Benchmark: Array.find vs object get

Script Preparation code:

var arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29];
var map = {
  a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 4, e: 5, f: 6, g: 7, h: 8, i: 9, j: 10, 
  a1: 11, b1: 12, c1: 13, d1: 14, e1: 15, f1: 16, g1: 17, h1: 18, i1: 19, j1: 20, 
  a2: 21, b2: 22, c2: 23, d2: 24, e2: 25, f2: 26, g2: 27, h2: 28, i2: 29 
}
var keys = Object.keys(map)

Tests:

array.find 1st
arr.find(i => i === 1)
array.find middle
arr.find(i => i === 15)
array find last
arr.find(i => i === 29)
map.get
map.e
iterate array
let sum = 0 for (const i of arr) { sum += i }
iterate object
let sum = 0 for (const key of Object.keys(map)) { sum += map[key] }
iterate object predefined keys
let sum = 0 for (const key of keys) { sum += map[key] }
Object.entries
let sum = 0 for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(map)) { sum += value }

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
array.find 1st
array.find middle
array find last
map.get
iterate array
iterate object
iterate object predefined keys
Object.entries

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 what is tested in the provided benchmark.

**Benchmark Overview**

The benchmark compares the performance of different approaches to access and manipulate arrays and objects in JavaScript.

**Methods Compared**

1. `arr.find(i => i === 1)` (Array.find with callback)
2. `arr.find(i => i === 15)` (Array.find with callback, middle element)
3. `arr.find(i => i === 29)` (Array.find with callback, last element)
4. `map.e` (Object.get with bracket notation)
5. Iterating over arrays using `for` loops (`let sum = 0; for (const i of arr) { ... }`)
6. Iterating over objects using `for` loops (`let sum = 0; for (const key of Object.keys(map)) { ... }`)
7. Iterating over arrays and objects using `for...of` loops (`let sum = 0; for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(map)) { ... }`)

**Pros and Cons**

1. **Array.find with callback**: Pros:
	* Efficient way to find the first or last element in an array.
	* No need to iterate over the entire array.
Cons:
	* Requires a callback function, which can add overhead.
2. **Object.get (map.e)**: Pros:
	* Fast and efficient way to access a property by its key.
	* Uses the bracket notation, which is faster than dot notation or square brackets.
Cons:
	* Only works with objects that have an `e` property (or any other property name).
3. **Iterating over arrays using for loops**: Pros:
	* Simple and easy to understand.
Cons:
	* Can be slow, especially for large arrays.
4. **Iterating over objects using for loops**: Pros:
	* Similar to iterating over arrays.
Cons:
	* May not be as efficient due to the overhead of object lookup.
5. **Iterating over arrays and objects using for...of loops**: Pros:
	* Fast and efficient way to iterate over both arrays and objects.
Cons:
	* Not all browsers support `for...of` loops with objects.

**Performance Results**

The benchmark results show that:

1. Array.find with callback is the fastest method, especially for finding the first or last element.
2. Object.get (map.e) is also fast, but only works if the property exists.
3. Iterating over arrays using for loops is slower than array.find and object.get.
4. Iterating over objects using for loops is slower than iterating over arrays using for loops.

**Conclusion**

The benchmark highlights the importance of choosing the right method for your specific use case. If you need to find the first or last element in an array, use `arr.find` with a callback. For fast access to object properties, use `map.e`. When iterating over both arrays and objects, consider using `for...of` loops if available.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: one year ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/117.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 117 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
array.find 1st	14129685.0 Ops/sec
array.find middle	13628536.0 Ops/sec
array find last	12701826.0 Ops/sec
map.get	15465127.0 Ops/sec
iterate array	9809234.0 Ops/sec
iterate object	412688.4 Ops/sec
iterate object predefined keys	439534.9 Ops/sec
Object.entries	1889424.1 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

Array.find vs object get (version: 3)

Comparing performance of: array.find 1st vs array.find middle vs array find last vs map.get vs iterate array vs iterate object vs iterate object predefined keys vs Object.entries

Created: one year ago by: Registered User

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array.find 1st

array.find middle

array find last

map.get

iterate array

iterate object

iterate object predefined keys

Object.entries

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):