Comparison of fast loaders
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See Fast loader for a generic description of fast loaders.
[edit] 64er Speed Test Measurements
See Forum64 thread.
All values are relative to a standard C64+1541.
- ?: not measured properly (yet)
- -: not supported
- /: does not make sense on this device
- X: error
| System | Format | PRG SAVE | PRG LOAD | SEQ write | SEQ read | REL create | Validate | Scratch | Data transfer | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiffy+1541 | 3,70 | 2,54 | 9,84 | 2,20 | 5,30 | 1,14 | 1,26 | 1,25 | 4,20 | only 6x PRG LOAD if files not saved using Jiffy |
| FC3+1541 | ? | 5,40 | 9,34 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | |
| FC3+Jiffy+1541 | ? | 2,60 | 10,40 | 2,20 | 5,31 | 1,14 | 1,26 | 1,25 | 4,20 | |
| AR7.5+1541 | ? | 7,00 | 15,30 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,30 | 1,30 | 1,00 | |
| AR7.5+Jiffy+1541 | ? | 7,60 | X | 2,40 | 2,37 | 1,14 | 1,36 | 1,30 | 4,20 | |
| 1581 | 2,30 | 2,15 | 1,31 | 2,40 | 1,34 | 14,00 | 11,20 | 10,00 | 1,13 | |
| Jiffy+1581 | 2,30 | 6,37 | 19,54 | 8,11 | 11,18 | 14,22 | 11,20 | 10,00 | 6,55 | |
| AR7.5+1581 | ? | 11,00 | 16,00 | 2,40 | 1,34 | 14,00 | 11,20 | 10,00 | 1,13 | |
| AT7.5+Jiffy+1581 | ? | 11,30 | 16,70 | 7,89 | 11,34 | 14,22 | 11,40 | 10,00 | 6,55 | |
| C128D Blech+int. 1571 | 0,98 | 1,12 | 0,99 | 1,13 | 0,98 | 1,21 | 0,49 | 0,50 | 1,00 | |
| Jiffy+1571 | 3,40 | 2,77 | 14,43 | 2,35 | 6,18 | 1,23 | 1,49 | 1,49 | 4,00 | |
| FC3+1571 | ? | 5,33 | 9,34 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | |
| FC3+Jiffy+1571 | ? | 2,80 | 10,24 | 2,35 | 6,23 | 1,23 | 1,49 | 1,49 | 4,00 | |
| AR7.5+1571 | ? | 7,00 | 15,50 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,08 | 1,30 | 1,30 | 1,00 | |
| AR7.5+Jiffy+1571 | ? | 7,65 | 15,49 | 2,30 | 6,91 | 1,34 | 1,35 | 1,37 | 4,00 | |
| 128D/C64 mode+int.1571+RR | ? | 0,98 | 10,50 | 0,99 | 0,96 | 1,05 | 0,57 | 0,58 | 0,98 | |
| 128D/C64 mode+int.1571+IDE64 | 1,00 | 0,98 | 2,53 | 0,96 | 0,97 | 1,05 | 0,57 | 0,58 | 0,98 | ICE64 3.1 IDEDOS 20071202 (0.90 patch 37) |
| SX 64 + Professional DOS+1541 | 3,43 | 13,05 | 23,09 | 4,73 | 4,29 | 3,83 | 5,74 | 3,15 | 3,58 | |
| Magic Formel 2.0 + 1541 | 2,31? | 14,89 | 16,28 | 5,70 | 5,51 | 1,02 | 4,02 | 3,85 | 0,98 | |
| KCS Power Cartr. C64C+1541-II | ? | 0,99 | 3,55 | 0,99 | 1,01 | 1,01 | 1,04 | 1,04 | 1,00 | |
| Action Power Cartr. 8.1DE | ? | 6,49 | 13,66 | 0,94 | 0,99 | 0,97 | 0,58 | 0,59 | 1,00 | |
| Action Replay 4.2 Professional | ? | 8,56 | 18,14 | 1,22 | 1,16 | 1,27 | 1,54 | 1,52 | 1,19 | |
| Jiffy+Jiffy 1581 | 0,77 | 5,07 | 14,77 | 6,19 | 9,38 | 6,74 | 5,64 | 5,15 | 6,37 | |
| CBM+Jiffy 1581 | 0,77 | 1,96 | 1,26 | 2,18 | 1,29 | 6,74 | 5,64 | 5,11 | 1,11 | No Jiffy on C64 side |
| FSD+Jiffy 1581 | 0,77 | 3,69 | 14,43 | 4,22 | 5,03 | 6,82 | 5,64 | 5,11 | 4,24 | |
| Beast System+CBM 1541 | 1,11 | 1,00 | 11,04 | 0,99 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,04 | 1,03 | 1,00 | |
| EXOS V3+CBM 1541 | 1,09 | 1,00 | 11,04 | 0,99 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,04 | 1,04 | 1,00 | |
| 128D/C64 mode+internal 1571+EXOS V3 | 1.08 | 0.98 | 10.85 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.99 | |
| System | Format | PRG SAVE | PRG LOAD | SEQ write | SEQ read | REL create | Validate | Scratch | Data transfer | Comment |
| AR6+CBM 1541 | ? | 8,51 | 17,89 | 1,22 | 1,16 | 1,27 | 1,54 | 1,52 | 1,19 | |
| Jiffy+CBM 1541 | 1,11 | 0,93 | 1,00 | 0,93 | 1,00 | 1,01 | 1,04 | 1,03 | 0,99 | No Jiffy on 1541 side |
| FC3+CBM 1541 | ? | 5,71 | 9,07 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,04 | 1,04 | 1,00 | |
| AR6+Jiffy 1581 | ? | 8,78 | 15,12 | 2,61 | 1,54 | 8,14 | 6,80 | 6,16 | 1,33 | |
| FSD+AR6+Jiffy 1581 | 0,78 | 8,95 | 15,49 | 4,94 | 6,03 | 8,08 | 6,80 | 6,16 | 5,07 | |
| Jiffy+AR6+Jiffy 1581 | ? | 8,95 | 15,49 | 7,29 | 11,34 | 8,14 | 6,80 | 6,16 | 7,66 | |
| CBM+Jiffy 1541 | 3,55 | 1,43 | 1,18 | 1,34 | 1,23 | 1,11 | 1,23 | 1,22 | 1,21 | No Jiffy on C64 side |
| Jiffy+Jiffy 1541 | 3,55 | 2,49 | 9,62 | 2,12 | 5,21 | 1,11 | 1,23 | 1,22 | 4,14 | |
| Jiffy+AR6+Jiffy 1541 | ? | 8,84 | 18,14 | 2,78 | 2,74 | 1,33 | 1,59 | 1,58 | 4,97 | |
| Dolphin 2+Dolphin 2 1541 | 3,86 | 14,89 | 25,92 | 6,10 | 9,05 | 2,70 | 6,76 | 5,52 | 10,29 | |
| Dolphin 2+AR6+Dolphin 2 1541 | ? | 7,21 | 18,14 | 6,52 | 11,18 | 1,70 | 4,49 | 3,79 | 12,20 | |
| 64'erV4+64'erV3 1541 | 3,34 | 1,33 | 6,68 | 1,37 | 2,34 | 1,13 | 1,08 | 1,08 | 3,87 | |
| 64'erV4+AR6+64'erV3 1541 | ? | 7,21 | 18,14 | 1,70 | 3,25 | 1,37 | 1,56 | 1,54 | 4,62 | |
| SpeedDos+SpeedDos 1541 | 3,17 | 1,34 | 8,82 | 1,39 | 3,04 | 1,11 | 1,02 | 1,02 | 4,42 | |
| SpeedDos+AR6+SpeedDos 1541 | ? | 8,51 | 18,41 | 1,67 | 3,49 | 0,95 | 1,37 | 1,33 | 5,26 | |
| CBM+sd2iec0.5 | 2,28 | 1,55 | 2,56 | 1,63 | - | |||||
| Turboload+sd2iec0.5 | 2,26 | 12,83 | 2,56 | 1,63 | - | |||||
| Jiffy+sd2iec0.5 | 7,29 | 21,53 | 10,00 | 12,26 | - | |||||
| SJLOAD+sd2iec0.5 | - | 25,00 | - | - | - | |||||
| C64+OC118 | 3,18 | 1,00 | 1,01 | 1,01 | 1,00 | 1,10 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 0,99 | |
| C64+OC118+Jiffy | 3,43 | 2,50 | 9,77 | 2,13 | 5,17 | 1,11 | 1,23 | 1,22 | 4,11 | |
| Basic Jiffydos Fastload+FD-2000 | 20,45 | 13,96 | 6,24 | 9,16 | 6,86 | 4,71 | 4,57 | 7,83 | ||
| C64+IDE64 V3.4+SCPU support | 456,67 | 635,00 | 61,43 | 76,00 | 590,00 | 0,00 | 230,00 | 40,00 | ||
| 128D/C64 mode+int.1571+AR5 '88 | ? | 8,62 | 17,89 | 1,22 | 1,16 | 1,27 | 1,53 | 1,52 | 1,18 | |
| CMD HD/1541 Partition | 745 | 37,03 | 52,92 | 17,20 | 19,49 | 22,69 | 14,04 | 19,71 | 16,36 | |
| C64+NeoRAM Ramdrive 0.3 | 372,5 | 18,77 | 18,68 | 2,54 | 1,63 | 393,33 | 660,00 | 345,00 | 8,89 | |
| Jiffy+FD2000 | 745 | 5,32 | 15,12 | 6,37 | 8,94 | 8,68 | 6,11 | 5,61 | 7,83 | |
| Ramlink | 186,25 | 47,24 | 105,83 | 16,86 | 16,17 | 51,30 | 17,84 | 20,29 | 11,61 | |
| FD2000+original system | 745 | 1,97 | 1,45 | 2,20 | 1,53 | 8,68 | 6,11 | 5,61 | 1,32 | |
| S-Jiffydos C64 + S-Jiffydos OC-168 | 3.37 | 5.11 | 14.77 | 2.11 | 5.14 | 1.11 | 7.5 | 7.67 | 4.07 | |
| C64+1541+RR+Speeddos 40 Tracks | 2,51 | 1,32 | 8,41 | 1,36 | 3,04 | 24,08? | 1,54 | 1,47 | 4,39 | |
Mafiosino's Loader  | 19,00 | software speeder, measured manually | ||||||||
| Most Access II | 12,00 | software speeder, measured manually | ||||||||
| System | Format | PRG SAVE | PRG LOAD | SEQ write | SEQ read | REL create | Validate | Scratch | Data transfer | Comment |
[edit] Notes
- Cartridges typically do not speed up SEQ write/read (important for multiload games) but often feature quite fast LOAD routines.
- Cartridges that use DMA (from own RAM or a parallel floppy cable) are very fast typically.
- Alternative Kernals such as Jiffy or Dolphin speed up all operations.
- Some cartridges and kernal replacements can be combined.
- Most 1541 alternatives (1581, MMC2IEC, ...) are faster than the 1541 even with original routines.
