Script Preparation code:
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function numberToUint8Array64LE_DataView(num) {
    const buf = new ArrayBuffer(8)
    const view = new DataView(buf)
    view.setUint32(0, num, true)
    view.setUint32(4, num >>> 32, true)
    return new Uint8Array(buf)
}
function numberToUint8Array64LE_direct(num) {
    const result = new Uint8Array(8)
    result[0] = num & 0xff
    result[1] = (num >>> 8) & 0xff
    result[2] = (num >>> 16) & 0xff
    result[3] = (num >>> 24) & 0xff
    result[4] = (num >>> 32) & 0xff
    result[5] = (num >>> 40) & 0xff
    result[6] = (num >>> 48) & 0xff
    result[7] = (num >>> 56) & 0xff
    return result
}
function numberToUint8Array64LE_bigint(num) {
    const bigIntValue = BigInt.asUintN(64, BigInt(num));
    const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(8);
    const dataView = new DataView(buffer);
    dataView.setBigUint64(0, bigIntValue, true);
    return Uint8Array.from(buffer.slice(0, 8));
}
function numberToUint8Array64LE_withLoop(num) {
    const result = new Uint8Array(8)
    for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
        result[i] = num & 0xff
        num = num >>> 8
    }
    return result
}
function numberToUint8Array64LE_withLoop_noAssignment(num) {
    const result = new Uint8Array(8)
    result[0] = num & 0xff
    for (let i = 1, j = 8; i < 8; i++, j += 8) {
        result[i] = (num >>> j) & 0xff
    }
    return result
}
function numberToUint8Array64LE_withLoop_noAssignment_noSecondCounter(num) {
    const result = new Uint8Array(8)
    result[0] = num & 0xff
    for (let i = 1; i < 8; i++) {
        result[i] = (num >>> (i << 3)) & 0xff
    }
    return result
}
function numberToUint8Array64LE_withLoop_bugoutOn0(num) {
    const result = new Uint8Array(8)
    for (let i = 0; num != 0; i++, num = num >>> 8) {
        result[i] = num & 0xff
    }
    return result
}
Tests:
  • Through DataView

     
    numberToUint8Array64LE_DataView(0xababababab)
  • Direct

     
    numberToUint8Array64LE_direct(0xababababab)
  • With BigInt

     
    numberToUint8Array64LE_bigint(0xababababab)
  • Simple Loop

     
    numberToUint8Array64LE_withLoop(0xababababab)
  • Loop No Assignment

     
    numberToUint8Array64LE_withLoop_noAssignment(0xababababab)
  • Loop No Assignment No Second Counter

     
    numberToUint8Array64LE_withLoop_noAssignment_noSecondCounter(0xababababab)
  • Loop Exit on 0

     
    numberToUint8Array64LE_withLoop_bugoutOn0(0xababababab)
  • Loop Exit on 0 single byte

     
    numberToUint8Array64LE_withLoop_bugoutOn0(0xab)
  • Loop Exit on 0 with 0

     
    numberToUint8Array64LE_withLoop_bugoutOn0(0)
Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Experimental features:

  • Test case name Result
    Through DataView
    Direct
    With BigInt
    Simple Loop
    Loop No Assignment
    Loop No Assignment No Second Counter
    Loop Exit on 0
    Loop Exit on 0 single byte
    Loop Exit on 0 with 0

    Fastest: N/A

    Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:
Run details: (Test run date: 2 years ago)
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Chrome 111 on Mac OS X 10.15.7
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Test name Executions per second
Through DataView 2155225.8 Ops/sec
Direct 7982840.5 Ops/sec
With BigInt 982669.6 Ops/sec
Simple Loop 7913821.5 Ops/sec
Loop No Assignment 7869215.5 Ops/sec
Loop No Assignment No Second Counter 7947380.5 Ops/sec
Loop Exit on 0 8076627.5 Ops/sec
Loop Exit on 0 single byte 8140286.5 Ops/sec
Loop Exit on 0 with 0 8233824.5 Ops/sec