AutoHotkey Benchmarks
Contents
Control Group
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Blank Run | (None) | 0.001361 |
1,000,000 iterations each
Assignment
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Classic | Variable = Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | 0.001756 |
| Classic with variable | Variable = Lorem ipsum %OtherVariable% dolor sit amet | 0.002428 |
| Expression | Variable := "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" | 0.003179 |
| Expression with variable | Variable := "Lorem ipsum" . OtherVariable . " dolor sit amet" | 0.002960 |
| Expression explicit concatenation | Variable := "Lorem ipsum" . " dolor sit amet" | 0.003474 |
| Expression implicit concatenation | Variable := "Lorem ipsum" " dolor sit amet" | 0.002854 |
1,000,000 iterations each
Comparison
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Classic If statement | If Variable = abcdef
Return | 0.004059 |
| Expression If statement | If (Variable = "abcdef")
Return | 0.003540 |
| List comparison | If Variable In abcdef
Return | 0.003933 |
| Ternary | % (Variable = "abcdef") ? "" : "" | 0.004313 |
| Classic If between | If Variable Between 123 And 124
Return | 0.004414 |
| Expression If between | If (Variable >= 123 && Variable <= 124)
Return | 0.006011 |
1,000,000 iterations each
String Searching
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| String search statement | IfInString, Variable, abcdef
Return | 0.005424 |
| List search statement | If Variable Contains abcdef
Return | 0.005466 |
| String get position command | StringGetPos, Temp1, Variable, abcdef | 0.006120 |
| In string function | InStr(Variable,"abcdef") | 0.004821 |
1,000,000 iterations each
Regular Expressions
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Match function | RegExMatch(Variable,"S)ab.*?.f$") | 0.007863 |
| Replace function | RegExReplace(Variable,"S)ab.*?.f$","$0") | 0.007752 |
500,000 iterations each
String Manipulation
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Substring function | SubStr(Variable,2,3) | 0.006287 |
| String middle command | StringMid, Temp1, Variable, 2, 3 | 0.006806 |
| String trim command | StringTrimLeft, Temp1, Variable, 1 | 0.005870 |
| String replace command | StringReplace, Temp1, Variable, c, c, All | 0.007410 |
1,000,000 iterations each
String Operations
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| String length function | StrLen(Variable) | 0.005941 |
| String length command | StringLen, Temp1, Variable | 0.006281 |
| String split command | StringSplit, Temp, Variable, c | 0.010252 |
| Case conversion | StringUpper, Temp1, Variable | 0.009812 |
1,000,000 iterations each
Files
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| File attributes and exists function | FileExist(A_ScriptFullPath) | 0.104791 |
| If file exists | IfExist, %A_ScriptFullPath%
Return | 0.111106 |
| Get size | FileGetSize, Temp1,%A_ScriptFullPath% | 0.147406 |
| Read file | FileRead, Temp1, *m100 %A_ScriptFullPath% | 0.171265 |
| Read file line | FileReadLine, Temp1, %A_ScriptFullPath%, 2 | 0.145268 |
| Append to file | FileAppend, c, %A_Temp%\Temp.txt | 0.647552 |
| Copy file | FileCopy, %A_Temp%\Temp.txt, %A_Temp%\Temp1.txt, 1 | 1.753150 |
| Move file | FileMove, %A_Temp%\Temp.txt, %A_Temp%\Temp.txt, 1 | 1.477209 |
| Filesystem loop | Loop, %A_ScriptFullPath%
Return | 0.140000 |
| File reading loop | Loop, Read, %A_ScriptFullPath%
Return | 0.144209 |
5,000 iterations each
Control Flow
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Normal loop | Loop, 1
{
} | 0.011507 |
| While loop | While, (A_Index = 1)
{
} | 0.010628 |
| Parsing loop | Loop, Parse, Variable, ,
{
} | 0.011914 |
| Blank subroutine call | Gosub, BlankLabel | 0.011195 |
| Blank function call | BlankFunction() | 0.011730 |
1,000,000 iterations each
Environment Variables
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Set environment variable | EnvSet, EnvVar, abcdeg | 0.018395 |
| Get environment variable | EnvGet, Temp1, EnvVar | 0.014545 |
500,000 iterations each
Keyboard and mouse
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Get mouse position | MouseGetPos, Temp1, Temp2 | 0.022512 |
| Move mouse | MouseMove, 0, 0, 0, R | 0.079980 |
5,000 iterations each
Dynamic Variables
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Dynamic variable access | % %Variable% | 0.013891 |
| Dynamic variable assignment | %Variable% = abcdeg | 0.014895 |
1,000,000 iterations each
| Field | Value |
|---|
| AutoHotkey Version | AutoHotkey v1.0.96.00 ANSI (x86) |
| OS Name | Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise |
| OS Version | 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601 |
| OS Configuration | Standalone Workstation |
| OS Build Type | Multiprocessor Free |
| System Manufacturer | Dell Inc. |
| System Model | Latitude D620 |
| System Type | X86-based PC |
| Processor(s) | 1 Processor(s) Installed.,[01]: x86 Family 6 Model 14 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~989 Mhz |
| BIOS Version | Dell Inc. A04, 8/28/2006 |
| Total Physical Memory | 3,062 MB |
| Available Physical Memory | 1,434 MB |
| Virtual Memory: Max Size | 6,123 MB |
| Virtual Memory: Available | 4,232 MB |