Measuring performance quantitatively?

[dsmason807]

I see all these posts for different ROMs and everyone talks about page pools and snappiness, etc...but is there any kind of actual measurement of performance increases in a custom ROM? I know it's not like it's overclocked, it's just a more efficient use of resources, so...maybe app load times, or TF3D lag (or lack thereof) after X minutes of active usage, or...?

See, I'm a productivity junkie. So when it comes to custom ROMs, I don't especially care about removing bloatware (which I can ignore), or having preloaded apps (which I can install manually), or a particular look and feel (which I just don't care about) -- but a performance increase is very enticing, and seems like it isn't something I could get without flashing.

My issue is that every ROM seems to come out a little buggy, at least more so than stock, but I suppose even that is debatable. Don't get me wrong, hats off to the developers for all they manage to do on these platforms. But regardless, there is obviously some risk involved.

So before I risk bugginess or worse by flashing my shiny new phone, for which I walked 18 miles barefoot in the snow uphill both ways, I'd kind of like to see more evidence of performance improvements besides "it feels snappier", etc.

Is this a realistic thing to hope for?

Or should I just suck it up and start playing with some ROMs?