Multi-Return vs Table on Playdate Simulator (Runtime 1.10.0)

main.lua

print(playdate.apiVersion())

local countString <const> = "count"
local function returnSingle()
    return 4
end
local function returnMultival()
    return 4, 5, 6
end
local function returnTable()
    return { x = 4, y = 5, z = 6}
end

local function printArray(title, array)
    print(title)
    for index, value in ipairs(array) do
        print(index, value)
    end
end

local frameCount = 0
local preFunctionMemory = {-1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0}
local singleFunctionMemory = {-1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0}
local multiFunctionMemory = {-1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0}
local tableFunctionMemory = {-1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0}
local postFunctionMemory = {-1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0}

function playdate.update()
    frameCount += 1
    if frameCount <= 10 then
        preFunctionMemory[frameCount] = collectgarbage(countString)
    end
    if frameCount == 11 then
        for i = 1, 11 do
            local a = returnSingle()
            singleFunctionMemory[i] = collectgarbage(countString)
        end
        for i = 1, 11 do
            local x, y, z = returnMultival()
            local a = x + y + z
            multiFunctionMemory[i] = collectgarbage(countString)
        end
        for i = 0, 11 do
            local point = returnTable()
            local a = point.x + point.y + point.z
            tableFunctionMemory[i] = collectgarbage(countString)
        end
    end
    if frameCount >= 12 and frameCount < 16 then
        postFunctionMemory[frameCount - 11] = collectgarbage("count")
    end
    if frameCount == 16 then
        printArray("pre", preFunctionMemory)
        printArray("single", singleFunctionMemory)
        printArray("multi", multiFunctionMemory)
        printArray("table", tableFunctionMemory)
        printArray("post", postFunctionMemory)
    end
end

result.log

17:07:06: 11000	10000

17:07:06: Loading: OK
17:07:07: pre

17:07:07: 1	89.5752

17:07:07: 2	87.77637

17:07:07: 3	87.77637

17:07:07: 4	87.77637

17:07:07: 5	87.77637

17:07:07: 6	87.77637

17:07:07: 7	87.77637

17:07:07: 8	87.77637

17:07:07: 9	87.77637

17:07:07: 10	87.77637

17:07:07: 11	-1.0

17:07:07: 12	-1.0

17:07:07: 13	-1.0

17:07:07: single

17:07:07: 1	87.77637

17:07:07: 2	87.77637

17:07:07: 3	87.77637

17:07:07: 4	87.77637

17:07:07: 5	87.77637

17:07:07: 6	87.77637

17:07:07: 7	87.77637

17:07:07: 8	87.77637

17:07:07: 9	87.77637

17:07:07: 10	87.77637

17:07:07: 11	87.77637

17:07:07: 12	-1.0

17:07:07: 13	-1.0

17:07:07: multi

17:07:07: 1	87.77637

17:07:07: 2	87.77637

17:07:07: 3	87.77637

17:07:07: 4	87.77637

17:07:07: 5	87.77637

17:07:07: 6	87.77637

17:07:07: 7	87.77637

17:07:08: 8	87.77637

17:07:08: 9	87.77637

17:07:08: 10	87.77637

17:07:08: 11	87.77637

17:07:08: 12	-1.0

17:07:08: 13	-1.0

17:07:08: table

17:07:08: 1	88.14355

17:07:08: 2	88.29199

17:07:08: 3	88.44043

17:07:08: 4	88.58887

17:07:08: 5	88.7373

17:07:08: 6	88.88574

17:07:08: 7	89.03418

17:07:08: 8	89.18262

17:07:08: 9	89.33105

17:07:08: 10	89.47949

17:07:08: 11	89.62793

17:07:08: 12	-1.0

17:07:08: 13	-1.0

17:07:08: post

17:07:08: 1	87.84668

17:07:08: 2	87.84668

17:07:08: 3	87.84668

17:07:08: 4	87.84668

17:07:08: 5	-1.0

17:07:08: 6	-1.0

17:07:08: 7	-1.0

17:07:08: 8	-1.0

17:07:08: 9	-1.0

17:07:08: 10	-1.0

17:07:08: 11	-1.0

17:07:08: 12	-1.0

17:07:08: 13	-1.0

summary.txt

Memory allocated for each single return (in Kb, excluding the first): ALL 0

Memory allocated for each multi return (in Kb, excluding the first): ALL 0

Memory allocated for each table (in Kb, excluding the first):
0.14844
0.14844
0.14844
0.14843
0.14844
0.14844
0.14844
0.14843
0.14844
0.14844

AVG: 0.148438