https://github.com/shipilev/timers-bench

gistfile1.txt

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment, 1.7.0_51-b13
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM, 24.51-b03
Mac OS X, 10.9.2, x86_64

Burning up to figure out the exact CPU count....... done!

Running with 1 threads and [-client]: 
       granularity_currentTime:  993598,116 +-    812,330 ns
          granularity_nanotime:    1007,995 +-      2,673 ns
           latency_currentTime:      42,144 +-     15,816 ns
              latency_nanotime:      43,346 +-     17,252 ns

Running with 4 threads and [-client]: 
       granularity_currentTime:  997030,219 +-    465,515 ns
          granularity_nanotime:    1004,611 +-      5,012 ns
           latency_currentTime:      45,575 +-     30,318 ns
              latency_nanotime:      48,559 +-     48,071 ns

Running with 8 threads and [-client]: 
       granularity_currentTime: 1008020,782 +-   9653,481 ns
          granularity_nanotime:    1049,353 +-     69,045 ns
           latency_currentTime:      56,522 +-     22,049 ns
              latency_nanotime:      56,966 +-    195,277 ns

Running with 1 threads and [-server]: 
       granularity_currentTime:  993572,549 +-    786,126 ns
          granularity_nanotime:    1010,267 +-      1,486 ns
           latency_currentTime:      43,730 +-     15,646 ns
              latency_nanotime:      43,510 +-     17,001 ns

Running with 4 threads and [-server]: 
       granularity_currentTime:  996986,115 +-    407,710 ns
          granularity_nanotime:    1004,395 +-      5,129 ns
           latency_currentTime:      46,245 +-     17,589 ns
              latency_nanotime:      44,172 +-     13,542 ns

Running with 8 threads and [-server]: 
       granularity_currentTime: 1006667,926 +-   6500,775 ns
          granularity_nanotime:    1080,648 +-     97,215 ns
           latency_currentTime:      58,081 +-    149,473 ns
              latency_nanotime:      57,573 +-    146,681 ns