Re: Getting a new computer

[Knut Petersen]

Hi Vaughan!

> I’ve included a large project if anyone with a newish computer would like to 
> test their compilation time. The main file is MDSM.ly. It takes my computer 
> between 4 and 5 minutes to compile.

My system:
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   mainboard:  asus h97 pro gamer
   cpu: i7-4790K, 4.00 Ghz (turbo speed: up to 4.4 GHZ,)
   SSD: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB
   os: Linux, based on openSuSE Tumbleweed
   For the test I used lilypond 2.18.2.

Compile times:
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   1st run: 27,123 seconds
   2nd run: 26,697 seconds
   3rd run: 26,700 seconds
   4th run: 26,901 seconds


For lilypond single thread performance is critical ... the high turbo speed of 
the
i7-4790K helps a lot. An i7-6700K will probably be slightly slower,  a system
built around an i7-7700K will probably be slightly faster.

Put your system on a fast SSD. Nowadays there are SSDs faster than the one I 
use.

Use HGST hard disks.

cu,
 Knut