Integral of sin(x) from 0 to 99*pi (correct value is 2). Result from ODE solver in 4.787016153335571 seconds: 2.000007958754979 Result from adaptive integrator in 0.28528714179992676 seconds: 1.999999999961252 That is (at least in this case), the adaptive integrator is 17 times faster than the ODE solver!