regex.c RegexTest.java MHz Solaris sparc 13.12u 0.01s 0:13.17 99.6% 5569 ms 1503 Solaris x86 6.28u 0.00s 0:06.29 99.8% 2571 ms 2813 Linux i686 0.704u 0.004s 0:00.70 100.0% 5587 ms 2079.593 Summary: - Java Regex on Solaris is ~ 2.5x faster than the native Impl. - Java Regex on Linux is ~ 8x slower than the native Impl. - performance is more or less directly related to System CPU Freq. - Linux native regex Impl. is ~ 12.5x faster than Solaris native regex impl. (correlated to CPU freq., no big difference whether compared with x86 or sparc) Solaris nativ regex impl. sucks! Solaris driven maschines are one of the worst choice to use e.g. for regex driven mail filters!