Benchmark: !== vs === - MeasureThat.net

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var n = 0; while(true) { n++; if(n===100000) break; }
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var n = 0; while(true) { n++; if(n===100000) break; }

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**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark definition is comparing two JavaScript operators: `!==` (not equal) and `===` (equal). The goal is to determine which operator performs better in terms of execution speed.

**Options Compared**

There are two options being compared:

1. `===`: Checks if both the values and types of the operands are equal.
2. `!==`: Checks if the values and/or types of the operands are not equal.

**Pros and Cons**

* `===` is generally slower because it checks for type equality as well, which can lead to more comparisons and potentially slower performance.
* `!==` is often faster because it only checks for value inequality, which requires fewer comparisons.

However, in modern JavaScript engines, the difference between these two operators has decreased significantly due to optimizations like early returns and dead code elimination. In some cases, the performance difference may be negligible or even reversed depending on the specific use case and implementation.

**Library and Special Features**

There are no libraries mentioned in this benchmark definition. The test is focused solely on the JavaScript operators being compared.

**Other Alternatives**

If you were to rewrite this benchmark using a different approach, some alternatives could include:

* Comparing `==` (loose equality) vs `===` (strict equality): This would involve testing both value and type equality checks.
* Testing alternative operators like `===` with a different type of operand or in a specific context (e.g., with an array).
* Comparing the performance of multiple JavaScript engines, not just Chrome.

**Benchmark Preparation Code**

The preparation code is simply "prep", which likely means that some setup code has been generated automatically by the test framework to prepare for benchmarking. Without more information, it's difficult to say exactly what this code does.

**Individual Test Cases**

There are two identical test cases in the benchmark definition:

1. `var n = 0; while(true) { n++; if(n===100000) break; }`
2. The same as the first one, with a different "Test Name" attribute ("1" vs "2").

These test cases involve an infinite loop that increments a counter until it reaches 100,000. The comparison operator used is `===`, which checks for both value and type equality.

The purpose of these test cases is to measure the performance difference between `===` and `!==`. By using identical code with a different comparison operator, we can isolate the effect of the operator on execution speed.

**Latest Benchmark Result**

The latest benchmark result shows the raw UA string (User Agent) for both Chrome 76 browsers on Mac OS X 10.14.6 devices, along with their executions per second and test names:

1. "Chrome 76" with an executions per second of 16396.099609375.
2. "Chrome 76" with an executions per second of 16395.5703125.

These results suggest that Chrome 76 is performing slightly faster on this specific benchmark, but the performance difference is still relatively small and may not be noticeable in most use cases.

Related benchmarks:

!== vs === (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: 1 vs 2

Created: 6 years ago by: Guest

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