Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: Using a RAM disk to make CAT tools faster
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: First test: Trados
FWIW, I tested importing TMX to SDLTM and merging SDLTM files using Trados 2019. My first test involved a 200 MB TMX file with 120 000 segments, of which 60 000 were unique. I tested it by having both the TMX and the SDLTM files on the same drive. First the RAM drive, and second a 5200 rpm HDD at about 70% into the disk. Importing this TMX file into SDLTM took 8 minutes on the RAM drive and 9.5 minutes on the HDD. My second test involved another 200 MB TMX file with 120 000 segments and 60 000 unique segments, of which 15 000 segments were different from the first TMX file. Importing this TMX file into the previously imported SDLTM took 9.5 minutes on the RAM drive and 11 minutes on the HDD. As a third test, I converted the two TMX files to two separate SDLTM files and then merged the two SDLTMs in Trados. This merge operation took 12.5 minutes on the RAM drive, 14 minutes on the HDD, and 13 minutes on my C drive (which is an NVMe M.2 SSD). So, for me at least, the RAM drive doesn't make a difference when importing and merging TMs in Trados. The only thing I can say, is: why on earth does it take Trados 12 minutes to merge two 60 000 segment TMs in its own native format???
Topic: Using a RAM disk to make CAT tools faster
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: First test: Trados
FWIW, I tested importing TMX to SDLTM and merging SDLTM files using Trados 2019. My first test involved a 200 MB TMX file with 120 000 segments, of which 60 000 were unique. I tested it by having both the TMX and the SDLTM files on the same drive. First the RAM drive, and second a 5200 rpm HDD at about 70% into the disk. Importing this TMX file into SDLTM took 8 minutes on the RAM drive and 9.5 minutes on the HDD. My second test involved another 200 MB TMX file with 120 000 segments and 60 000 unique segments, of which 15 000 segments were different from the first TMX file. Importing this TMX file into the previously imported SDLTM took 9.5 minutes on the RAM drive and 11 minutes on the HDD. As a third test, I converted the two TMX files to two separate SDLTM files and then merged the two SDLTMs in Trados. This merge operation took 12.5 minutes on the RAM drive, 14 minutes on the HDD, and 13 minutes on my C drive (which is an NVMe M.2 SSD). So, for me at least, the RAM drive doesn't make a difference when importing and merging TMs in Trados. The only thing I can say, is: why on earth does it take Trados 12 minutes to merge two 60 000 segment TMs in its own native format???