The Be FAQs

The Be FAQs
Developing for BeOS

How fast can BMessages be sent between applications?

Developing for BeOS:
BeOS Internals

FAQ Number:
FAQ-0183

Last Modified:
2/3/98

Keywords:
BeOS, Developing, Internals, program, performance, BMessage, message, port

There isn't a simple answer, as there are many ways to send messages. For example, you can send messages synchronously or asynchronously. As a rough benchmark, on the dual 66MHz BeBox you can send about 2,000 messages/replies per second. Of course, this will vary with the time you need to spend actually processing the message(s), but raw sends/receives are fast.

You can send about 10,000 32-byte messages/sec on a dual 66Mhz Bebox using the underlying port mechanism.

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