Re: CPU stress tests for LilyPond

[Henning Hraban Ramm]

Am 30.11.21 um 14:26 schrieb Paolo Prete:

> I need to buy a new PC, more powerful than the one I own. The CPU and 
> RAM must be chosen on the time required to produce LilyPond output. Are 
> there any test sheets with different CPUs and the time they take to 
> output a score that takes a long time to compile? In case this doesn't 
> exist specifically for LilyPond, is there anything equivalent I can use?

Most important is the single core performance (LilyPond and TeX can’t do 
multiprocessing); sometimes older CPUs are better for that, but I can’t 
advise. I guess also the HD access is important.

Hraban