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Benchmark

Benchmarks your machine on N.I.N.A.'s real image-analysis pipeline.

Download ↗ Score leaderboard ↗ Source code (GitHub) ↗ Documentation ↗

Overview

The Benchmark plugin times the genuine N.I.N.A. / Accord image-analysis primitives that make up the post-capture pipeline (debayer, auto-stretch, noise reduction, edge detection, star detection…) over a set of test frames. Each function is invoked exactly the way N.I.N.A. invokes it, then timed and aggregated into a per-function breakdown plus an overall score (higher is faster). This lets you objectively compare machines (mini-PCs, NUCs, laptops) on the real acquisition workload. The plugin also surfaces a system-information block (CPU, Windows edition, frequency, power plan, GPU, RAM), both on the Plugins tab and as dockable panels on the Imaging view. With a single button inside the plugin, you can share your score: it is published on nina-benchmark-plugin.com, where your rig joins the leaderboard (podium) and is compared in detail against the rest of the community.

Features

Genuine N.I.N.A. primitives

Times the real image-analysis functions (BayerFilter, auto-stretch, Gaussian blur, Canny, thresholding, BlobCounter, StarDetection…), called just like N.I.N.A.'s own pipeline.

Comparable score

Per-function breakdown plus an overall score (100000 / sum of ms) to compare mini-PCs, NUCs and laptops on the real acquisition workload.

System information

CPU, Windows edition, frequency, power plan, GPU and RAM detected automatically.

Dockable on the Imaging view

Available on the Plugins tab and as dockable panels on the Imaging view, all backed by a shared engine.

Run history

Each run is persisted locally (JSON); your best score is tracked across runs.

Share & leaderboard

A button publishes your score to nina-benchmark-plugin.com: your machine joins the podium and is compared in detail against the community.

Shared test set

Downloads a test set once (~190 MB), cached and SHA-256-verified before every run.

Screenshots

Benchmark plugin options page in N.I.N.A. (system info and results)
Benchmark dockable panels on the N.I.N.A. Imaging view
Sharing your score from the Benchmark plugin
Machine leaderboard on nina-benchmark-plugin.com
Podium of the community's best scores

Install

  1. 01

    Open the plugin manager

    In N.I.N.A., go to Options → Plugins, “Available” tab.

  2. 02

    Install Benchmark

    Find “Benchmark” (CaeloWorks) in the list and click Install.

  3. 03

    Restart N.I.N.A.

    Relaunch the app: the plugin shows under Plugins and as dockables on the Imaging view.

  4. 04

    Load the test set

    On first run, in the “Benchmark results” panel, click “Download test set” (~190 MB, cached).

Available straight from N.I.N.A.'s plugin manager (“Available” tab). The DLL can also be downloaded from the GitHub releases for a manual install.

Changelog

  • 0.6.3.0 2026-06-08

    Latest published release (GitHub).