Timed with nt reskit "timethis"

code:

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break on
$count = 0
While $count =< 1000
$count = 1 + $count
$x = @time
loop

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Run the script 5 times and post fastest times.

3.62 TimeThis : Elapsed Time : 00:00:01.241
3.63 TimeThis : Elapsed Time : 00:00:01.251
4.0B2 TimeThis : Elapsed Time : 00:00:00.670

Macros are a quite a bit faster, however take out the $x = @time and add another zero to the count loop and there is no significant difference in performance.

code:

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break on
$count = 0
While $count =< 10000
$count = 1 + $count
loop

---

Notice beta2 is actually taking longer now.
3.62 TimeThis : Elapsed Time : 00:00:01.522
3.63 TimeThis : Elapsed Time : 00:00:01.562
4.0B2TimeThis : Elapsed Time : 00:00:01.632