Run results for: crypto.randomUUID() vs crypto.getRandomValues()

Run details:

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Browser: Mobile Safari 18

Operating system: iOS 18.3.2

Device Platform: Mobile

Date tested: one year ago

uuid

5K/s

random

2K/s

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Test name	Executions per second
✓ uuid	4,591 Ops/sec
random	1,761 Ops/sec

Script Preparation code:

iterations = 1000

Tests:

uuid
const arr = []; for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) { arr.push(crypto.randomUUID()); }
random
const arr = []; for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) { arr.push(crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(16))); }