benchmark_npm_vs_yarn_2018-04-20.md

Benchmark npm vs yarn linux

Information

• Node version: 8.10.0
• npm: 5.8.0
• yarn: 1.6.0

Specs

• Machine: Lenovo Thinkpad w541
• OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Memory: 16GB
• Processor: Intel Core i7 @2.9ghz x8
• Graphics: Quadro K2100M/PCIE/SSE2
• Arch: 64 bit
• Disk: SSD

Tested 20th of April 2018

cache	node_modules	lock-file	npm install	npm ci	yarn
			37,14s user 4,54s	N/A	24,41s user 5,09s
		✔	24,66s user 3,56s	3,92s user 0,40s	19,87s user 4,84s
	✔	✔	11,48s user 0,47s	5,64s user 1,57s	1,16s user 0,05s
	✔		11,46s user 0,56s	N/A	21,31s user 3,32s
✔			33,14s user 3,90s	N/A	11,13s user 2,37s
✔		✔	12,89s user 0,66s	3,35s user 0,34s	7,56s user 2,22s
✔	✔		11,35s user 0,45s	N/A	8,43s user 0,99s
✔	✔	✔	11,34s user 0,50s	5,22s user 1,38s	1,16s user 0,06s

Benchmark npm vs yarn windows

Information

• Node version: 8.11.1
• npm: 5.8.0
• yarn: 1.6.0

Specs

• Machine: HP z440
• OS: windows 10 enterprise ubuntu bash shell
• Memory: 32GB
• Processor: Intel Xeon CPU E5-1650 v3 @3.50GHz 3.50GHz
• Graphics: Quadro K2200
• Arch: 64 bit
• Disk: SSD

Tested 26th of April 2018

cache	node_modules	lock-file	npm install	npm ci	yarn
			51,11s user 72,86s	N/A
		✔	39,67s user 56,75s	5,06s user 3,56s *
	✔	✔	13,66s user 4,05s
	✔		13,81s user 4,80s	N/A
✔			50,33s user 73,30s	N/A
✔		✔	32,05s user 48,42s
✔	✔		13,81s user 4,83s	N/A
✔	✔	✔	14,84s user 3,69s

• Reported time from npm npm ci-itself was WAY higher: 53.686s