C:\test>1046579 -N=2**20
1048576
            Rate    single      long   classic       str translate
single    1.72/s        --      -99%     -100%     -100%     -100%
long       134/s     7707%        --      -71%      -79%      -81%
classic    468/s    27047%      248%        --      -26%      -33%
str        632/s    36579%      370%       35%        --       -9%
translate  695/s    40233%      417%       49%       10%        --

C:\test>1046579 -N=2**30
1073741824
            (warning: too few iterations for a reliable count)

            (warning: too few iterations for a reliable count)

          s/iter       str translate
str         1.96        --      -21%
translate   1.54       27%        --