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StringBuilder.Replace performance improvements in .NET 8 v .NET 7
Date Added (UTC):
15 Apr 2024 @ 20:32
Date Updated (UTC):16 Apr 2024 @ 03:03
.NET Version(s): Tag(s):
#.Net8PerfImprovement #StringBuilder
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Benchmark Results:
Benchmark Code:
using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Columns;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Configs;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Environments;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Jobs;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Reports;
using System.Text;
[HideColumns("Error", "StdDev", "Median", "RatioSD")]
[MemoryDiagnoser(displayGenColumns: false)]
[Config(typeof(Config))]
public class StringBuilderReplace
{
private readonly StringBuilder _sb = new StringBuilder()
.Append("Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? ")
.Append("Thou art more lovely and more temperate: ")
.Append("Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, ")
.Append("And summer's lease hath all too short a date; ")
.Append("Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, ")
.Append("And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; ")
.Append("And every fair from fair sometime declines, ")
.Append("By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd; ")
.Append("But thy eternal summer shall not fade, ")
.Append("Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st; ")
.Append("Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade, ")
.Append("When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st: ")
.Append("So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, ")
.Append("So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.");
[Benchmark]
public void Replace()
{
_sb.Replace("summer", "winter");
_sb.Replace("winter", "summer");
}
private class Config : ManualConfig
{
public Config()
{
AddJob(Job.Default.WithId(".NET 7").WithRuntime(CoreRuntime.Core70).AsBaseline());
AddJob(Job.Default.WithId(".NET 8").WithRuntime(CoreRuntime.Core80));
SummaryStyle =
SummaryStyle.Default.WithRatioStyle(RatioStyle.Percentage);
}
}
}
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// .NET 7, .NET 8
public void Replace()
{
_sb.Replace("summer", "winter");
_sb.Replace("winter", "summer");
}
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// .NET 7
.method public hidebysig
instance void Replace () cil managed
{
.custom instance void [BenchmarkDotNet.Annotations]BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes.BenchmarkAttribute::.ctor(int32, string) = (
01 00 29 00 00 00 01 5f 00 00
)
// Method begins at RVA 0x208e
// Code size 45 (0x2d)
.maxstack 8
// sequence point: (line 44, col 9) to (line 44, col 41) in _
IL_0000: ldarg.0
IL_0001: ldfld class [System.Runtime]System.Text.StringBuilder StringBuilderReplace::_sb
IL_0006: ldstr "summer"
IL_000b: ldstr "winter"
IL_0010: callvirt instance class [System.Runtime]System.Text.StringBuilder [System.Runtime]System.Text.StringBuilder::Replace(string, string)
IL_0015: pop
// sequence point: (line 45, col 9) to (line 45, col 41) in _
IL_0016: ldarg.0
IL_0017: ldfld class [System.Runtime]System.Text.StringBuilder StringBuilderReplace::_sb
IL_001c: ldstr "winter"
IL_0021: ldstr "summer"
IL_0026: callvirt instance class [System.Runtime]System.Text.StringBuilder [System.Runtime]System.Text.StringBuilder::Replace(string, string)
IL_002b: pop
// sequence point: (line 46, col 5) to (line 46, col 6) in _
IL_002c: ret
}
// .NET 8
.method public hidebysig
instance void Replace () cil managed
{
.custom instance void [BenchmarkDotNet.Annotations]BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes.BenchmarkAttribute::.ctor(int32, string) = (
01 00 29 00 00 00 01 5f 00 00
)
// Method begins at RVA 0x2050
// Code size 45 (0x2d)
.maxstack 8
// sequence point: (line 44, col 9) to (line 44, col 41) in _
IL_0000: ldarg.0
IL_0001: ldfld class [System.Runtime]System.Text.StringBuilder StringBuilderReplace::_sb
IL_0006: ldstr "summer"
IL_000b: ldstr "winter"
IL_0010: callvirt instance class [System.Runtime]System.Text.StringBuilder [System.Runtime]System.Text.StringBuilder::Replace(string, string)
IL_0015: pop
// sequence point: (line 45, col 9) to (line 45, col 41) in _
IL_0016: ldarg.0
IL_0017: ldfld class [System.Runtime]System.Text.StringBuilder StringBuilderReplace::_sb
IL_001c: ldstr "winter"
IL_0021: ldstr "summer"
IL_0026: callvirt instance class [System.Runtime]System.Text.StringBuilder [System.Runtime]System.Text.StringBuilder::Replace(string, string)
IL_002b: pop
// sequence point: (line 46, col 5) to (line 46, col 6) in _
IL_002c: ret
}
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Benchmark Description:
This benchmark setup is designed to measure the performance of the `StringBuilder.Replace` method in different .NET versions, specifically comparing .NET 7 and .NET 8. The benchmark is configured using BenchmarkDotNet, a powerful .NET library for benchmarking, which provides detailed insights into the performance of the code being tested.
### General Setup Overview
- **.NET Versions:** The benchmark compares .NET 7 and .NET 8, using these versions to understand potential performance improvements or regressions in the `StringBuilder.Replace` method across these versions.
- **Configuration:** The benchmark uses a custom configuration class (`Config`) to specify the .NET versions to test against. It sets .NET 7 as the baseline for comparison purposes.
- **Memory Diagnoser:** Enabled with `displayGenColumns: false` to report memory allocation without displaying garbage collection generation columns. This focuses on the amount of memory allocated by the benchmarked methods.
- **Columns:** The setup hides specific columns ("Error", "StdDev", "Median", "RatioSD") to focus on the most relevant data for this benchmark, such as mean time and allocated memory.
- **BenchmarkDotNet Attributes:** Attributes like `[MemoryDiagnoser]` and `[Config]` are used to apply the memory diagnoser and the custom configuration to the benchmark class.
### Benchmark Method: `Replace()`
#### Purpose
The `Replace()` method benchmark is designed to measure the performance of replacing strings within a `StringBuilder` instance. It performs two replacements in sequence, first replacing "summer" with "winter" and then "winter" with "summer". This method tests the efficiency of the `StringBuilder.Replace` operation, which is a common operation when manipulating strings in .NET.
#### Performance Aspect
- **Execution Time:** How quickly the `StringBuilder.Replace` method can perform the specified replacements.
- **Memory Allocation:** The amount of memory allocated during the replacement operations. Efficient memory usage is crucial for high-performance applications, especially those that perform a large number of string manipulations.
#### Importance
Understanding the performance of the `StringBuilder.Replace` method is important for developers who rely on `StringBuilder` for creating and manipulating strings in performance-critical applications. Since `StringBuilder` is often used to improve performance over immutable string operations, knowing how its replace functionality scales with larger or more complex strings can inform optimization decisions.
#### Expected Results or Insights
- **Performance Improvement or Regression:** By comparing .NET 7 and .NET 8, developers can identify any performance improvements or regressions in the `StringBuilder.Replace` method. An improvement in .NET 8 would indicate optimizations in the newer runtime version.
- **Efficiency of Replace Operation:** The benchmark will highlight the efficiency of the replace operation in terms of execution speed and memory allocation. Lower memory allocation and faster execution times are indicative of better performance.
- **Decision Making:** Results from this benchmark can help developers decide on the most efficient .NET version for their applications or identify potential areas for code optimization when using `StringBuilder.Replace`.
In summary, this benchmark is a targeted test to understand the performance characteristics of the `StringBuilder.Replace` method across different .NET runtime versions, focusing on execution time and memory allocation. The insights gained can guide developers in optimizing their applications for better performance.