============================================================================== This is the results of the PostScript Processing Speed Test (PPST for short) on various PostScript devices. PPST is an index value which gives you a comparative value with the reference device being an original Apple LaserWriter being 1.0, 2.0 being twice as fast and 0.5 being half the speed. PPST-G is for graphics speed (Level 2 is much faster because of interpreter implementations), PPST-R is for RAM speed, PPST-M is for math opperations speed and, of course, PPST is a generalized index value which should give you a good idea of how fast the device is. Please keep in mind that this is not in any way a sure-fire way of knowing if a device will be faster for your particular application or not. It may give you a good idea, but, for example, the graphics speed index doesn't neccessarily mean that your device will be faster for graphics application, it depends on the printer driver your application has. I don't want to get in to too much discussion about this, but let's just say that a WordPerfect document with 5 graphics (.WPG) images in a page will not necessarily print faster with a printer that has a larger PPST-G value, but it probably will. (it REALLY depends on the printer driver, how it was written). Jean-Serge Gagnon jsg8a@acadvm1.uottawa.ca Enjoy! ============================================================================== Devicename (specs) PS version PPST PPST-G PPST-R PPST-M ============================================================================== Agfa P3400PS 48.1 3.5 3.9 2.8 4.1 AGFA XC 305 Color (12M) 1006.6 11.2 6.9 14.5 37.0 Apple LaserWriter PLUS (1.5M) 38.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 Apple LaserWriter IIg (5M) 2010.113 6.4 170.7 4.3 3.3 Apple LaserWriter IINT (68000,1M) 47 1.5 2.2 1.2 1.1 Apple LaserWriter IINT (2M) 47.0 1.5 2.2 1.2 1.2 Apple LaserWriter IINTX (2M, 68020@16.7) 47.0 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 Apple LaserWriter PRO-630 (8M, 600dpi) 2010.130 6.7 173.3 4.6 3.3 Apple LW PRO630 (4MB(?) 2010.130 6.0 20.1 4.8 3.3 Canon CLC-500 (EFI Fiery, 64M) 1006.6 11.3 7.0 12.9 55.5 Canon PS-IPU Color (24M) 52.3 26.1 50.7 15.6 25.6 Canon LBP-4 Plus-PS (1.5M?) 51.4 1.6 2.1 1.2 1.8 Compaq PageMarq 15 2012.015 9.0 42.5 5.8 5.7 Dataproducts LZR 965 (8M, 600dpi) 2011.113 6.4 40.0 3.0 5.7 Dataproducts LZR 1260 47.0 3.7 5.9 2.8 3.0 DEClaser 1152 (4M) 2011.113 2.1 36.1 1.2 1.3 DEClaser 2150 51.4 2.1 4.8 1.2 1.9 DEC LPS 32 ? 17.0 30.6 9.4 21.3 DEC printserver 20 48.3 2.3 7.4 1.0 3.1 GS 2.6.1 (Atari MegaSTe,16MHz cache,300dpi) ? 2.2 2.3 5.5 1.3 GS 2.6.1 (same, but no cache) ? 1.2 1.3 2.6 0.7 GS 2.6.1 (same, with cache and 72dpi) ? 2.1 10.3 1.3 1.3 GS 2.6.1 (386/40, 4M, faxlow) 54.0 21.4 28.8 24.5 14.2 GS 2.6.1 (386/40, 4M, faxhigh) 54.0 16.2 13.7 25.9 14.3 GS 2.6.1 (Dell 450DE/2, 8M) 54.0 63.9 82.3 48.8 63.4 GS (HP9000/730, 32M, HP-UX 9.01) 54.0 97.9 57.6 185.3 215.1 HP DesignJet 650C (20M) ? 8.5 144.4 4.0 6.8 HP LaserJet II (HP cart, 2M) 52.3 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.6 HP LaserJet IIIP (5M, HP PS+ cart) 2010.110 1.9 31.0 1.1 1.2 HP LaserJet IIISi (revisiom 400) 52.3 7.1 9.1 4.7 8.5 HP LaserJet IIISi (14M,revision 300) 52.3 6.5 8.9 4.2 8.0 HP LaserJet 4 (6M) 2011.110 7.1 43.0 3.4 6.3 HP LaserJet 4M (20M) 2011.110 7.2 42.7 3.5 6.2 HP LaserJet 4ML (4M) 2013.103 6.4 182.2 3.2 4.7 HP LaserJet 4MP 2013.103 13.0 14.9 34.8 5.9 HP LaserJet 4MP 2013.103 8.3 49.7 4.6 5.9 HP LaserJet 4Si 2011.110 21.4 83.9 13.5 14.3 HP LaserJet 4SiMX (10M) 2011.110 23.0 96.4 13.6 16.3 Kyocera FS-1500 48.0 1.4 4.0 0.9 1.0 LaserScript 1.93 1.9 13.6 0.8 2.9 Lexmark 4029 (68020,5M) 52.3 2.9 4.2 2.2 2.6 Lexmark 4039 290??? 7.0 24.4 5.5 4.0 Linotype L-300 (635dpi) 51.8 2.7 2.4 3.1 2.9 Linotype L-300 (1270dpi) 51.8 2.0 1.4 3.1 2.9 Linotype L-300 (2540dpi) 51.8 1.6 0.9 3.1 2.9 Monotype RipExpress 1.1 (SPARC class) 2013.114 36.4 491.6 14.2 49.0 NEC SilentWriter2 90 (2M) 52.2 1.7 2.4 1.4 1.4 NeWSSprint 2.18 (SPARCPrinter, Sun, 16M) ? ? 42.8 4.5 20.8 NeXT Cube (68040@25MHz, 16M) 2000.6 31.4 144.0 13.4 42.1 NeXT Station (25MHz 68040, 20M) 2011.102 35.5 142.0 15.9 43.3 NeXT StationTurbo (68040@33MHz,16M) 2011.102 50.1 180.6 22.5 63.6 Oce 6750 PS 4.1 3.4 6.2 1.6 6.7 PrintWare 720IQ Laser Imager 2.2 2.4 1.6 2.9 6.5 QMS CS 210 (16M) 2011.22 7.6 214.0 3.1 8.5 QMS CS 230 ? 9.1 239.7 3.9 8.8 QMS CS 1000 (80960@25MHz, 17M) 2011.23 21.0 421.6 9.5 18.2 QMS PS 410 52.4 6.4 13.4 3.7 6.5 QMS PS 420 (300 dpi) 2011.22 3.3 22.2 1.6 2.9 QMS PS 420 (600 dpi) 2011.22 2.7 5.4 1.6 2.9 QMS PS 800+ 46.1 1.2 1.8 1.0 0.9 QMS PS 810 47.0 1.7 2.5 1.3 1.4 QMS PS 810 Turbo 51.7 3.5 4.6 3.0 2.9 QMS PS 810 (2M) 47.0 1.7 2.6 1.4 1.4 QMS PS 815 52.4 8.1 16.7 4.7 8.0 QMS PS 815 MR (300 dpi) 52.4 8.1 16.6 4.7 8.1 QMS PS 815 MR (600 dpi) 52.4 4.8 3.8 4.7 8.1 QMS PS 820 (2M) 47.2 1.7 2.6 1.4 1.4 QMS PS 860 (300 dpi) 52.4 7.6 239.2 3.0 8.7 QMS PS 860 (600 dpi) 52.4 7.3 62.4 3.0 8.7 QMS PS 860+ (24M, 1200x600dpi) 2011.22 7.8 45.7 3.4 9.1 QMS PS 1700 (16M) 52.4 15.4 21.3 13.1 12.5 QMS PS 1700 (16M, 300dpi) 52.4 18.6 105.4 12.1 11.2 QMS PS 1700 (16M, 600dpi) 52.4 15.7 22.8 13.8 11.9 QMS PS 1725 (300 dpi) 2011.22 23.5 421.6 10.3 21.8 QMS PS 1725 (600 dpi) 2011.22 21.4 91.7 10.2 21.4 QMS PS 1725 (16M, 80960@25MHz, 600dpi) 2011.22 20.7 97.6 9.9 20.2 QMS PS 1725 (24M, 80960@25MHz, 300dpi) 2011.22 22.5 439.2 10.1 20.1 QMS PS 2200 ? ? 4.5 3.0 2.8 QMS PS 2025C 2011.22 34.6 702.7 14.1 39.0 QMS PS 3225C (300dpi - 16MB) 2011.22 34.7 695.1 14.2 39.0 QMS PS 4525 (300 dpi - 32MB) 2011.23 28.2 320.4 11.3 35.8 RIPS Image 5000i 50.3 4.1 8.4 1.9 7.9 Sun Solaris 2.3 DPS (16M, SPARCs IPX) 2013.109 31.1 322.9 12.4 40.3 Sun Solaris 2.3 DPS (SPARCs 10SX) 2013.109 88.0 866.8 34.8 119.3 Tektronix Phaser II PXi 2011.108 13.7 439.2 8.7 7.5 TI MicroLaser Plus PS17 (3.5M) 52.1 1.6 2.3 1.3 1.3 TI MicroLaser XL Turbo 2010.127 7.5 165.7 3.5 5.9 Xerox 4213 (2M) 47 0.8 2.5 0.3 1.6 Xerox-Ad CPSI, Dt135(Sol .9 SPARC 64M) 1006.6 41.7 53.3 23.9 77.0 ==============================================================================