ExcelTrader» performance http://exceltrader.net Excel Based Stock and Futures Trading tools. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:01:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Excel still slow with SP2, despite claims of improved charting. http://exceltrader.net/282/excel-still-slow-with-sp2-despite-claims-of-improved-charting/ http://exceltrader.net/282/excel-still-slow-with-sp2-despite-claims-of-improved-charting/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 12:05:26 +0000 ExcelTrader http://www.exceltrader.net/?p=282 I have high hopes for performance improvements each time MSFT releases an new version or service pack.  This time the claim with Office 2007 service pack 2 that had me curious was:

“Improves the charting mechanism in Excel 2007. This includes better parity with Office 2003, improved robustness, and targeted performance improvement”

Benchmark.xls is a file I created to keep track of Excel’s performance in various O/S and versions. Benchmark.xls makes heavy use of Excel’s charting capabilities and manipulates data in a way typical for handling live market data/trading.

With SP2, Excel still took roughly two and a half hours to complete what takes Office 2003 five minutes.

Office 2003       : Backtest results: 00:04:56
Office 2007 SP1: Backtest results: 02:29:48
Office 2007 SP2: Backtest results: 02:35:38

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See Benchmark.xls for more detailed results or to download benchmark.xls.

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