Benchmark: Array.from(new Set(array)) vs [...new Set(array)]

Tests:

Array.from(new Set(array))
const numbers = [2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5]; const arr = Array.from(new Set(numbers)); console.log(arr);
[...new Set(array)]
const numbers = [2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5,2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5]; const arr = [...new Set(numbers)]; console.log(arr);

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Array.from(new Set(array))
[...new Set(array)]

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one month ago):

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Let's break down the provided benchmark and its results.

**Benchmark Definition:**

The benchmark is designed to compare two approaches for converting an array to a set and then back to an array:

1. `Array.from(new Set(array))`
2. `[...new Set(array)]`

These two approaches are tested using a large sample array of numbers, and the performance differences between them are measured.

**Options Compared:**

The benchmark compares two options:

* **Option 1:** Using the `Array.from()` method in conjunction with the `Set` constructor to convert an array to a set.
* **Option 2:** Using the spread operator (`...`) along with the `Set` constructor to create a new set from an array.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach:**

1. **Option 1 (Array.from() + Set)**:
	* Pros: More explicit and readable code, as it clearly conveys the intent of converting an array to a set.
	* Cons: May have performance overhead due to creating an intermediate `Set` object.
2. **Option 2 ([...new Set(array)])**:
	* Pros: More concise and expressive syntax, as it directly converts an array to a set without creating an intermediate object.
	* Cons: Less explicit about the intent of the operation, which might lead to misunderstandings.

**Other Considerations:**

* Both approaches assume that the input array contains unique values. If the array contains duplicates, this could impact performance and accuracy.
* The benchmark uses Chrome 103 as the browser and Linux as the operating system. Results may vary on other platforms or browsers.

**Library Used:**

None of the test cases explicitly use a library, but they do rely on the built-in `Set` constructor and the spread operator (`...`).

**Special JS Feature/Syntax:**

The benchmark uses the spread operator (`...`) to create a new set from an array. This is a modern JavaScript feature introduced in ECMAScript 2015 (ES6).

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 2 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/103.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 103 on Linux

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Test name	Executions per second
Array.from(new Set(array))	124720.2 Ops/sec
[...new Set(array)]	130428.6 Ops/sec

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Array.from(new Set(array))

[...new Set(array)]

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one month ago):