Benchmark: Date Creation - MeasureThat.net

Tests:

Today
new Date();
Zero date
new Date(0);

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 5 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 5 runs

Zero date

13.5M/s

Today

9.8M/s

Fastest: Zero date (1.4x faster)

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✓ Zero date: 13,517,152 ops/sec
• Today: 9,845,628 ops/sec

Results show median performance across all community submissions. Run this benchmark yourself to verify on your device.

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Today
Zero date

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 11 months ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/138.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 138 on Linux

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Zero date

12.8M/s

Today

9.6M/s

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Test name	Executions per second
✓ Zero date	12,803,194 Ops/sec
Today	9,598,058 Ops/sec

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

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Let's dive into the world of JavaScript microbenchmarks on MeasureThat.net.

The provided JSON benchmark definition represents a simple test case that measures the performance of creating Date objects in JavaScript. The script preparation code is empty, which means no additional setup or initialization is required before running the tests.

Now, let's analyze the individual test cases:

1. `new Date();` - This line creates a new Date object with the current date and time.
2. `new Date(0);` - This line creates a new Date object representing January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC (the Unix epoch).

The options being compared are:

* Creating a new Date object with the current date and time (`new Date();`)
* Creating a new Date object with a specific timestamp (January 1, 1970) (`new Date(0);`)

**Pros of each approach:**

* `new Date();` is often used in real-world applications to get the current date and time. This might be a more representative test case for everyday usage.
* `new Date(0);` creates a specific timestamp that can be useful in certain scenarios, such as testing date-related algorithms or handling edge cases.

**Cons of each approach:**

* `new Date();` may not be the most efficient way to create a Date object, especially if the browser is using its internal caching mechanisms. This could lead to inconsistent results.
* `new Date(0);` might be less relevant in modern applications, as it's mainly used for testing or handling specific edge cases.

Now, let's discuss the libraries and special JavaScript features mentioned:

* No libraries are explicitly mentioned in the provided JSON benchmark definition. However, MeasureThat.net often includes additional libraries or frameworks to test specific scenarios.
* The use of `new Date();` is a standard JavaScript syntax. There are no special JavaScript features involved.

**Other considerations:**

* The benchmark results show that Chrome 125 performs significantly better on the `new Date(0);` test case, indicating potential caching issues with the `new Date();` approach.
* The execution counts per second (ExecutionsPerSecond) provide a good idea of the performance differences between the two test cases.

**Alternatives:**

If you'd like to test more scenarios or explore other aspects of JavaScript performance, MeasureThat.net offers various benchmarking tools and features. Some examples include:

* Testing different types of date formats or parsing mechanisms
* Comparing performance with different browsers, devices, or platforms
* Investigating the impact of specific JavaScript features, such as async/await or closures

Date Creation (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: `Today vs Zero date`

Created: 9 years ago by: Guest

Go to the latest result

Today

Zero date

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 5 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 5 runs

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

Date Creation (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: Today vs Zero date

Created: 9 years ago by: Guest

Go to the latest result

Today

Zero date

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 5 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 5 runs

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

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