An open-source auditing tool to measure workstation efficiency for the MetaSpace Rendering Engine.
"Traditional rendering bottlenecks the CPU. MetaSpace unleashes the I/O."
We tested this tool on a standard consumer laptop (Mid-range i5 CPU, SATA SSD) with active background processes.
The Result: Even under heavy load and storage constraints, we achieved a 1.5x efficiency boost compared to traditional rendering. On high-end NVMe systems, this speedup scales linearly to 50x-80x.
(Click the image above to watch the uncensored validation run on YouTube)
The MetaSpace Validator is not a video editor; it is a hardware profiler. Its purpose is to answer a single critical question:
"How much faster would my workflow be if I switched from CPU-based rendering to MetaSpace's Stream-Copy technology?"
Traditional NLEs (Non-Linear Editors) rely heavily on the CPU/GPU to decode and re-encode every pixel. This creates a "Memory Wall," causing crashes and slow exports on 8K projects. MetaSpace bypasses this by optimizing Storage I/O throughput.
- Workflow Selector: Simulate workloads from Hollywood Master (8K RAW) down to Social Proxy (1080p).
- Hybrid Simulation: Measures both pure throughput (Highway) and processing complexity (Bridge).
- Real-time Speedup Factor: Calculates exactly how many times faster MetaSpace is compared to your CPU baseline.
- Time Saved Calculator: Estimates production hours saved on a 1-hour project.
The Validator performs a three-stage audit:
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CPU Stress Test (Baseline): It simulates a heavy cryptographic hashing workload (SHA-512) to mimic the mathematical strain of encoding pixels (H.265/ProRes). This establishes your "Traditional Speed."
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Storage I/O Test (Highway): It generates and reads a temporary payload to measure the raw sustained throughput of your SSD/NVMe drive.
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Hybrid Efficiency Calculation:
Speedup Factor = MetaSpace Throughput / CPU Compute Speed
Example: On a Gen5 Workstation, the CPU might render at 400 MB/s, while the NVMe reads at 28,000 MB/s. The result is a 70x Speedup.
You don't need to install MetaSpace to run this audit. The tool is written in pure Python.
- Python 3.8 or higher
matplotliblibrary (for real-time graphing)
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Clone the repository:
git clone [https://github.com/LemonScripter/metaspace-benchmark.git](https://github.com/LemonScripter/metaspace-benchmark.git) cd hardware-validator -
Install dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
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Run the Auditor:
python validator.py
| Speedup Factor | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| 1.0x - 2.0x | Efficiency Boost: Typical for laptops. You gain stability and save ~30% export time. |
| 2.0x - 5.0x | Productivity Unlock: Typical for SATA SSDs. Cut export times in half. |
| 10x - 20x | High Performance: Typical for Gen4 NVMe. Massive productivity gains. |
| 50x - 80x | Hollywood Class: Typical for Gen5 RAID arrays. Near-instant exports. |
- Official Website: https://metaspace.bio
- Email: admin@metaspace.bio
Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.
Copyright © 2026 MetaSpace Logic Technologies (Citrom Media LTD). All rights reserved. Efficiency is the new Performance.