Benchmark: running Method One, Method Two, each for at least 10 CPU seconds... Method One: 11 wallclock secs (10.10 usr + 0.01 sys = 10.11 CPU) @ 281.21/s (n=2843) Method Two: 11 wallclock secs (10.51 usr + 0.02 sys = 10.53 CPU) @ 78.82/s (n=830)