PyStormTracker Benchmark
This document provides a detailed breakdown of execution time (in seconds) comparing the legacy nested-object architecture (v0.3.3) and the current, Numba JIT-compiled array architecture (v0.4.0).
Methodology
Hardware: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (16 Threads), 48GB WSL Memory Limit.
Datasets: ERA5 Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSL).
2.5x2.5: 144x73 grid, 360 time steps.0.25x0.25: 1440x721 grid, 60 time steps.
Execution: Component timings (Detection, Linking, Export, IO/Overhead) were extracted from the CLI.
Resolution: 2.5x2.5

Version |
Backend |
Workers |
Det (s) |
Link (s) |
Exp (s) |
IO (s) |
Total (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
v0.3.3 |
SERIAL |
1 |
9.57 |
0.98 |
0.00 |
17.97 |
28.53 |
v0.4.0 |
SERIAL |
1 |
1.92 |
0.95 |
0.37 |
0.08 |
9.87 |
v0.3.3 |
DASK |
2 |
13.69 |
1.27 |
0.00 |
9.73 |
24.69 |
v0.4.0 |
DASK |
2 |
5.98 |
0.99 |
0.36 |
1.53 |
17.99 |
v0.3.3 |
DASK |
4 |
9.92 |
1.18 |
0.00 |
7.66 |
18.76 |
v0.4.0 |
DASK |
4 |
7.04 |
0.97 |
0.33 |
1.65 |
16.43 |
v0.3.3 |
DASK |
8 |
12.26 |
1.20 |
0.00 |
9.92 |
23.38 |
v0.4.0 |
DASK |
8 |
8.77 |
0.92 |
0.34 |
1.85 |
20.56 |
v0.3.3 |
MPI |
2 |
5.17 |
0.60 |
0.00 |
5.85 |
11.61 |
v0.4.0 |
MPI |
2 |
1.38 |
0.94 |
0.36 |
0.07 |
8.04 |
v0.3.3 |
MPI |
4 |
3.66 |
0.48 |
0.00 |
8.44 |
12.58 |
v0.4.0 |
MPI |
4 |
1.71 |
1.01 |
0.37 |
0.08 |
12.59 |
v0.3.3 |
MPI |
8 |
1.95 |
0.39 |
0.00 |
8.70 |
11.03 |
v0.4.0 |
MPI |
8 |
1.92 |
1.10 |
0.36 |
0.08 |
11.68 |
Resolution: 0.25x0.25

Version |
Backend |
Workers |
Det (s) |
Link (s) |
Exp (s) |
IO (s) |
Total (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
v0.3.3 |
SERIAL |
1 |
158.94 |
94.92 |
0.00 |
26.78 |
280.65 |
v0.4.0 |
SERIAL |
1 |
3.93 |
17.51 |
1.69 |
0.60 |
32.38 |
v0.3.3 |
DASK |
2 |
95.30 |
118.92 |
0.00 |
22.49 |
236.72 |
v0.4.0 |
DASK |
2 |
8.16 |
16.98 |
1.69 |
2.00 |
37.11 |
v0.3.3 |
DASK |
4 |
50.97 |
117.18 |
0.00 |
20.75 |
188.90 |
v0.4.0 |
DASK |
4 |
8.30 |
17.87 |
1.84 |
2.02 |
38.58 |
v0.3.3 |
DASK |
8 |
39.83 |
117.42 |
0.00 |
19.98 |
177.23 |
v0.4.0 |
DASK |
8 |
11.96 |
17.58 |
1.86 |
2.36 |
44.23 |
v0.3.3 |
MPI |
2 |
85.68 |
56.25 |
0.00 |
13.04 |
154.97 |
v0.4.0 |
MPI |
2 |
2.74 |
17.16 |
1.71 |
0.61 |
29.37 |
v0.3.3 |
MPI |
4 |
51.10 |
35.84 |
0.00 |
3.92 |
90.86 |
v0.4.0 |
MPI |
4 |
2.82 |
17.64 |
1.76 |
0.67 |
32.23 |
v0.3.3 |
MPI |
8 |
34.18 |
28.50 |
0.00 |
4.95 |
67.63 |
v0.4.0 |
MPI |
8 |
3.29 |
18.04 |
1.87 |
0.67 |
32.90 |