PHP3 benchmark - 10000 iterations Benchmarking idle while loop: 100 \ 200 - 300 / 400 | 500 \ 600 - 700 / 800 | 900 \ 1000 - 1100 / 1200 | 1300 \ 1400 - 1500 / 1600 | 1700 \ 1800 - 1900 / 2000 | 2100 \ 2200 - 2300 / 2400 | 2500 \ 2600 - 2700 / 2800 | 2900 \ 3000 - 3100 / 3200 | 3300 \ 3400 - 3500 / 3600 | 3700 \ 3800 - 3900 / 4000 | 4100 \ 4200 - 4300 / 4400 | 4500 \ 4600 - 4700 / 4800 | 4900 \ 5000 - 5100 / 5200 | 5300 \ 5400 - 5500 / 5600 | 5700 \ 5800 - 5900 / 6000 | 6100 \ 6200 - 6300 / 6400 | 6500 \ 6600 - 6700 / 6800 | 6900 \ 7000 - 7100 / 7200 | 7300 \ 7400 - 7500 / 7600 | 7700 \ 7800 - 7900 / 8000 | 8100 \ 8200 - 8300 / 8400 | 8500 \ 8600 - 8700 / 8800 | 8900 \ 9000 - 9100 / 9200 | 9300 \ 9400 - 9500 / 9600 | 9700 \ 9800 - 9900 / 10000 | Done, took 0.00 seconds. Benchmarking while loop with internal mul() function calls: 100 \ 200 - 300 / 400 | 500 \ 600 - 700 / 800 | 900 \ 1000 - 1100 / 1200 | 1300 \ 1400 - 1500 / 1600 | 1700 \ 1800 - 1900 / 2000 | 2100 \ 2200 - 2300 / 2400 | 2500 \ 2600 - 2700 / 2800 | 2900 \ 3000 - 3100 / 3200 | 3300 \ 3400 - 3500 / 3600 | 3700 \ 3800 - 3900 / 4000 | 4100 \ 4200 - 4300 / 4400 | 4500 \ 4600 - 4700 / 4800 | 4900 \ 5000 - 5100 / 5200 | 5300 \ 5400 - 5500 / 5600 | 5700 \ 5800 - 5900 / 6000 | 6100 \ 6200 - 6300 / 6400 | 6500 \ 6600 - 6700 / 6800 | 6900 \ 7000 - 7100 / 7200 | 7300 \ 7400 - 7500 / 7600 | 7700 \ 7800 - 7900 / 8000 | 8100 \ 8200 - 8300 / 8400 | 8500 \ 8600 - 8700 / 8800 | 8900 \ 9000 - 9100 / 9200 | 9300 \ 9400 - 9500 / 9600 | 9700 \ 9800 - 9900 / 10000 | Done, took 0.00 seconds. That means the extra function was adding 0.00000 secs per iteration. Benchmarking idle for loop, 10000 iterations: 100 \ 200 - 300 / 400 | 500 \ 600 - 700 / 800 | 900 \ 1000 - 1100 / 1200 | 1300 \ 1400 - 1500 / 1600 | 1700 \ 1800 - 1900 / 2000 | 2100 \ 2200 - 2300 / 2400 | 2500 \ 2600 - 2700 / 2800 | 2900 \ 3000 - 3100 / 3200 | 3300 \ 3400 - 3500 / 3600 | 3700 \ 3800 - 3900 / 4000 | 4100 \ 4200 - 4300 / 4400 | 4500 \ 4600 - 4700 / 4800 | 4900 \ 5000 - 5100 / 5200 | 5300 \ 5400 - 5500 / 5600 | 5700 \ 5800 - 5900 / 6000 | 6100 \ 6200 - 6300 / 6400 | 6500 \ 6600 - 6700 / 6800 | 6900 \ 7000 - 7100 / 7200 | 7300 \ 7400 - 7500 / 7600 | 7700 \ 7800 - 7900 / 8000 | 8100 \ 8200 - 8300 / 8400 | 8500 \ 8600 - 8700 / 8800 | 8900 \ 9000 - 9100 / 9200 | 9300 \ 9400 - 9500 / 9600 | 9700 \ 9800 - 9900 / 10000 | Done, took 0.00 seconds. That means for loops are -20.22% slower than while loops. Benchmarking for loop with internal mul() function calls: 100 \ 200 - 300 / 400 | 500 \ 600 - 700 / 800 | 900 \ 1000 - 1100 / 1200 | 1300 \ 1400 - 1500 / 1600 | 1700 \ 1800 - 1900 / 2000 | 2100 \ 2200 - 2300 / 2400 | 2500 \ 2600 - 2700 / 2800 | 2900 \ 3000 - 3100 / 3200 | 3300 \ 3400 - 3500 / 3600 | 3700 \ 3800 - 3900 / 4000 | 4100 \ 4200 - 4300 / 4400 | 4500 \ 4600 - 4700 / 4800 | 4900 \ 5000 - 5100 / 5200 | 5300 \ 5400 - 5500 / 5600 | 5700 \ 5800 - 5900 / 6000 | 6100 \ 6200 - 6300 / 6400 | 6500 \ 6600 - 6700 / 6800 | 6900 \ 7000 - 7100 / 7200 | 7300 \ 7400 - 7500 / 7600 | 7700 \ 7800 - 7900 / 8000 | 8100 \ 8200 - 8300 / 8400 | 8500 \ 8600 - 8700 / 8800 | 8900 \ 9000 - 9100 / 9200 | 9300 \ 9400 - 9500 / 9600 | 9700 \ 9800 - 9900 / 10000 | Done, took 0.0017149448394775 seconds. That means for loops are -2.56% slower than while loops.