Table 2.

Selection of random number generators, the underlying generation methods and randomness production rate in MB/s.

Random number generator	Randomness production rate [MB/s]	Method
Meiser et al.	0.3	DNA synthesis
Gaviria Rojas et al.14	Not available	Solution-processed carbon nanotubes
Lee et al.15	0.025	Crystallization robot analyzing chemical processes
Reidler et al.49	1560	Chaotic semiconductor laser
HotBits46	0.0001	Timing successive pairs of radioactive decays
Random.org45	0.0015	Entropy from atmospheric noise
Lavarand6	0.02	Patterns photographed off floating material in lava lamps
Intel digital random number generator8	800	Processor resident entropy source to seed hardware-implemented entropy from atmospheric noise
Mersenne Twister7	15,000	Pseudo-random number generator: algorithm using polynomial algebra