AutoHotkey Benchmarks
Contents
Control Group
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Blank Run | (None) | 0.001292 |
1,000,000 iterations each
Assignment
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Classic | Variable = Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | 0.001900 |
| Classic with variable | Variable = Lorem ipsum %OtherVariable% dolor sit amet | 0.002029 |
| Expression | Variable := "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" | 0.002358 |
| Expression with variable | Variable := "Lorem ipsum" . OtherVariable . " dolor sit amet" | 0.003272 |
| Expression explicit concatenation | Variable := "Lorem ipsum" . " dolor sit amet" | 0.003199 |
| Expression implicit concatenation | Variable := "Lorem ipsum" " dolor sit amet" | 0.002966 |
1,000,000 iterations each
Comparison
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Classic If statement | If Variable = abcdef
Return | 0.003441 |
| Expression If statement | If (Variable = "abcdef")
Return | 0.003802 |
| List comparison | If Variable In abcdef
Return | 0.004424 |
| Ternary | % (Variable = "abcdef") ? "" : "" | 0.003841 |
| Classic If between | If Variable Between 123 And 124
Return | 0.005469 |
| Expression If between | If (Variable >= 123 && Variable <= 124)
Return | 0.004330 |
1,000,000 iterations each
String Searching
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| String search statement | IfInString, Variable, abcdef
Return | 0.005085 |
| List search statement | If Variable Contains abcdef
Return | 0.005058 |
| String get position command | StringGetPos, Temp1, Variable, abcdef | 0.005171 |
| In string function | InStr(Variable,"abcdef") | 0.006430 |
1,000,000 iterations each
Regular Expressions
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Match function | RegExMatch(Variable,"S)ab.*?.f$") | 0.005792 |
| Replace function | RegExReplace(Variable,"S)ab.*?.f$","$0") | 0.006233 |
| Static match | RegExMatch(Variable,"S)abcdef") | 0.006129 |
| Static replace | RegExReplace(Variable,"S)c","c") | 0.007252 |
500,000 iterations each
String Manipulation
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Substring function | SubStr(Variable,2,3) | 0.005599 |
| String middle command | StringMid, Temp1, Variable, 2, 3 | 0.006233 |
| String trim command | StringTrimLeft, Temp1, Variable, 1 | 0.007788 |
| String replace command | StringReplace, Temp1, Variable, c, c, All | 0.007381 |
1,000,000 iterations each
String Operations
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| String length function | StrLen(Variable) | 0.006757 |
| String length command | StringLen, Temp1, Variable | 0.006623 |
| String split command | StringSplit, Temp, Variable, c | 0.009463 |
| Case conversion | StringUpper, Temp1, Variable | 0.009242 |
1,000,000 iterations each
Files
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| File attributes and exists function | FileExist(A_ScriptFullPath) | 0.100340 |
| If file exists | IfExist, %A_ScriptFullPath%
Return | 0.107878 |
| Get size | FileGetSize, Temp1,%A_ScriptFullPath% | 0.149407 |
| Read file | FileRead, Temp1, *m100 %A_ScriptFullPath% | 0.159275 |
| Read file line | FileReadLine, Temp1, %A_ScriptFullPath%, 2 | 0.172892 |
| Append to file | FileAppend, c, %A_Temp%\Temp.txt | 0.577977 |
| Copy file | FileCopy, %A_Temp%\Temp.txt, %A_Temp%\Temp1.txt, 1 | 1.477076 |
| Move file | FileMove, %A_Temp%\Temp.txt, %A_Temp%\Temp.txt, 1 | 1.339481 |
| Filesystem loop | Loop, %A_ScriptFullPath%
Return | 0.138294 |
| File reading loop | Loop, Read, %A_ScriptFullPath%
Return | 0.150428 |
5,000 iterations each
Control Flow
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Normal loop | Loop, 1
{
} | 0.011674 |
| While loop | While, (A_Index = 1)
{
} | 0.012545 |
| Parsing loop | Loop, Parse, Variable, ,
{
} | 0.012339 |
| Blank subroutine call | Gosub, BlankLabel | 0.011016 |
| Blank function call | BlankFunction() | 0.012459 |
1,000,000 iterations each
Environment Variables
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Set environment variable | EnvSet, EnvVar, abcdeg | 0.014669 |
| Get environment variable | EnvGet, Temp1, EnvVar | 0.014282 |
500,000 iterations each
Keyboard and mouse
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Get mouse position | MouseGetPos, Temp1, Temp2 | 0.025483 |
| Move mouse | MouseMove, 0, 0, 0, R | 0.090235 |
5,000 iterations each
Dynamic Variables
| Benchmark | Code | Average time per run (ms) |
|---|
| Dynamic variable access | % %Variable% | 0.014939 |
| Dynamic variable assignment | %Variable% = abcdeg | 0.012496 |
1,000,000 iterations each
| Field | Value |
|---|
| AutoHotkey Version | AutoHotkey v1.0.97.00 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 | 1,105 MB |
| Virtual Memory: Max Size | 6,123 MB |
| Virtual Memory: Available | 3,809 MB |