our @data = ("xxx") x 1000; cmpthese -2, { map { $_ => "$_ \@data" } qw/naive listutil buk ikegami blokhead/ }; Rate naive listutil ikegami buk blokhead naive 328/s -- -26% -44% -49% -49% listutil 445/s 36% -- -24% -30% -31% ikegami 589/s 80% 32% -- -8% -9% buk 637/s 94% 43% 8% -- -1% blokhead 646/s 97% 45% 10% 1% --