Chunk generator performance survey

[xoft]

I'd like to know the general trend of MCServer's chunk generator's performance. Therefore I added a performance logger in rev 707. I'd like to ask you to post your chunks per second value, as averaged from a few successive log entries:

Code:

[22:41:23] Chunk generator performance: 171.25 ch/s (1033 ch total)
[22:41:25] Chunk generator performance: 166.25 ch/s (1337 ch total)
[22:41:27] Chunk generator performance: 163.83 ch/s (1647 ch total)
[22:41:29] Chunk generator performance: 165.45 ch/s (1996 ch total)
[22:41:31] Chunk generator performance: 166.55 ch/s (2344 ch total)

From here I can see that my average is about 166 chunks per second.

Also post your MCServer revision number, CPU and RAM specs and OS version. If you need help identifying the CPU on Windows, you can use cpu-z ( http://www.cpuid.com )

Please keep in mind that this is not a competition, it is only to help me understand potential bottlenecks and hardware limitations that can affect the generator performance.

So that the results are comparable, you should be using this world.ini as the generator basis:

Code:

[Storage]
Schema=Anvil

[Plants]
MaxCactusHeight=3
MaxSugarcaneHeight=3
IsCropsBonemealable=1
IsGrassBonemealable=1
IsSaplingBonemealable=1
IsMelonStemBonemealable=1
IsMelonBonemealable=0
IsPumpkinStemBonemealable=1
IsPumpkinBonemealable=0
IsSugarcaneBonemealable=0
IsCactusBonemealable=0

[Seed]
Seed=2

[Generator]
BiomeGen=DistortedVoronoi
HeightGenCacheSize=64
HeightGen=Biomal
Structures=OreNests,Trees,WormNestCaves,Ravines
Finishers=SprinkleFoliage,Ice,Snow,Lilypads,BottomLava
CompositionGen=Biomal
DistortedVoronoiCellSize=128
DistortedVoronoiBiomes=
BiomeGenCacheSize=64
BiomalSeaLevel=62
BottomLavaLevel=10

Rev: 709
CPU: Intel Core2Quad Q8300, 2.5 GHz, 4 MiB L2 cache, FSB 333 MHz, DDR2 RAM @ 400 MHz
OS: WinXP 32-bit
Throughput: 166 chunks per second

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Oh, one more thing: to test the generator performance, you need a way to make it generate chunks An ideal tool for that is the ChunkWorx plugin by Taugeshtu, get it in the Plugin Releases sub-forum. Then use your web browser to connect to webadmin and in the ChunkWorx tab, let it generate an area, I usually do a 25-chunk radial area around some point.