2010 run = 2000 steps (a 100,000 digits) 2012 run = 4770 steps (a 100,000 digits) 2013 run = 11000 steps (a 100,000 digits) 2017 run = 11000 steps (a 100,000 digits) 2017 matches to 2010 until step 1016 2017 matches to 2012 until step 4770 2017 matches to 2013 until yet 2010-run slowdown factor : 197.5 sec / step 0.001975 sec / digit 2012-run slowdown factor : 8.2166666666667 sec / step 8.2166666666667E-5 sec / digit 2013-run slowdown factor : 3.1125 sec / step 3.1125E-5 sec / digit 2017-run slowdown factor : 1.227621483376 sec / step 1.227621483376E-5 sec / digit