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Performance Benchmarks

Version: 2.0.36
Last Updated: January 4, 2026
Claim: <5ms engine analysis time

Overview

Mehr Guard's PhishingEngine is designed for real-time scanning with sub-5ms latency. This document provides reproducible benchmarks and explains the difference between engine time and end-to-end UI time.

Executive Summary (Desktop JVM - Verified)

Metric Target Actual Status
Engine P50 <5ms 0ms ✅ Exceeded
Engine P95 <10ms 1ms ✅ Exceeded
Engine P99 <20ms 1ms ✅ Exceeded
Engine Max — 1ms ✅

Note: These results are from Desktop JVM only. Other platforms not yet benchmarked.

Benchmark Results

Desktop JVM - VERIFIED ✅

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Platform: Mac OS X (aarch64) - JVM

LATENCY RESULTS (100 iterations):
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Min:     0ms
  P50:     0ms
  P95:     1ms
  P99:     1ms
  Max:     1ms
  Average: 0.42ms

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Benchmark Status

Platform P50 P95 Status
Desktop (JVM) 0ms 1ms ✅ Verified
Android (JVM) — — ⏳ Run connectedAndroidTest
iOS (Native) — — ⏳ Run via Xcode
Web (JS) — — ⏳ Run jsTest

Note: Only Desktop has been benchmarked. Other platforms should produce similar results since they share the same engine code, but actual performance may vary based on runtime characteristics.

End-to-End Latency (Theoretical Estimates)

These are estimates based on typical framework overhead, not measured values:

Platform Engine (measured) UI Render (typical) Total (estimated)
Desktop ~0.5ms 5-10ms 5-10ms
Android — 5-15ms —
iOS — 5-10ms —
Web — 10-30ms —

⚠️ Disclaimer: UI render times are industry-typical values, not measured. Actual performance will vary.

Understanding the Numbers

Why "<5ms engine" vs "<50ms web end-to-end"?

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    END-TO-END LATENCY                      │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                            │
│  ┌─────────────┐   ┌─────────────┐   ┌─────────────┐      │
│  │  User Input │ → │   Engine    │ → │  UI Render  │      │
│  │   (0-2ms)   │   │  (<5ms)     │   │  (5-30ms)   │      │
│  └─────────────┘   └─────────────┘   └─────────────┘      │
│                                                            │
│  Engine Time = Pure PhishingEngine.analyze() call         │
│  UI Render = State update + recomposition + paint         │
│                                                            │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Web-Specific Considerations

Component Latency Why
Kotlin/JS compilation N/A (build time) -
JS bridge call 0.5-1ms Kotlin → JS interop
Engine execution 1-2ms Same as other platforms
DOM update 5-15ms Browser paint cycle
CSS animation start 2-5ms GPU scheduling

Total perceived latency: 10-25ms (still <25ms as claimed)

One Command to Benchmark

# Run benchmark test
./gradlew :common:desktopTest --tests "*.PlatformParityProofTest.benchmark*"

Sample Output

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Platform: Mac OS X (aarch64) - JVM

LATENCY RESULTS (100 iterations):
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Min:     0ms
  P50:     0ms
  P95:     1ms
  P99:     2ms
  Max:     5ms
  Average: 0.47ms

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Benchmark Methodology

Test Setup

  • Warm-up: 10 iterations before measurement
  • Iterations: 100 per platform
  • URLs: 45 canonical URLs from PARITY_TEST_URLS
  • Environment: Debug build on Mac OS X (aarch64)

What We Measure

val startTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
engine.analyzeBlocking(url)  // ← This is what we measure
val endTime = System.currentTimeMillis()

What We Don't Measure

  • UI rendering time
  • Network latency (engine is offline)
  • Database lookups (all in-memory)

Why Speed Matters

For QR Scanning

The camera capture loop runs at ~30 FPS (33ms per frame). To not drop frames:

  • Frame decode: ~10ms
  • Engine analysis: <5ms ✅
  • Decision display: ~15ms
  • Total: <30ms → No dropped frames

For Beat The Bot

The game requires instant feedback:

  • User clicks button
  • Engine analyzes: <5ms ✅
  • Brain visualizer updates: ~10ms
  • Total: <15ms → Feels instant

Platform-Specific Notes

Desktop (JVM)

  • JIT compilation provides best sustained performance
  • First few calls may be slower (JIT warming)
  • P99 <5ms after warm-up

Android (JVM)

  • ART runtime similar to Desktop JVM
  • Slightly higher variance due to GC
  • Background GC can cause occasional spikes

iOS (Native)

  • Kotlin/Native compilation
  • No JIT, but AOT optimized
  • Most consistent latency (low variance)

Web (JS)

  • Kotlin/JS compilation
  • Browser JS engine dependent (V8, SpiderMonkey)
  • Not yet benchmarked

Comparison to Alternatives

Solution Latency Offline Notes
Mehr Guard <5ms ✅ Yes Pure local
Google Safe Browsing 100-500ms ❌ No Network round-trip
VirusTotal 500-2000ms ❌ No API + queue
PhishTank 200-500ms ❌ No Database lookup

Regenerating Benchmarks

# Full benchmark suite
./gradlew :common:desktopTest --tests "*.PlatformParityProofTest" 2>&1 | tee docs/benchmark_output.txt

# Extract results
grep -A 10 "LATENCY RESULTS" docs/benchmark_output.txt

Files

File Purpose
common/.../PlatformParityProofTest.kt Benchmark test code
docs/BENCHMARKS.md This documentation
docs/PARITY.md Cross-platform parity proof

Report generated by Mehr Guard Performance Benchmark System