Execution Times on dual-boot machines using Compilers under Linux and NT. GNU C (gcc), Pentium GNU C (pgcc), Microsoft Visual C (VC), and Metrowerks Code Warrior (CW) compilers are compared. Times are from freshly-booted systems.
| Red Hat Linux 5.2 | Windows | NT 4 (Service Pack 3) | - | - |
| gcc | pgcc | Fastest VC | Fastest CW | - |
| PC 1 (PII/233) | 24.39s | 23.43s | 31.04s (VC 4) | 23.33s (CW 4) |
| PC 2 (PII/400) | 15.43s | 13.73s | 20.95s (VC 6) | 14.00s (CW 4) |