Instead of the originally proposed layout
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Benchmark relative ns/iter iter/s
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---[ module_one ]-----------------------------------------------
file write 140.2K 7.1K
file read 517.8% 27.1K 36.9K
array creation 1.2Kx 116.0 8.6M
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I would like to see something more similar to the following:
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Benchmark Time Performance
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name s/iter iter/s factor
-----------------------[ module_one ]--- ------- ------- -------
file write 140.20µ 7.13k
file read 27.10µ 36.90k 5.17
array creation 116.00n 8.62M 1.21k
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Transition to the new layout can be achieved as follows:
* Consider layout guidelines given in
http://mirrors.ctan.org/info/german/tabsatz/tabsatz.pdf
* Reorder columns considering their semantic and introduce
groups.
* Rename 'relative' to 'factor' and avoid usage of 'x' for
'times'.
* Divide column 'ns/iter' by a billion (see Vladimir's
post).
* Right align module name (abbreviate if it is too long).
* Avoid '%' but rely on the prefixes specified in the SI:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_System_of_Units&oldid=487057838#Units_and_prefixes
Then, using a fixed width of 7 characters we have 3
significant digits, at least:
123450000 -> 123.45M
12345000 -> 12.35M
1234500 -> 1.23M
123450 -> 123.45k
12345 -> 12.35k
1234.5 -> 1.23k
123.45 -> 123.45
12.345 -> 12.35
1.2345 -> 1.23
0.12345 -> 123.45m
0.012345 -> 12.35m
0.0012345 -> 1.23m
Cheers,
Famous
