ExceptionPenalty.java

import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Benchmark;
import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.BenchmarkMode;
import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Fork;
import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Measurement;
import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Mode;
import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.OutputTimeUnit;
import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Scope;
import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.State;
import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Threads;
import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Warmup;
import org.openjdk.jmh.infra.Blackhole;

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

@Threads(4)
@State(Scope.Thread)
@BenchmarkMode({Mode.AverageTime, Mode.SampleTime})
@OutputTimeUnit(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)
@Measurement(time = 10, iterations = 2)
@Warmup(iterations = 2)
@Fork(2)
public class ExceptionPenalty {
    private static final Exception STACKTRACED = new RuntimeException();
    private static final Exception EMPTY = new NoStackTrace();

    @Benchmark
    public void tryCatch(Blackhole blackhole) {
        try {
            throw STACKTRACED;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            blackhole.consume(e);
        }
    }

    @Benchmark
    public void tryCatchEmpty(Blackhole blackhole) {
        try {
            throw EMPTY;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            blackhole.consume(e);
        }
    }

    @Benchmark
    public void consume(Blackhole blackhole) {
        blackhole.consume(STACKTRACED);
    }

    @Benchmark
    public void create(Blackhole blackhole) {
        blackhole.consume(new RuntimeException());
    }

    @Benchmark
    public void createEmpty(Blackhole blackhole) {
        blackhole.consume(new NoStackTrace());
    }

    public static class NoStackTrace extends Exception {
        @Override
        public synchronized Throwable fillInStackTrace() {
            return this;
        }
    }
}

output.log

Benchmark                                               Mode      Cnt        Score     Error  Units
ExceptionPenalty.consume                                avgt        4        2.704 ±   0.671  ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.create                                 avgt        4     1033.261 ± 267.595  ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.createEmpty                            avgt        4       16.300 ±   1.142  ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatch                               avgt        4        2.491 ±   2.110  ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatchEmpty                          avgt        4        2.318 ±   1.092  ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.consume                              sample  4456832       34.685 ±   0.288  ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.consume:consume·p0.00                sample                16.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.consume:consume·p0.50                sample                33.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.consume:consume·p0.90                sample                43.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.consume:consume·p0.95                sample                47.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.consume:consume·p0.99                sample                52.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.consume:consume·p0.999               sample               175.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.consume:consume·p0.9999              sample               840.651            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.consume:consume·p1.00                sample            199424.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.create                               sample  4860198     1067.421 ±   8.214  ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.create:create·p0.00                  sample               758.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.create:create·p0.50                  sample               812.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.create:create·p0.90                  sample              1682.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.create:create·p0.95                  sample              1714.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.create:create·p0.99                  sample              1800.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.create:create·p0.999                 sample              3692.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.create:create·p0.9999                sample             17822.090            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.create:create·p1.00                  sample           2240512.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.createEmpty                          sample  3921206       47.114 ±   6.102  ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.createEmpty:createEmpty·p0.00        sample                28.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.createEmpty:createEmpty·p0.50        sample                39.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.createEmpty:createEmpty·p0.90        sample                59.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.createEmpty:createEmpty·p0.95        sample                62.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.createEmpty:createEmpty·p0.99        sample                66.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.createEmpty:createEmpty·p0.999       sample               359.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.createEmpty:createEmpty·p0.9999      sample              5564.138            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.createEmpty:createEmpty·p1.00        sample           6619136.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatch                             sample  3962574       31.485 ±   1.978  ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatch:tryCatch·p0.00              sample                17.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatch:tryCatch·p0.50              sample                29.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatch:tryCatch·p0.90              sample                40.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatch:tryCatch·p0.95              sample                45.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatch:tryCatch·p0.99              sample                51.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatch:tryCatch·p0.999             sample               185.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatch:tryCatch·p0.9999            sample              1876.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatch:tryCatch·p1.00              sample           2371584.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatchEmpty                        sample  4241631       33.251 ±   0.407  ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatchEmpty:tryCatchEmpty·p0.00    sample                17.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatchEmpty:tryCatchEmpty·p0.50    sample                29.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatchEmpty:tryCatchEmpty·p0.90    sample                45.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatchEmpty:tryCatchEmpty·p0.95    sample                48.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatchEmpty:tryCatchEmpty·p0.99    sample                54.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatchEmpty:tryCatchEmpty·p0.999   sample               186.000            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatchEmpty:tryCatchEmpty·p0.9999  sample              1611.674            ns/op
ExceptionPenalty.tryCatchEmpty:tryCatchEmpty·p1.00    sample            440832.000            ns/op