Micro Benchmark Tests on "int" Operations

JVM Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

Dr. Herong Yang, Version 4.10

JVM Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟Micro Benchmark Tests on "int" Operations

This chapter provides tutorial notes and example codes on micro benchmark tests on 'int' data type operations. Topics include empty loop, assignment loop, shift operation, add operation, multiplication operation and division operation.

Revised BenchmarkRunner.java

Hardware, OS and JVM Configurations

"int" Empty Loop: 16 Nanoseconds per Step

"int" Assignment Only: 14 Nanoseconds per Step

"int" Shift and Assignment: 17 Nanoseconds per Step

"int" Add and Assignment: 17 Nanoseconds per Step

"int" Multiply and Assignment: 17 Nanoseconds per Step

"int" Division and Assignment: 19 Nanoseconds per Step

Conclusions:

My computer configuration: Intel Core 2 CPU of T7200 @ 2.00GHz with memory 997 MHz and 1.00 GB.
An "int" empty loop runs 16 nanoseconds per step in interpreted-only mode.
An "int" assignment loop of x=i runs 14 nanoseconds per step in interpreted-only mode.
An "int" shift and assignment loop of x=i<<1 runs 17 nanoseconds per step in interpreted-only mode.
An "int" add and assignment loop of x=i+i runs 17 nanoseconds per step in interpreted-only mode.
An "int" multiplication and assignment loop of x=i*3 runs 17 nanoseconds per step in interpreted-only mode.
An "int" division and assignment loop of x=i/3 runs 19 nanoseconds per step in interpreted-only mode.

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