Benchmarking

All tests are performed with identical hardware configurations:
Function (Cores x Memory)
Domain Controller (Server Core): 1x512mb
SQL Server: 1x6
SCSM WF Server: 2x4
Exchange: 1x4

In this configuration using the PowerShell's Measure-Command, 500 Incidents defining Title, Description, Affected User, and Created User were created in:

v1.2beta (Task Scheduler)

Minutes: 4
Seconds: 39
Milliseconds: 16
TotalMinutes: 4.65027791
TotalSeconds: 279.0166746
TotalMilliseconds: 279016.6746

v3.0.0-Beta1 (SCSM Workflow Engine)

Minutes: 4
Seconds: 24
Milliseconds: 788
TotalMinutes: 4.413142233
TotalSeconds: 264.788534
TotalMilliseconds: 264788.534

v4.0.0 (SCSM Workflow Engine)

Minutes: 3
Seconds: 57
Milliseconds: 866
TotalMinutes: 3.964435
TotalSeconds: 237.8661144
TotalMilliseconds: 237866.1144