Application Speed - UI configuration

[KristanStewart]

I'm doing some speed testing on our build and build script.

Currently i'm trying to get some baseline information on the current speed of the script with small configuration changes. I'm also trying to get a benchmark for any affect VisualBuild itself might impose on the script execution depending on it's configuration.

Couple of questions:
I've noticed if i have the build output window visable the build machine can 'bog' down when displaying a lot of info to the output window in a short amount of time, is this likely to affect the execution speed of the script itself?

Is the script likely to respond faster/slower if:
- The build output window is displayed/sized to nothing
- The application is minimized
- The commandline exe is used instead of the GUI exe

I'm trying to come up with a 'standard' execution config for the build speed tests to give any speed tests on changes a fair start against the old script.

Ideally I'd like to run the script using the GUI exe to save time and ease debugging/working with the script (eg continuing from failures).