Benchmark: timing 5 iterations of MCE loop , MCE map , Sequential loop... MCE loop : 83 wallclock secs ( 3.28 usr 0.19 sys + 30.94 cusr 24.89 csys = 59.30 CPU) @ 0.08/s (n=5) MCE map : 75 wallclock secs ( 4.48 usr 0.28 sys + 41.29 cusr 37.93 csys = 83.98 CPU) @ 0.06/s (n=5) Sequential loop: 76 wallclock secs (37.79 usr + 28.91 sys = 66.70 CPU) @ 0.07/s (n=5)