AutoHotkey Benchmarks

Contents

Control Group

BenchmarkCodeAverage time per run (ms)
Blank Run
(None)
0.000713

1,000,000 iterations each

Assignment

BenchmarkCodeAverage time per run (ms)
Classic
Variable = Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
0.000976
Classic with variable
Variable = Lorem ipsum %OtherVariable% dolor sit amet
0.001104
Expression
Variable := "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"
0.001203
Expression with variable
Variable := "Lorem ipsum" . OtherVariable . " dolor sit amet"
0.001570
Expression explicit concatenation
Variable := "Lorem ipsum" . " dolor sit amet"
0.001442
Expression implicit concatenation
Variable := "Lorem ipsum" " dolor sit amet"
0.001477

1,000,000 iterations each

Comparison

BenchmarkCodeAverage time per run (ms)
Classic If statement
If Variable = abcdef
 Return
0.001496
Expression If statement
If (Variable = "abcdef")
 Return
0.001585
List comparison
If Variable In abcdef
 Return
0.001671
Ternary
% (Variable = "abcdef") ? "" : ""
0.001811
Classic If between
If Variable Between 123 And 124
 Return
0.001876
Expression If between
If (Variable >= 123 && Variable <= 124)
 Return
0.002173

1,000,000 iterations each

String Searching

BenchmarkCodeAverage time per run (ms)
String search statement
IfInString, Variable, abcdef
 Return
0.002189
List search statement
If Variable Contains abcdef
 Return
0.002453
String get position command
StringGetPos, Temp1, Variable, abcdef
0.002531
In string function
InStr(Variable,"abcdef")
0.002589

1,000,000 iterations each

Regular Expressions

BenchmarkCodeAverage time per run (ms)
Match function
RegExMatch(Variable,"S)ab.*?.f$")
0.002887
Replace function
RegExReplace(Variable,"S)ab.*?.f$","$0")
0.003060
Static match
RegExMatch(Variable,"S)abcdef")
0.002587
Static replace
RegExReplace(Variable,"c","c")
0.003535

500,000 iterations each

String Manipulation

BenchmarkCodeAverage time per run (ms)
Substring function
SubStr(Variable,2,3)
0.002538
String middle command
StringMid, Temp1, Variable, 2, 3
0.002951
String trim command
StringTrimLeft, Temp1, Variable, 1
0.002848
String replace command
StringReplace, Temp1, Variable, c, c, All
0.003724

1,000,000 iterations each

String Operations

BenchmarkCodeAverage time per run (ms)
String length function
StrLen(Variable)
0.002900
String length command
StringLen, Temp1, Variable
0.003004
String split command
StringSplit, Temp, Variable, c
0.004102
Case conversion
StringUpper, Temp1, Variable
0.003438

1,000,000 iterations each

Files

BenchmarkCodeAverage time per run (ms)
File attributes and exists function
FileExist(A_ScriptFullPath)
0.098224
If file exists
IfExist, %A_ScriptFullPath%
 Return
0.098506
Get size
FileGetSize, Temp1,%A_ScriptFullPath%
0.109880
Read file
FileRead, Temp1, *m100 %A_ScriptFullPath%
0.112875
Read file line
FileReadLine, Temp1, %A_ScriptFullPath%, 2
0.101441
Append to file
FileAppend, c, %A_Temp%\Temp.txt
0.778041
Copy file
FileCopy, %A_Temp%\Temp.txt, %A_Temp%\Temp1.txt, 1
2.682932
Move file
FileMove, %A_Temp%\Temp.txt, %A_Temp%\Temp.txt, 1
2.887633
Filesystem loop
Loop, %A_ScriptFullPath%
 Return
0.111449
File reading loop
Loop, Read, %A_ScriptFullPath%
 Return
0.101204

5,000 iterations each

Control Flow

BenchmarkCodeAverage time per run (ms)
Normal loop
Loop, 1
{
 
}
0.004803
While loop
While, (A_Index = 1)
{
 
}
0.004265
Parsing loop
Loop, Parse, Variable, ,
{
 
}
0.004814
Blank subroutine call
Gosub, BlankLabel
0.003940
Blank function call
BlankFunction()
0.004147

1,000,000 iterations each

Environment Variables

BenchmarkCodeAverage time per run (ms)
Set environment variable
EnvSet, EnvVar, abcdeg
0.007188
Get environment variable
EnvGet, Temp1, EnvVar
0.004814

500,000 iterations each

Keyboard and mouse

BenchmarkCodeAverage time per run (ms)
Get mouse position
MouseGetPos, Temp1, Temp2
0.007237
Move mouse
MouseMove, 0, 0, 0, R
0.024573

10,000 iterations each

Dynamic Variables

BenchmarkCodeAverage time per run (ms)
Dynamic variable access
% %Variable%
0.004797
Dynamic variable assignment
%Variable% = abcdeg
0.004362

1,000,000 iterations each

System Information

FieldValue
AutoHotkey VersionAutoHotkey v1.1.09.00 Unicode (x86)
OS NameMicrosoft Windows 7 Enterprise
OS Version6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
OS ConfigurationStandalone Workstation
OS Build TypeMultiprocessor Free
System ManufacturerDell Inc.
System ModelLatitude D620
System TypeX86-based PC
Processor(s)1 Processor(s) Installed.,[01]: x86 Family 6 Model 14 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~1833 Mhz
BIOS VersionDell Inc. A04, 8/28/2006
Total Physical Memory3,062 MB
Available Physical Memory1,095 MB
Virtual Memory: Max Size6,123 MB
Virtual Memory: Available3,602 MB