close all clear clc A=[eps eps -1;eps -eps eps;-1 eps eps]; b=[-1;0;1]; x1=inv(A)*b; x1_1=A\b; A2=randn(100); b2=randn(100,1); tic; for i=1:1:100 x2=inv(A2)*b2; end AverageTime1=toc/100; tic; for i=1:1:100 x2_1=A\b; end AverageTime2=toc/100; AverageTime1/AverageTime2