Table 2. Basic assembly metrics (simulated 454 reads).
| CAP3 | MIRA | Newbler | Oases | MA | |
| Number of contigs* | 45'422 | 40'129 | 9'774 | 11'355 | 24'993 |
| Total bases* | 19'147'862 | 22'855'498 | 12'764'265 | 7'937'884 | 18'152'459 |
| Number of contigs (> = 1 kbp) | 606 | 3'683 | 3'938 | 2'138 | 4'337 |
| Total bases (in contigs > = 1 kbp) | 779'806 | 6'626'729 | 9'614'255 | 4'686'216 | 9'935'980 |
| Max contig length | 13'981 | 17'958 | 17'915 | 17'906 | 17'958 |
| Mean contig length | 421 | 569 | 1'305 | 699 | 726 |
| Median contig length | 376 | 427 | 797 | 331 | 330 |
| N50 | 425 | 602 | 2'128 | 1'351 | 1'214 |
| Time taken | 341 min | 859 min | 34 min | 10 min** | N/A |
*
Only contigs >100 bp.
**
Summed time for velveth, velvetg, and Oases.