Photoshop speed test

Abrak · Feb 20, 2014

Here is a link to download an 'action' for photoshop that runs a series of photoshop tests. This should give some idea how fast or slow your pc/notebook is relative to others. You simply run the speedtest - no need to open a photo to run it on or even a blank document.

https://www.hightail.com/download/elNMeEVmcGtZY1RxYk1UQw

From what I gather Photoshop is mostly a factor of 'processor' plus 'ram' (up to about 16GB) but whether you have an SSD or graphics card might be relevant.

I have a mid/high end note book running....

i7 4702HQ

8GB ram

GTX 765m Graphics

SSDs

My time was 1 minute 7 seconds

If other people are willing to post their results it might be useful. I am particularly interested in the performance of the ULV intel processors.

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Bob Collette · Feb 20, 2014

My dekstop computer ran the speed test in 46 seconds. My system specs are below.

i5-2500K overclocked to 4.6GHz on Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4 MB

16GB RAM

Photoshop CS5 (64-bit)

carl english · Feb 20, 2014

Nothing happens at all.

Bob Collette · Feb 20, 2014

Carl, you have to load the action into Photoshop and then run it. After you run (play) it, it asks you to time it from when you click the Continue button until it says "STOP" on the screen.

Flashlight · Feb 20, 2014

i5-3570K overclocked to 4.4GHz, 16GB, Asus M-Pro77, CS6-64

But the validity of a test like this eludes me a bit once I see 'radial blur' as one of the parameters. It's one of the few filters that uses the hyperthreading of the i7 so an i7 will be faster, but seriously, which photographer ever uses radial blur :-?

Shalom2006 · Feb 20, 2014

33 seconds! 16 gb ram here

This may help regarding loading actions

Learn To Install Photoshop Actions Into Photoshop The Best Way

Get your Photoshop actions installed quickly - then start using them to improve your photos.

www.mcpactions.com

hotdog321 · Feb 20, 2014

Fun--thanks for the link! About 45.5 seconds. CS6 standalone, 16 GB ram, i7-2600 CPU, 3.4 GHz.

hotdog321 · Feb 20, 2014

Whoa! What processor are you using? TIA

Abrak · Feb 20, 2014

Flashlight said:
i5-3570K overclocked to 4.4GHz, 16GB, Asus M-Pro77, CS6-64

But the validity of a test like this eludes me a bit once I see 'radial blur' as one of the parameters. It's one of the few filters that uses the hyperthreading of the i7 so an i7 will be faster, but seriously, which photographer ever uses radial blur :-?

carl english · Feb 20, 2014

Bob Collette said:
Carl, you have to load the action into Photoshop and then run it. After you run (play) it, it asks you to time it from when you click the Continue button until it says "STOP" on the screen.

Thanks Bob

carl english · Feb 20, 2014

My poor old PC intel quad cpu [email protected] 4gb ram took over 10mins which is roughly the same speed I move.

Roland Wooster · Feb 20, 2014

Well, 20.3s each time I tried, but I guess I can round down.

Core i7 4960X @ 4.5Ghz

64GB Memory @ 1600 Mhz

2xRAID-0 Intel SSD's

2xNvidia GTX 470 Graphics cards

Windows 7

Roland.

Shalom2006 · Feb 20, 2014

hotdog321 said:
Whoa! What processor are you using? TIA

Intel i7-2700k 8 core & fast SSD!

RCW · Feb 20, 2014

i7-4770 (no overclock), Asus Z87, 32GB CL8 DDR3 1600, SSD for Win 8 and apps, conventional 1TB SATA III for scratch, nVidia GTX 660Ti 2GB

hotdog321 · Feb 20, 2014

I've got pretty much the same setup, but no dedicated SSD (I'm using a 50 GB SSD cache drive). I guess that made the difference--excellent learning experience for me!

Ron AKA · Feb 20, 2014

If you run Process Explorer while you run the test, it will tell you how the various parts of your system handle the test.

SushiEater · Feb 20, 2014

Liquid cooled.

32gb RAM

Nvidia GTX 660

240gb SSD

and 2TB RAID (2 TB WD black)

Dell 30 inch monitor.

Abrak · Feb 20, 2014

hotdog321 said:
I've got pretty much the same setup, but no dedicated SSD (I'm using a 50 GB SSD cache drive). I guess that made the difference--excellent learning experience for me!

The guy who made the action has a couple of interesting articles about how various components affect Photoshop performance (or more accurately his Photoshop action times).

First SSD. The installation of an SSD as opposed to a regular HDD speeded up his action time by approximately 30%. That seems impressive to me because the general consensus is that SSD doesnt make a whole lot of difference beyond boot and shut down times in most cases. Most people find, though, that it makes your machine far more responsive.

Kingston HyperX SSD Upgrade – Gavtrain.com

More surprising to me was the difference decent RAM made. On his numbers doubling the RAM from 8GB to 16 GB reduces the the Photoshop action time in half (that sounds like great bang for your buck). Unfortunately I personally have 8GB of non-up gradable soldered RAM.

RAM vs Photoshop – Gavtrain.com

David Rosser · Feb 20, 2014

Core i7-3820

ASUS P9X79 motherboard

32 Gig Kingston 1600 MHz memory (but see below)

AMD HD5770 Graphics

SSD for operating system and application programs but all data and cach etc on spinners

26.5 sec running motherboard in optimal mode, this runs the memory at 1600 but applies 1.65 volts to do it (not recomended by Intel

29 sec running motherboard in Normal mode, this runs the the memory at 1335 but uses Intel recomended 1.5 volts to do it.

For the sake of 2.5 secs I will not be running my system in optimal mode, it coasts along quite fast enough in normal mode with 20 deg C lower component temps.

hotdog321 · Feb 20, 2014

Four minutes on my little 10.6" Acer laptop. Pooh.

8 GB ram, SSD, Intel i7 CPU, 1.47 GHz.

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