Benchmark: simple int vs string comparison

Tests:

int comparison
const a = 1 const b = 1 const c = a == b
string compare with locale
const a = "Primary" const b = "Primary" const c = a == b

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Previous results

Test case name	Result
int comparison
string compare with locale

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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Let's break down the provided JSON and explain what's being tested.

**Benchmark Definition**
The benchmark definition is simply a script that performs a comparison between two values: `a` and `b`. The script checks if `a` is equal to `b` using the `==` operator. The only difference between the two scripts is the data type of the variables:

* In the "int comparison" script, both `a` and `b` are integers (using the `\r\n` notation to represent integer literals).
* In the "string compare with locale" script, both `a` and `b` are strings (using the `\r\n` notation to represent string literals).

**Comparison Options**
The benchmark tests two comparison options:

1. **Plain Integer Comparison**: This option compares two integers using the `==` operator.
2. **String Comparison with Locale**: This option compares two strings using the `==` operator, but with locale-aware behavior.

**Pros and Cons**

* **Plain Integer Comparison**:
	+ Pros: Fast and simple to implement.
	+ Cons: May not work correctly for negative numbers or large integers due to integer overflow issues.
* **String Comparison with Locale**: This option is more complex to implement, but it can provide accurate results when comparing strings in different languages.

**Library Usage**
There are no external libraries mentioned in the provided JSON.

**Special JS Features/Syntax**
The benchmark uses a feature called "raw UA string" which represents the user agent string of the browser being tested. This is used to identify the browser and its version.

**Other Considerations**

* The benchmark measures the number of executions per second, which can be an indicator of performance.
* The test is run on Firefox 122, so it's specific to this browser and version.

**Alternatives**
To create similar benchmarks, you could consider using other JavaScript engines or browsers. Some alternatives include:

* **V8**: A JavaScript engine developed by Google.
* **SpiderMonkey**: Another JavaScript engine used in Firefox.
* **Chakra**: A JavaScript engine used in Microsoft Edge.
* **Vim.js**: A benchmarking framework that can be used to create similar benchmarks.

Keep in mind that each browser and engine has its own strengths and weaknesses, so you may need to adjust your benchmark accordingly.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 9 months ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:122.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/122.0

Browser/OS: Firefox 122 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
int comparison	1488163456.0 Ops/sec
string compare with locale	1426332800.0 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

simple int vs string comparison (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: int comparison vs string compare with locale

Created: 11 months ago by: Guest

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int comparison

string compare with locale

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):