Benchmark: Dataview vs Custom - Read uint32

Script Preparation code:

    var totalValues = 1024 * 1024;
	var valueSize = 4;
	var totalBytes = totalValues * valueSize;
	var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(totalBytes);
	// fill
	var dv = new DataView(buffer);
	for (i=0; i<totalBytes; i+=valueSize) {
	   num = Math.floor(Math.random()*Math.pow(2,8*valueSize));
	   dv.setUint32(i,num,true);
	}
	
	function readUnsignedInt(stream){
		var l=stream[seek]+stream[seek+1]*256+stream[seek+2]*65536+stream[seek+3]*16777216;
		seek=seek+4;
		return l;
	}
	
	var seek=0;
	var stream = new Uint8Array(buffer);

Tests:

Dataview
for (i=0; i<totalBytes; i+=valueSize) { num = dv.getUint32(i,true); }
Custom
for (i=0; i<totalBytes; i+=valueSize) { num = readUnsignedInt(stream); }
Basecase - Just loop
for (i=0; i<totalBytes; i+=valueSize) { }

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Dataview
Custom
Basecase - Just loop

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 27 days ago):

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Measuring performance of different JavaScript approaches can be challenging due to the complex nature of the language.

Let's break down what is being tested in this benchmark:

**What is being measured?**

The benchmark measures the execution time of three different approaches for reading a `uint32` value from a buffer:

1. **Dataview**: Using the `DataView` API, which provides a way to directly access and manipulate binary data.
2. **Custom**: Implementing a custom function to read the `uint32` value from the buffer using bitwise operations.
3. **Basecase - Just loop**: A minimalistic approach that only loops through the bytes of the buffer without any optimizations.

**Options compared**

The benchmark compares the performance of these three approaches:

* **Pros and Cons:**
	+ **Dataview**: Fast and efficient, as it provides direct access to the binary data. However, it may not be available in older browsers or engines.
	+ **Custom**: Custom implementation can provide good performance, but it requires more code and manual optimization. It's also dependent on the specific browser engine's support for bitwise operations.
	+ **Basecase - Just loop**: The simplest approach, which is easy to understand and implement. However, it may be slower due to the lack of optimizations.

**Library used**

The `DataView` API is a part of the Web API and is widely supported by modern browsers. It provides a way to access and manipulate binary data in an efficient manner.

**Special JS feature or syntax**

There's no specific JavaScript feature or syntax being tested, but the use of bitwise operations (`uint32` value) is relevant to understanding the performance differences between these approaches.

**Other alternatives**

If you're interested in exploring alternative approaches or libraries for reading `uint32` values from buffers, consider:

* Using a library like `buffer-to-integer` which provides a simple way to convert binary data to integers.
* Implementing custom bitwise operations using `Buffer` objects and integer arithmetic.
* Using other APIs like `TypedArray` or `Uint8ClampedArray`, although their performance might vary depending on the browser engine.

Please keep in mind that this benchmark focuses specifically on reading `uint32` values from buffers, so it's essential to tailor your exploration of alternative approaches to this specific use case.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 6 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/66.0.3359.139 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 66 on Windows 7

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Test name	Executions per second
Dataview	2.1 Ops/sec
Custom	1.0 Ops/sec
Basecase - Just loop	6.5 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

Dataview vs Custom - Read uint32 (version: 2)

Comparing performance of: Dataview vs Custom vs Basecase - Just loop

Created: 7 years ago by: Registered User

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Dataview

Custom

Basecase - Just loop

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 27 days ago):