Advantages of Ultimate Thread group over normal thread group in jmeter

Question

Why do we use Ultimate thread group and what are its advantages over the normal one

Answer 1

Advantages are clearly described here:

• http://jmeter-plugins.org/wiki/UltimateThreadGroup/

To recap:

• infinite number of schedule records

• separate ramp-up time, shutdown time, flight time for each shedule record

• trustworthy load preview graph