$ perl pm_hash_clear_vs_undef_1214851.pl Checking container differences between delete and clear: Hash size (initial): 0/8 Hash size (after fill): 62/64 Hash size (after clear): 0/64 Hash size (after delete): 0/8 Rate delete reuse overwrite delete 38049/s -- -3% -39% reuse 39358/s 3% -- -37% overwrite 62375/s 64% 58% --