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FAQ: Speed
Last updated at 1:53 pm UTC on 16 January 2006
Roughly speaking, how fast is Squeak?

(See Maximum Squeak for tips on how to improve the speed of Squeak.)

Here are some benchmarks. Note that benchmark numbers for Squeak on some platforms can be different depending on whether the VM preference "Reduce CPU usage" is enabled or disabled.

Remark: if you want to post your benchmark here, please:
(non-binding suggestions by Cees de Groot)

Philosophical thought: so my box runs an interpreted VM at 190MIPS. That used to be a supercomputer. Now, what use are we going to make of that speed?

Windows NT4, SP5