At least in the core functions the new ODS48 (Notes/Domino 8 database format) is not remarkably faster than ODS43 (Notes/Domino 6/7 database format).
I made a few tests with new blank databases (one for ODS43 and one for ODS48):
First I created an agent which creates 100000 documents (no fields).
The first test was to run the agent from the Notes 8 Basic Client:
notes:
ods43: 90.914s
ods48: 90.547s
The remaining tests were done using Mozilla Firefox using the Preview function in the Notes 8 Basic Client (ods48nc means ODS48 format with no design and document compression enabled):
http:
create 100k docs:
ods43: Timer: 00108.78906s.
ods48: Timer: 00089.81250s.
ods48nc: Timer: 00086.27002s.
change 100k docs (using documentcollection):
ods43: Timer: 00024.68001s. , Timer: 00024.50000s. , Timer: 00023.56000s.
ods48: Timer: 00025.16000s. , Timer: 00025.02002s. , Timer: 00024.13000s.
ods48nc: Timer: 00024.96997s. , Timer: 00024.80005s. , Timer: 00024.02002s.
change 100k docs (using view and getnextdocument):
ods43: Timer: 00037.73999s. , Timer: 00037.33008s. , Timer: 00037.97998s.
ods48: Timer: 00038.25000s. , Timer: 00037.83997s. , Timer: 00038.50000s.
change 100k docs (using view and getnthdocument):
ods43: Timer: 00038.94995s.
ods48: Timer: 00039.75000s.
read 100k docs:
ods43: Timer: 00005.71997s. , Timer: 00005.69995s. , Timer: 00005.72003s.
ods48: Timer: 00005.71002s. , Timer: 00005.71997s. , Timer: 00005.70001s.
ods48nc: Timer: 00005.72998s. , Timer: 00005.72998s. , Timer: 00005.75000s.