Run results for: String array includes vs if check

Run details:

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Android 11; Mobile; rv:129.0) Gecko/129.0 Firefox/129.0

Browser: Firefox Mobile 129

Operating system: Android

Device Platform: Mobile

Date tested: 2 years ago

Benchmark engine: Benchmark.js

Includes

12.1M/s

1.8M/s

View exact numbers

Test name	Executions per second
✓ Includes	12,146,570 Ops/sec
If	1,823,480 Ops/sec

Script Preparation code:

var arr = ["alpha", "bravo", "charlie", "delta", "echo", "foxtrot"]
var value = "charlie"
var i = 0

Tests:

Includes
if (arr.includes(value)) { ++i }
If
if (value == arr.includes("bravo")){ ++i } else if (value == arr.includes("foxtrot")){ ++i } else if (value == arr.includes("delta")){ ++i } else if (value == arr.includes("echo")){ ++i } else if (value == arr.includes("alpha")){ ++i } else if (value == arr.includes("charlie")){ ++i }