Benchmark: Lodash.isEqual vs JSON.stringify Equality Comparison for Objects mapping numbers to array of numbers.

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lodash@4.17.4/lodash.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

window.foo = {
    1: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25],
    2: [100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149],
    3: [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300],
    4: [42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91],
    5: [1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79],
    6: [2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100],
    7: [],
    8: [99, 98, 97, 96, 95, 94, 93, 92, 91, 90, 89, 88, 87, 86, 85, 84, 83, 82, 81, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 75, 74, 73, 72, 71, 70, 69, 68, 67, 66, 65, 64, 63, 62, 61, 60, 59, 58, 57, 56, 55, 54, 53, 52, 51, 50],
    9: [1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, 10946, 17711, 28657, 46368, 75025],
    10: [23, 45, 67, 89, 12, 34, 56, 78, 90, 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99, 123, 234, 345, 456, 567, 678, 789, 890, 901, 112, 223, 334, 445, 556, 667, 778, 889, 990],
    11: [11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99, 110, 121, 132, 143, 154, 165, 176, 187, 198, 209, 220, 231, 242, 253, 264, 275, 286, 297, 308, 319, 330, 341, 352, 363, 374, 385, 396, 407, 418, 429, 440, 451, 462, 473, 484, 495, 506, 517, 528, 539, 550],
    12: [12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408, 420, 432, 444, 456, 468, 480],
    13: [13, 26, 39, 52, 65, 78, 91, 104, 117, 130, 143, 156, 169, 182, 195, 208, 221, 234, 247, 260, 273, 286, 299, 312, 325, 338, 351, 364, 377, 390, 403, 416, 429, 442, 455, 468, 481, 494, 507, 520, 533, 546, 559, 572, 585, 598, 611, 624, 637, 650],
    14: [7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77, 84, 91, 98, 105, 112, 119, 126, 133, 140, 147, 154, 161, 168, 175, 182, 189, 196, 203, 210, 217, 224, 231, 238, 245],
    15: [],
    16: [16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160, 176, 192, 208, 224, 240, 256, 272, 288, 304, 320, 336, 352, 368, 384, 400, 416, 432, 448, 464, 480, 496, 512, 528, 544, 560, 576, 592, 608, 624, 640, 656, 672, 688, 704, 720, 736, 752, 768, 784, 800],
    17: [17, 34, 51, 68, 85, 102, 119, 136, 153, 170, 187, 204, 221, 238, 255, 272, 289, 306, 323, 340, 357, 374, 391, 408, 425, 442, 459, 476, 493, 510, 527, 544, 561, 578, 595, 612, 629, 646, 663, 680],
    18: [1000, 999, 998, 997, 996, 995, 994, 993, 992, 991, 990, 989, 988, 987, 986, 985, 984, 983, 982, 981, 980, 979, 978, 977, 976, 975, 974, 973, 972, 971, 970, 969, 968, 967, 966, 965, 964, 963, 962, 961, 960, 959, 958, 957, 956, 955, 954, 953, 952, 951],
    19: [19, 38, 57, 76, 95, 114, 133, 152, 171, 190, 209, 228, 247, 266, 285, 304, 323, 342, 361, 380, 399, 418, 437, 456, 475, 494, 513, 532, 551, 570, 589, 608, 627, 646, 665, 684, 703, 722, 741, 760, 779, 798, 817, 836, 855, 874, 893, 912, 931, 950],
    20: [500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549]
};

window.bar = {
    1: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25],
    2: [100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149],
    3: [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300],
    4: [42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91],
    5: [1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79],
    6: [2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100],
    7: [],
    8: [99, 98, 97, 96, 95, 94, 93, 92, 91, 90, 89, 88, 87, 86, 85, 84, 83, 82, 81, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 75, 74, 73, 72, 71, 70, 69, 68, 67, 66, 65, 64, 63, 62, 61, 60, 59, 58, 57, 56, 55, 54, 53, 52, 51, 50],
    9: [1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, 10946, 17711, 28657, 46368, 75025],
    10: [23, 45, 67, 89, 12, 34, 56, 78, 90, 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99, 123, 234, 345, 456, 567, 678, 789, 890, 901, 112, 223, 334, 445, 556, 667, 778, 889, 990],
    11: [11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99, 110, 121, 132, 143, 154, 165, 176, 187, 198, 209, 220, 231, 242, 253, 264, 275, 286, 297, 308, 319, 330, 341, 352, 363, 374, 385, 396, 407, 418, 429, 440, 451, 462, 473, 484, 495, 506, 517, 528, 539, 550],
    12: [12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408, 420, 432, 444, 456, 468, 480],
    13: [13, 26, 39, 52, 65, 78, 91, 104, 117, 130, 143, 156, 169, 182, 195, 208, 221, 234, 247, 260, 273, 286, 299, 312, 325, 338, 351, 364, 377, 390, 403, 416, 429, 442, 455, 468, 481, 494, 507, 520, 533, 546, 559, 572, 585, 598, 611, 624, 637, 650],
    14: [7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77, 84, 91, 98, 105, 112, 119, 126, 133, 140, 147, 154, 161, 168, 175, 182, 189, 196, 203, 210, 217, 224, 231, 238, 245],
    15: [],
    16: [16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160, 176, 192, 208, 224, 240, 256, 272, 288, 304, 320, 336, 352, 368, 384, 400, 416, 432, 448, 464, 480, 496, 512, 528, 544, 560, 576, 592, 608, 624, 640, 656, 672, 688, 704, 720, 736, 752, 768, 784, 800],
    17: [17, 34, 51, 68, 85, 102, 119, 136, 153, 170, 187, 204, 221, 238, 255, 272, 289, 306, 323, 340, 357, 374, 391, 408, 425, 442, 459, 476, 493, 510, 527, 544, 561, 578, 595, 612, 629, 646, 663, 680],
    18: [1000, 999, 998, 997, 996, 995, 994, 993, 992, 991, 990, 989, 988, 987, 986, 985, 984, 983, 982, 981, 980, 979, 978, 977, 976, 975, 974, 973, 972, 971, 970, 969, 968, 967, 966, 965, 964, 963, 962, 961, 960, 959, 958, 957, 956, 955, 954, 953, 952, 951],
    19: [19, 38, 57, 76, 95, 114, 133, 152, 171, 190, 209, 228, 247, 266, 285, 304, 323, 342, 361, 380, 399, 418, 437, 456, 475, 494, 513, 532, 551, 570, 589, 608, 627, 646, 665, 684, 703, 722, 741, 760, 779, 798, 817, 836, 855, 874, 893, 912, 931, 950],
    20: [500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549]
};

Tests:

_.isEqual
_.isEqual(window.foo, window.bar)
JSON.stringify
JSON.stringify(window.foo) === JSON.stringify(window.bar);

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
_.isEqual
JSON.stringify

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: one year ago)

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Browser/OS: Firefox 138 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
_.isEqual	135337.9 Ops/sec
JSON.stringify	47214.5 Ops/sec

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model gpt-4o-mini, generated one year ago):

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The provided benchmark JSON details a performance comparison between two methods of checking the equality of two JavaScript objects (specifically, `window.foo` and `window.bar`), which hold arrays of numbers mapped to keys. The methods being compared are Lodash’s `_.isEqual` function and `JSON.stringify`.

### What is Tested

1. **Lodash `_.isEqual`**: This method is a utility function from the Lodash library designed to perform a deep comparison between two values to determine if they are equivalent. It handles nested objects, arrays, and checks for structures and values recursively.

2. **`JSON.stringify` Comparison**: This approach converts both objects to their JSON string representations and compares the resulting strings for equality. This method relies on how objects are represented in JSON, which may not capture all equivalence cases due to object key order and other potential nuances.

### Performance Results

The benchmark results highlight the difference in performance for each method based on `ExecutionsPerSecond`:
- `_.isEqual`: **162,079.98 executions/second**
- `JSON.stringify`: **53,548.17 executions/second**

### Pros and Cons

#### 1. `_.isEqual`
- **Pros**:
  - Accurately checks deep equality, accounting for nested structures and different types (objects, arrays, etc.).
  - Handles edge cases, such as circular references and different key orders, better than the stringification method.
  
- **Cons**:
  - May have a slightly larger performance overhead compared to simple operations, particularly with very large or deeply nested structures, due to its recursive nature.

#### 2. `JSON.stringify`
- **Pros**:
  - Simpler to implement and often faster for shallow comparisons of simple objects.
  - Works adequately when you know the objects being compared have a simple structure with roughly the same key order.
  
- **Cons**:
  - Can be slower, especially with complex structures; it generates the JSON representation of both objects before comparison.
  - Fails in cases where object keys are ordered differently or when undefined values are present since they are not included in JSON.
  - Cannot handle circular references, as it throws an error during serialization.

### Libraries and Tools

- **Lodash**: A popular utility library that provides a variety of functions for dealing with common programming tasks, including data manipulation and object comparison. Its modular design means you can include only the parts you need, which can help keep the overall application size down.

### Alternatives to Consider

- **Using Native JavaScript**: The modern approach could leverage ECMAScript's `Object.is` for shallow comparisons, but for deeper nested structures, custom recursive functions could be implemented, although this requires additional code.
  
- **Other Libraries**: Alternative libraries like `Ramda` might provide similar utility functions for equality checks with potentially different performance characteristics.

- **Custom Functions**: Developers can create their own deep equality check functions tailored to specific data structures, which can optimize performance in specialized scenarios.

In summary, the benchmark pits Lodash's `_.isEqual` against `JSON.stringify` for object equality checks. While `_.isEqual` demonstrates superior performance in this testing scenario, the choice between these methods will ultimately depend on the specific needs of the application, particularly in terms of object structure complexity and performance requirements.

Related benchmarks:

Lodash.isEqual vs JSON.stringify Equality Comparison for Objects mapping numbers to array of numbers. (version: 1)

Test on isEqual performance

Comparing performance of: _.isEqual vs JSON.stringify

Created: one year ago by: Guest

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_.isEqual

JSON.stringify

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model gpt-4o-mini, generated one year ago):