>>Strings:
10000 : 274788
100000 : 2949952
1000000 : 32010214
String took: 5 wallclock secs ( 5.55 usr +  0.06 sys =  5.61 CPU)
>>AoA:
10000 : 1597360
100000 : 15972002
1000000 : 160299622
Array took:23 wallclock secs (21.97 usr +  0.30 sys = 22.27 CPU)

This is perl, v5.8.8 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
(with 18 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)

Binary build 822 [280952] provided by ActiveState http://www.ActiveState.com
Built Jul 31 2007 19:34:48
Haha. I am fully aware how old this is, but you try convincing my work that..