Introduction

A new, multi-threaded version of the GC-MS and LC-MS data processing software, metAlign, has been developed which is able to utilize multiple cores on one PC. This new version was tested using three different multi-core PCs with different operating systems. The performance of noise reduction, baseline correction and peak-picking was 8-19 fold faster compared to the previous version on a single core machine from 2008. The alignment was 5-10 fold faster. Factors influencing the performance enhancement are discussed. Our observations show that performance scales with the increase in processor core numbers we currently see in consumer PC hardware development.

Publications

  1. MetAlign 3.0: performance enhancement by efficient use of advances in computer hardware.
    Cite this
    Lommen A, Kools HJ, 2012-08-01 - Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society

Credits

  1. Arjen Lommen
    Developer

    RIKILT-Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen UR

  2. Harrie J Kools
    Investigator

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Summary
AccessionBT003332
Tool TypeApplication
Category
PlatformsWindows
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User InterfaceTerminal Command Line
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Submitted ByHarrie J Kools