Below test results from executing this benchmark script.
Running within an Azure App Service Plan (Standard 1 Large) PHP 5.4.45:
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| PHP Benchmark Script |
| 2016-04-06 07:42:53 -07:00 |
| PHP Version: 5.4.45 // OS Version: WINNT |
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| Results |
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| Math Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 3.417 sec | 3.707 sec | 3.598 sec |
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| String Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 8.205 sec | 8.907 sec | 8.564 sec |
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| Loop Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 2.043 sec | 2.164 sec | 2.116 sec |
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| IfElse Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 1.235 sec | 1.372 sec | 1.301 sec |
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| Total time taken: 46.738 sec |
| Peak Memory usage: 283.6MB |
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Running within an Azure App Service Plan (Standard 1 Large) PHP 5.6.17:
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| PHP Benchmark Script |
| 2016-04-06 07:55:43 -07:00 |
| PHP Version: 5.6.17 // OS Version: WINNT |
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| Results |
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| Math Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 2.678 sec | 2.916 sec | 2.785 sec |
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| String Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 6.274 sec | 6.632 sec | 6.46 sec |
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| Loop Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 1.989 sec | 2.27 sec | 2.112 sec |
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| IfElse Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 1.186 sec | 1.429 sec | 1.343 sec |
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| Total time taken: 38.101 sec |
| Peak Memory usage: 267.02MB |
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Running within a linode 2GB dual-core VPS running PHP 5.5.30
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| PHP Benchmark Script |
| 2016-04-06 15:03:00 +00:00 |
| PHP Version: 5.5.30-1~dotdeb+7.1 // OS Version: Linux |
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| Results |
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| Math Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 1.357 sec | 1.959 sec | 1.63 sec |
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| String Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 1.388 sec | 1.549 sec | 1.45 sec |
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| Loop Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 0.76 sec | 0.839 sec | 0.79 sec |
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| IfElse Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 0.784 sec | 0.859 sec | 0.823 sec |
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| Total time taken: 14.08 sec |
| Peak Memory usage: 511.59MB |
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Running on my local PC running Windows 7 with Intel Xeon E5-1603 @ 2.80Ghz
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| PHP Benchmark Script |
| 2016-04-06 16:57:19 +02:00 |
| PHP Version: 5.6.8 // OS Version: WINNT |
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| Results |
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| Math Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 51.707 sec | 52.647 sec | 52.065 sec |
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| String Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 49.605 sec | 50.189 sec | 49.856 sec |
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| Loop Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 5.591 sec | 5.608 sec | 5.597 sec |
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| IfElse Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 3.961 sec | 3.969 sec | 3.964 sec |
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| Total time taken: 334.447 sec |
| Peak Memory usage: 279.02MB |
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Running within a scaleway quadcore ARM instance running PHP 5.6.17
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| PHP Benchmark Script |
| 2016-04-06 15:07:38 +00:00 |
| PHP Version: 5.6.17-0+deb8u1 // OS Version: Linux |
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| Results |
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| Math Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 15.013 sec | 15.355 sec | 15.199 sec |
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| String Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 15.471 sec | 15.534 sec | 15.5 sec |
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| Loop Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 6.863 sec | 6.949 sec | 6.892 sec |
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| IfElse Test: |
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| Min | Max | Avg |
| 4.484 sec | 4.877 sec | 4.745 sec |
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| Total time taken: 127.008 sec |
| Peak Memory usage: 263.85MB |
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