All benchmarks were performed using hyperfine with 5 runs per tool after a warm-up run. mkbrr consistently outperforms other torrent creation tools across various hardware configurations. The benchmarks show that mkbrr is not only faster but also maintains better consistency, especially on mechanical drives where other tools struggle with variance.
Hetzner AX102 2.86s for 15 GiB
Leaseweb SSD 7.24s for 21 GiB
Hetzner HDD 41.02s for 14 GiB
Apple Silicon 9.71s for 30 GiB
Detailed Results Hetzner AX102
Leaseweb SSD
Hetzner HDD
Apple Silicon
Hardware Hetzner Dedicated Server
Test Results 15 GiB 1080p season pack
2.86s mkbrr maintains good consistency across all platforms, with variance ranging from 0.25% to 2.4%. It particularly excels on storage-heavy workloads, where other tools can show up to 39% variance.
Hetzner AX102 All tools showed good consistency on high-end hardware:
1.62% variance
Hetzner HDD Other tools showed significant fluctuations on HDD:
2.4% variance
Leaseweb SSD All tools performed consistently on SSD:
0.25% variance Detailed Benchmark Data
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Leaseweb Server (21 GiB 1080p season pack) hyperfine --warmup 1 --runs 5 \ --setup 'sudo sync && sudo sh -c "echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches"' \ --prepare 'sudo sync && sudo sh -c "echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches" && rm -f /home/user/Show.S01.DL.1080p.WEB.H264-GROUP.torrent' \ 'mkbrr create /home/user/torrents/qbittorrent/Show.S01.DL.1080p.WEB.H264-GROUP' \ 'mktorrent /home/user/torrents/qbittorrent/Show.S01.DL.1080p.WEB.H264-GROUP' \ 'torrenttools create --threads 8 ~/torrents/qbittorrent/Show.S01.DL.1080p.WEB.H264-GROUP' \ 'torf --threads 8 /home/user/torrents/qbittorrent/Show.S01.DL.1080p.WEB.H264-GROUP'
# Benchmark 1: mkbrr create ... # Time (mean ± σ): 7.244 s ± 0.018 s [User: 31.245 s, System: 7.554 s] # Range (min … max): 7.225 s … 7.270 s 5 runs # # Benchmark 2: mktorrent ... # Time (mean ± σ): 45.407 s ± 0.163 s [User: 36.495 s, System: 4.983 s] # Range (min … max): 45.135 s … 45.539 s 5 runs # # Benchmark 3: torrenttools create ... # Time (mean ± σ): 9.074 s ± 0.093 s [User: 29.248 s, System: 5.228 s] # Range (min … max): 8.908 s … 9.122 s 5 runs # # Benchmark 4: torf --threads 8 ... # Time (mean ± σ): 8.854 s ± 0.077 s [User: 25.829 s, System: 5.136 s] # Range (min … max): 8.771 s … 8.937 s 5 runs # # Summary # 'mkbrr create ...' ran # 1.22 ± 0.01 times faster than 'torf --threads 8 ...' # 1.25 ± 0.01 times faster than 'torrenttools create ...' # 6.27 ± 0.03 times faster than 'mktorrent ...' Hetzner Server (14 GiB 1080p season pack) hyperfine --warmup 1 --runs 5 \ --setup 'sudo sync && sudo sh -c "echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches"' \ --prepare 'sudo sync && sudo sh -c "echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches" && rm -f /home/user/mkbrr/Show.S01.1080p.SRC.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-GRP.torrent' \ 'mkbrr create ~/torrents/qbittorrent/tv/Show.S01.1080p.SRC.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-GRP' \ 'mktorrent ~/torrents/qbittorrent/tv/Show.S01.1080p.SRC.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-GRP' \ 'torrenttools create --threads 12 ~/torrents/qbittorrent/tv/Show.S01.1080p.SRC.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-GRP' \ 'torf --threads 12 ~/torrents/qbittorrent/tv/Show.S01.1080p.SRC.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-GRP'
# Benchmark 1: mkbrr create ... # Time (mean ± σ): 41.022 s ± 0.979 s [User: 13.691 s, System: 6.747 s] # Range (min … max): 39.938 s … 42.467 s 5 runs # # Benchmark 2: mktorrent ... # Time (mean ± σ): 68.168 s ± 26.654 s [User: 17.934 s, System: 6.543 s] # Range (min … max): 39.268 s … 97.574 s 5 runs # # Benchmark 3: torrenttools create ... # Time (mean ± σ): 47.968 s ± 10.552 s [User: 7.052 s, System: 6.551 s] # Range (min … max): 39.460 s … 66.296 s 5 runs # # Benchmark 4: torf --threads 12 ... # Time (mean ± σ): 58.187 s ± 5.787 s [User: 7.185 s, System: 6.511 s] # Range (min … max): 50.125 s … 65.807 s 5 runs # # Summary # 'mkbrr create ...' ran # 1.17 ± 0.26 times faster than 'torrenttools create ...' # 1.42 ± 0.15 times faster than 'torf --threads 12 ...' # 1.66 ± 0.65 times faster than 'mktorrent ...' Macbook Pro M4 (30 GiB 1080p season pack) hyperfine --warmup 1 --runs 5 \ --prepare 'rm -f Show.S01.1080p.SRC.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-GRP.torrent' \ 'mkbrr create ~/Desktop/Show.S01.1080p.SRC.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-GRP' \ 'mktorrent ~/Desktop/Show.S01.1080p.SRC.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-GRP' \ 'torf --threads 10 ~/Desktop/Show.S01.1080p.SRC.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-GRP'
# Benchmark 1: mkbrr create ... # Time (mean ± σ): 9.708 s ± 0.355 s [User: 10.823 s, System: 4.297 s] # Range (min … max): 9.479 s … 10.323 s 5 runs # # Benchmark 2: mktorrent ... # Time (mean ± σ): 10.897 s ± 0.701 s [User: 11.021 s, System: 3.038 s] # Range (min … max): 9.950 s … 11.620 s 5 runs # # Benchmark 3: torf --threads 10 ... # Time (mean ± σ): 9.779 s ± 0.749 s [User: 10.776 s, System: 5.253 s] # Range (min … max): 9.383 s … 11.112 s 5 runs # # Summary # 'mkbrr create ...' ran # 1.01 ± 0.09 times faster than 'torf --threads 10 ...' # 1.12 ± 0.08 times faster than 'mktorrent ...' Hetzner Ryzen 9 7950X3D (15 GiB season pack) hyperfine --warmup 1 --runs 5 \ 'mkbrr create The.Show.S02.1080p.SRC.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-GRP --workers 64' \ 'mktorrent -l 24 The.Show.S02.1080p.SRC.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-GRP' \ 'torrenttools create --threads 64 The.Show.S02.1080p.SRC.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-GRP' \ 'torf --threads 64 The.Show.S02.1080p.SRC.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-GRP'
# Benchmark 1: mkbrr create ... # Time (mean ± σ): 2.858 s ± 0.050 s [User: 16.465 s, System: 55.272 s] # Range (min … max): 2.817 s … 2.940 s 5 runs # # Benchmark 2: mktorrent ... # Time (mean ± σ): 16.825 s ± 0.273 s [User: 14.784 s, System: 1.669 s] # Range (min … max): 16.491 s … 17.112 s 5 runs # # Benchmark 3: torrenttools create ... # Time (mean ± σ): 3.111 s ± 0.091 s [User: 2.532 s, System: 2.796 s] # Range (min … max): 2.951 s … 3.169 s 5 runs # # Benchmark 4: torf ... # Time (mean ± σ): 3.063 s ± 0.070 s [User: 10.254 s, System: 2.806 s] # Range (min … max): 2.976 s … 3.172 s 5 runs # # Summary # 'mkbrr create ...' ran # 1.07 ± 0.03 times faster than 'torf --threads 64 ...' # 1.09 ± 0.04 times faster than 'torrenttools create ...' # 5.89 ± 0.14 times faster than 'mktorrent ...' 
