Benchmark: if or math.min - MeasureThat.net

Script Preparation code:

this.number = Math.random() * 1000;

Tests:

min
return Math.min(this.number, 60);
if
return this.number < 60 ? this.number : 60;

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
min
if

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 26 days ago):

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I'll explain what's tested in the provided benchmark, compare options, and discuss pros and cons.

**Benchmark Overview**

The benchmark measures the performance of two simple mathematical operations: `Math.min` and an if-else statement ( ternary operator). The test creates a random number between 0 and 1000 using JavaScript's `Math.random()` function. The goal is to find out which operation is faster on different browsers.

**Options Compared**

The benchmark compares the performance of two approaches:

1. **Ternary Operator (`this.number < 60 ? this.number : 60`)**: This approach uses a conditional expression, also known as a ternary operator. It's a concise way to write an if-else statement.
2. **`Math.min` function (`return Math.min(this.number, 60)`)**: This approach directly calls the `Math.min` function with two arguments.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

1. Ternary Operator:
	* Pros:
		+ More concise and expressive code
		+ Can be faster due to fewer function calls and operations
	* Cons:
		+ May have overhead due to the conditional expression evaluation
2. `Math.min` Function:
	* Pros:
		+ Faster due to a single, optimized function call
	* Cons:
		+ Less concise code

**Library and Special JS Features**

There are no libraries mentioned in this benchmark.

**Special JS Feature: None**

No special JavaScript features or syntax are used in these test cases.

**Other Alternatives**

If the ternary operator were not available, an alternative approach would be to use two separate if-else statements:

```javascript
if (this.number < 60) {
  return this.number;
} else {
  return 60;
}
```

Alternatively, if the `Math.min` function were not available, an alternative approach could be to write a custom implementation of the min function using loops or recursion.

**Benchmark Preparation Code**

The script preparation code creates a random number between 0 and 1000 using JavaScript's `Math.random()` function. This ensures that each test case runs with a different input value.

```javascript
this.number = Math.random() * 1000;
```

The HTML preparation code is empty, indicating that no specific HTML setup or dependencies are required for this benchmark.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 3 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 11.4; rv:85.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/85.0

Browser/OS: Firefox 85 on Mac OS X 11.4

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Test name	Executions per second
min	72824864.0 Ops/sec
if	717930688.0 Ops/sec

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Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

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min

if

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 26 days ago):