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SysTools OLM Converter Performance Comparison

SysTools OLM Converter converted a 15 GB OLM file to PDF in 1 hour 23 minutes and wrote 123,596 files. Previous version needed 5 hours 10 minutes to write 24,497 files.

Across 6 formats that finished on both versions, SysTools OLM Converter writes a median of 7.4 times more files per minute. Previous version crashed on PST and had not finished CSV after 6 days.

Median speed gain

0x10x20x30x
7.4x
Median speed gain across 6 formats

Total files for 6 formats

Previous version221,696 files
18 hr 40 min in total
SysTools OLM Converter641,383 files
5 hr 47 min 57 sec in total
2.9x more files

Quick numbers

18.8xBiggest gain, OLM to PDF
31 min 25 secQuickest large export, OLM to HTML
131,397Files written in most formats

Watch OLM Converter Pull Ahead of Previous Version

Select an export format and press Replay. Both lanes cover the same time, and previous version shows what it writes at its average speed.

Previous version
SysTools OLM Converter

Previous version wrote 24,497 files in 5 hr 10 min. SysTools OLM Converter wrote 123,596 files in 1 hr 23 min.

18.8x
more files per minute

Test Setup for the OLM Converter Comparison

Results cover time, output size and files written for 13 export formats from one OLM source of 15 GB. ICS tests use a separate 4 GB OLM file.

131,397
Files in the largest exports
15 GB
OLM source size
13
Export formats
6
Formats finished on both versions

Previous version has results for 8 of the 13 formats. Six finished, PST crashed and CSV had not finished after 6 days.

OLM Converter Speed Comparison by Export Format

Previous version wrote far fewer files than SysTools OLM Converter in most formats, so Speed Gain compares files written per minute. PDF leads at 18.8 times and HTML follows at 18.4 times, while VCF trails at 2.0 times.

Previous versionSysTools OLM ConverterBar length shows files written per minute.
PDF
OLM to PDF95% less time per file
18.8x
Previous79 files per minute
New1,489 files per minute
Previous version wrote 24,497 files in 5 hr 10 min
New version wrote 123,596 files in 1 hr 23 min
HTML
OLM to HTML95% less time per file
18.4x
Previous227 files per minute
New4,182 files per minute
Previous version wrote 24,497 files in 1 hr 48 min
New version wrote 131,397 files in 31 min 25 sec
MSG
OLM to MSG88% less time per file
8.0x
Previous188 files per minute
New1,510 files per minute
Previous version wrote 24,497 files in 2 hr 10 min
New version wrote 131,397 files in 1 hr 27 min
MBOX
OLM to MBOX85% less time per file
6.8x
Previous257 files per minute
New1,741 files per minute
Previous version wrote 123,708 files in 8 hr 2 min
New version wrote 123,596 files in 1 hr 11 min
EML
OLM to EML73% less time per file
3.7x
Previous835 files per minute
New3,116 files per minute
Previous version wrote 16,696 files in 20 min
New version wrote 123,596 files in 39 min 40 sec
VCF
OLM to VCF49% less time per file
2.0x
Previous111 files per minute
New218 files per minute
Previous version wrote 7,801 files in 1 hr 10 min
New version wrote 7,801 files in 35 min 52 sec
PST
OLM to PSTNo previous result
No result
New1 hr 47 min
Previous version crashed after 19,980 files
CSV
OLM to CSVNo previous result
No result
New2 hr 55 min
Previous version had not finished after 6 days
EMLX
OLM to EMLXNo previous result
No result
New32 min 5 sec
Previous version has no result recorded
JSON
OLM to JSONNo previous result
No result
New27 min 17 sec
Previous version has no result recorded
MHT
OLM to MHTNo previous result
No result
New31 min 34 sec
Previous version has no result recorded
TXT
OLM to TXTNo previous result
No result
New33 min 20 sec
Previous version has no result recorded
ICS
OLM to ICSNo previous result
No result
New9 min 48 sec
Previous version has no result recorded

Speed Gain by Export Format

Files Written per Minute by Export Format

Previous versionSysTools OLM Converter
Export FormatNew VersionPrevious VersionSpeed Gain
OLM to PST1 hr 47 minCrashed after 19,980 filesNo result
OLM to MSG1 hr 27 min2 hr 10 min8.0x
OLM to PDF1 hr 23 min5 hr 10 min18.8x
OLM to MBOX1 hr 11 min8 hr 2 min6.8x
OLM to EML39 min 40 sec20 min3.7x
OLM to HTML31 min 25 sec1 hr 48 min18.4x
OLM to CSV2 hr 55 minNot finished after 6 daysNo result
OLM to VCF35 min 52 sec1 hr 10 min2.0x
OLM to EMLX32 min 5 secNot recordedNo result
OLM to JSON27 min 17 secNot recordedNo result
OLM to MHT31 min 34 secNot recordedNo result
OLM to TXT33 min 20 secNot recordedNo result
OLM to ICS9 min 48 secNot recordedNo result

Previous version wrote 24,497 files in MSG, PDF and HTML and 16,696 files in EML. SysTools OLM Converter wrote between 123,596 and 131,397 files in those four formats.

EML takes 39 minutes 40 seconds on SysTools OLM Converter against 20 minutes on previous version, and SysTools OLM Converter writes 123,596 files against 16,696.

Previous version crashed on PST after 19,980 files, and CSV had not finished after 6 days with 18,189 files. SysTools OLM Converter finished PST in 1 hour 47 minutes and CSV in 2 hours 55 minutes.

EMLX, ICS, JSON, MHT and TXT have no previous result to compare.

Speed Gain is the files per minute of SysTools OLM Converter divided by the files per minute of previous version.

Output Size and Files Converted by Format

SysTools OLM Converter wrote between 16.4 GB and 24.1 GB in 10 formats and 39.7 GB in MHT, from a 15 GB OLM file.

Output Size by Export Format

SysTools OLM ConverterSource 15 GB

VCF (22.1 MB) and ICS (24 KB) outputs are too small to draw. Previous version wrote fewer files in 4 of the 6 finished formats, so its output sizes appear in the table below and not in the chart.

Export FormatFiles Out, NewFiles Out, PreviousOutput Size, NewOutput Size, Previous
OLM to PST131,39719,980 (before crash)21.8 GB9.4 GB (before crash)
OLM to MSG131,39724,49721.8 GB3.52 GB
OLM to PDF123,59624,49722.5 GB4.97 GB
OLM to MBOX123,596123,70822.7 GB17.2 GB
OLM to EML123,59616,69624.1 GB3.60 GB
OLM to HTML131,39724,49717.5 GB2.74 GB
OLM to CSV131,39718,189 (when checked)17 GB4.97 GB (when checked)
OLM to VCF7,8017,80122.1 MB4.72 MB
OLM to EMLX123,596Not recorded24 GBNot recorded
OLM to JSON131,397Not recorded16.4 GBNot recorded
OLM to MHT131,397Not recorded39.7 GBNot recorded
OLM to TXT131,397Not recorded16.5 GBNot recorded
OLM to ICS3Not recorded24 KBNot recorded

Previous version wrote between 2.74 GB and 4.97 GB in HTML, MSG, PDF, EML and CSV, and 17.2 GB in MBOX.

MBOX and VCF are the two formats where both versions wrote nearly the same count, at 123,596 against 123,708 files for MBOX and 7,801 files in both for VCF.

Source is a 15 GB OLM file in every test except ICS, which uses a 4 GB file. Not recorded means the test log has no value for that cell, and when checked means the test was still going.

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