767012 0.528312 0.364916

0.311417 0.883281
0.4807 0.13818 0.153326
0.349285 0.98236 0.367136 0.766362 0.450962
0.791436 0.04938 0.041065 0.348929 0.62004
0.339197 0.060361 0.499819 0.835851 0.547971

0.106355
0.084024
0.273781
0.157059
0.956118

0.090756
0.339466
0.035779
0.543754
0.261873

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0.22575
0.719637
0.217113
0.215191

0.435756
0.205357
0.087686
0.714678
0.543818

0.737744
0.052849
0.320669
0.410872
0.910797

0.857574
0.110657
0.914062
0.549437
0.999241

0.163801
0.799534
0.433095
0.9481
0.276782

0.964533 0.784339 0.704675 0.519472

0.477855 0.423177 0.923041 0.79776
0.387096 0.928687 0.377723 0.789394
0.436254 0.47601 0.571681 0.886855
0.60799 0.25261 0.169846 0.270409

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0.11074
0.51839
0.356016
0.366448

0.910277
0.467389
0.994758
0.21845
0.020171

0.763672
0.793017
0.04549
0.146343
0.054004

0.25195
0.583851
0.552233
0.737263
0.390252

0.140553
0.216321
0.168159
0.993604
0.261241

0.497213 0.84165 0.583478 0.230596

0.618347 0.919076 0.852228 0.056907
0.984151 0.209817 0.573579 0.456276
0.213874 0.00182 0.945618 0.524728
0.766878 0.719715 0.56066 0.22048

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0.527145
0.89659
0.605259
0.692418

0.89788
0.432152
0.095162
0.680376
0.573266

0.654038 0.41541 0.935712 0.51977 0.598017

0.297593 0.924517 0.452678 0.339554 0.410394
0.978517 0.69488 0.525341 0.224939 0.51061
0.161014 0.933905 0.371703 0.561636 0.008513
0.054972 0.975424 0.75642 0.214592 0.469687

0.775569 0.14255
0.661874 0.898325
0.482902 0.91068
0.592033 0.768065
0.703374 0.720036

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0.380367
0.773981
0.701685
0.363227

0.289049
0.298434
0.09175
0.488468
0.426647

0.755549
0.605685
0.825894
0.635305
0.632708

0.428185 0.184236 0.089755 0.891166 0.509367 0.384897

0.701229 0.419396 0.171854 0.559507 0.542861 0.326039
0.590467 0.236223 0.654578 0.579274 0.28089 0.185391
0.618019 0.06921 0.350431 0.51146 0.976352 0.751028
0.491019 0.96933 0.238342 0.511583 0.837403 0.785314

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0.460986
0.13596
0.035955
0.936912

0.550974
0.361515
0.051085
0.865369
0.287741

0.919244
0.283881
0.521366
0.735422
0.360576

0.825349
0.395092
0.511158
0.515712
0.143123

0.883731
0.787638
0.725425
0.047696
0.787354

0.095845
0.807982
0.102329
0.307467
0.907464

0.735638
0.801663
0.184969
0.095379
0.55287

0.389546
0.991438
0.436706
0.503038
0.185565

0.514599
0.08863
0.707574
0.385946
0.906874

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0.416662
0.624101
0.91017
0.565958

0.488523
0.851938
0.619007
0.978295
0.484386

0.591068
0.335186
0.669303
0.114627
0.143995

0.70729
0.006475
0.504408
0.014593
0.134729

0.295421
0.486831
0.812219
0.172605
0.622613

0.074588
0.359555
0.82271
0.739831
0.491646

0.01692
0.984239
0.508131
0.299197
0.965206

0.315537
0.625604
0.051784
0.990421
0.573644

0.66614
0.810835
0.509084
0.465744
0.842377

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0.227373
0.97184
0.050197
0.39563

0.261393
0.802935
0.908352
0.2764
0.982497

0.290262 0.607274 0.677839 0.225055 0.698559 0.253083

0.953798 0.266543 0.482206 0.694206 0.967293 0.697271
0.756077 0.63005 0.121818 0.273953 0.430233 0.98499
0.817896 0.05231 0.715721 0.830773 0.678915 0.167516
0.727374 0.591371 0.931785 0.095314 0.45296 0.961802

0.077158
0.947835
0.427569
0.650195
0.204427

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0.182223
0.818673
0.059136
0.956664

0.248191
0.613976
0.176618
0.296279
0.407454

0.702239
0.28848
0.499661
0.692338
0.119875

0.369658
0.130641
0.011437
0.23658
0.515641

0.792086
0.468205
0.459111
0.33506
0.850427

0.586715
0.830694
0.166336
0.467976
0.02717

0.603856
0.710374
0.902651
0.416663
0.525729

0.74005
0.601711
0.310015
0.261653
0.567617

0.899167
0.275703
0.386761
0.6994
0.291236

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0.034744
0.284254
0.720069
0.510052

0.455919
0.568437
0.460565
0.24573
0.766258

0.023467
0.394256
0.751293
0.067292
0.504118

0.661093
0.11568
0.502036
0.138126
0.841596

0.214539
0.405259
0.439564
0.371584
0.357422

0.846486
0.850213
0.749177
0.63982
0.136303

0.186585
0.300766
0.759545
0.944616
0.720711

0.033537 0.99004
0.604419
0.8794
0.902339 0.867227
0.889629 0.283976
0.28217 0.815914

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0.294565
0.911625
0.818851
0.493335

0.680166
0.090719
0.001379
0.771423
0.610943

0.530536
0.324267
0.994207
0.917165
0.619518

0.782371
0.732212
0.206179
0.804194
0.544506

0.874738
0.9757 0.179085 0.053188
0.437922 0.96215 0.674713 0.313755
0.725653 0.790199 0.69303 0.630657
0.946293 0.217307 0.182269 0.358955
0.353197 0.326498 0.255694 0.148838

0.276632
0.990948
0.899592
0.779985
0.012548

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0.189011
0.533348
0.038833
0.086709

0.314531
0.694687
0.267337
0.239783
0.566915

0.110367
0.30442
0.356094
0.235967
0.526495

0.511015
0.07571
0.706866
0.232554
0.955976

0.471241
0.876975
0.199215
0.184382
0.027198

0.366942
0.290103
0.387389
0.548141
0.040349

0.210719
0.511338
0.810968
0.370831
0.286239

0.62198
0.287878
0.776057
0.024564
0.123323

0.468272
0.432244
0.101494
0.170626
0.914269

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0.140125
0.898879
0.552692
0.342034

0.951465
0.01535
0.718633
0.421995
0.124723

Small Window

1000

4000

10000

40000

100000

400000

Excel 2003

3372

1520

724

201

80.9

20.2

Excel 2007

337

304

254

146

80

31.2

Large Window
Excel 2003
Excel 2007

1000
841
210

4000
213
99

10000
134.5
75

40000
87.7
58.28

100000
53.5
41.1

400000
18
23.7

# of formulas/1000 (kFormulas)
EXL2003-small window [MegOps/sec]
EXL2007-small window [MegOps/sec]
EXL2003-large window [MegOps/sec]
EXL2007-large window [MegOps/sec]

1
3.372
0.337
0.841
0.21

4
6.08
1.216
0.852
0.396

10
7.24
2.54
1.345
0.75

40
8.04
5.84
3.508
2.3312

100
8.09
8
5.35
4.11

400
8.08
12.48
7.2
9.48

Excel Computation Spee

15

14
13
12

Mega Operation/second

11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

Number of kilo-formulas in the

0
1

10

100

1000000 10000000
8.07

0.807

13.4

1.42

Hardware: Gateway SX2840-01

Monitor resolution: 1280 x 1024

1000000 10000000
7.7
0.803
11.4
1.412

15
14
13

10000
8.07
14.2
8.03
14.12

12
11
10

omputation Speed

Mega Operation/second

1000
8.07
13.4
7.7
11.4

9
8
7

6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1

-formulas in the worksheet

100

1000

10000

Excel Computation Speed

EXL2003-small window [MegOps/sec]
EXL2007-small window [MegOps/sec]

Mega Operation/second

EXL2003-large window [MegOps/sec]

EXL2007-large window [MegOps/sec]

Number of kilo-formulas in the worksheet

10

100

1000

10000

Operations/sec
Speed Test

5.880064

1 Million cells
Small Window

1_rand

2_rands

3_rands

4_rands

5_rands

Excel 2003 - LoopCycles/sec

8.02

4.59

3.23

2.5

2.05

Excel 2007 - LoopCycles/sec

13.31

9.22

7.01

5.81

4.88

1 Million cells
Small Window - Worksheet Calc Time
Excel 2003
Excel 2007

1
2
3
4
5
0.124688 0.217865 0.309598
0.4
0.487805
0.075131 0.10846 0.142653 0.172117 0.204918

1 Million cells
Small Window -Calculation time/function [ns]
Excel 2003
Excel 2007

1
2
3
4
5
124.6883 108.9325 103.1992
100
97.56098
75.13148 54.22993 47.55112 43.02926 40.98361

140

The calculation time per function seems to stay relatively c

The number cells with formulas in the worksheet is constan

The size of the window is reduced (about 4"x4

Single Formula Calculation Time [ns]

120

100

Hardware: Gateway SX2840-01

Monitor resolution: 1280 x 1024

80

60

40

20

Number of "rand()" functions in the product in eac

Cell formula: "=rand()*rand()*..*rand()"
0
0

6_rands

7_rands

8_rands

9_rands

10_rands

1.73

1.5

1.32

1.184

1.07

4.22

3.72

3.31

2.74

Hardware: Gateway SX2840-01

Monitor resolution: 1280 x 1024
1

The worksheet calculation time se

6
7
8
9
10
0.578035 0.666667 0.757576 0.844595 0.934579
0.236967 0.268817 0.302115 0.333333 0.364964

eems to stay relatively constant

the worksheet is constant = 1 Million

4"x4")

Average Loop Iteration Period [sec.]

(average worksheet calculation time)

6
7
8
9
10
96.33911 95.2381 94.69697 93.84384 93.45794
39.49447 38.40246 37.76435 37.03704 36.49635

0.9 complexity

Excel 2003

0.8

The number cells with formulas in

The size of the window is reduced

0.7
0.6

Hardware: Gateway SX2840

Monitor resolution: 1280

0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1

Excel 2007

0
0

functions in the product in each cell

: "=rand()*rand()*..*rand()"
5

10

10

calculation time seems to scale proportionally to formula

ells with formulas in the worksheet is constant = 1 Million

window is reduced (about 4"x4")

teway SX2840-01

Excel 2003

1280 x 1024

Excel 2007

Number of "rand()" functions in the product in each cell

Cell formula: "=rand()*rand()*..*rand()"
3

10

Operations/sec
Speed Test

6.547538

1 Million cells
Small Window

sqrt()

exp()

sin()

tan()

abs()

Excel 2003 - LoopCycles/sec

10.02

7.4

5.75

6.04

10.38

1 Million cells
Small Window -Calculation time/function [ns]
Excel 2003

sqrt()
99.8004

exp()
135.1351

sin()
173.913

200

tan()
abs()
165.5629 96.33911

Calculation time for various built-in mathematical

180

Single Formula Calculation Time [ns]

160

140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0

sqrt()

exp()

sin()

tan()

sqrt()

exp()

sin()

tan()

trunc()

rand()

8.45

8.02

Hardware: Gateway SX2840-01

Monitor resolution: 1280 x 1024

trunc()
rand()
118.3432 124.6883

Hardware: Gateway SX2840

in mathematical functions

Monitor resolution: 1280

Hardware: Gateway SX2840-01

Monitor resolution: 1280 x 1024

tan()

abs()

trunc()

rand()

tan()

abs()

trunc()

rand()

teway SX2840-01

1280 x 1024