Benchmark: running Sparky, demphq, int_i2, int_ni, int_np, int_pp, iterat, each for at least 1 CPU seconds... Sparky: 1 w-secs ( 1.07 usr + 0.00 sys = 1.07 CPU) @ 8358.21/s (n=8960) demphq: 1 w-secs ( 1.12 usr + 0.00 sys = 1.12 CPU) @ 11914.36/s (n=13356) int_i2: 1 w-secs ( 1.04 usr + 0.00 sys = 1.04 CPU) @ 15889.53/s (n=16541) int_ni: 1 w-secs ( 1.05 usr + 0.00 sys = 1.05 CPU) @ 18582.70/s (n=19549) int_np: 1 w-secs ( 1.06 usr + 0.00 sys = 1.06 CPU) @ 18407.72/s (n=19549) int_pp: 1 w-secs ( 1.04 usr + 0.00 sys = 1.04 CPU) @ 18761.04/s (n=19549) iterat: 1 w-secs ( 1.06 usr + 0.00 sys = 1.06 CPU) @ 22394.91/s (n=23761) Rate Sparky demphq int_i2 int_np int_ni int_pp iterat Sparky 8358/s -- -30% -47% -55% -55% -55% -63% demphq 11914/s 43% -- -25% -35% -36% -36% -47% int_i2 15890/s 90% 33% -- -14% -14% -15% -29% int_np 18408/s 120% 55% 16% -- -1% -2% -18% int_ni 18583/s 122% 56% 17% 1% -- -1% -17% int_pp 18761/s 124% 57% 18% 2% 1% -- -16% iterat 22395/s 168% 88% 41% 22% 21% 19% --