gistfile1.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace ConsoleApplication2
{
	class Program
	{
		static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			//let the JITter kick in
			TestNonGenericAsIsNow(1);
			TestGenericAsCouldBe(1);


			//go with the actual test
			var limit = 100000;
			TestNonGenericAsIsNow(limit);
			TestGenericAsCouldBe(limit);
			Console.Read();
		}

		private static void TestNonGenericAsIsNow(int limit)
		{

			var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
			for (int i = 0; i < limit; i++)
			{
				var fooBar = new FooBar();
				var barFoo = new BarFoo();
				var inv1 = new InvocationBarFoo(barFoo, "");
				var inv2 = new InvocationFooBar(fooBar, 0);
				inv1.Invoke();
				inv2.Invoke();
			}
			sw.Stop();
			Console.WriteLine(sw.Elapsed);
		}

		private static void TestGenericAsCouldBe(int limit)
		{
			var methodFooBar = typeof(FooBar).GetMethod("Foo");
			var methodBarFoo = typeof(BarFoo).GetMethod("Foo");

			var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();

			// create open instance method delegates
			var delegateFooBar = Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<FooBar, int, string>), methodFooBar) as Func<FooBar, int, string>;
			var delegateBarF0o = Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<BarFoo, string, int>), methodBarFoo) as Func<BarFoo, string, int>;
			for (int i = 0; i < limit; i++)
			{
				var fooBar = new FooBar();
				var barFoo = new BarFoo();
				var inv1 = new GenericInvocation<int, string, FooBar>(fooBar, 0, delegateFooBar);
				var inv2 = new GenericInvocation<string, int, BarFoo>(barFoo, "", delegateBarF0o);
				inv1.Invoke();
				inv2.Invoke();
			}
			sw.Stop();
			Console.WriteLine(sw.Elapsed);
		}
	}

	public class InvocationFooBar
	{
		private FooBar foo;
		private string result;
		private int param;
		public InvocationFooBar(FooBar foo, int param)
		{
			this.foo = foo;
		}

		public void Invoke()
		{
			result = foo.Foo(param);
		}
	}


	public class GenericInvocation<TIn, TOut, TTarget>
	{
		private TTarget foo;
		private TOut result;
		private TIn param;
		private Func<TTarget, TIn, TOut> action;
		public GenericInvocation(TTarget target, TIn param, Func<TTarget, TIn, TOut> action)
		{
			this.foo = target;
			this.param = param;
			this.action = action;

		}

		public void Invoke()
		{
			result = action(foo, param);
		}
	}

	public class InvocationBarFoo
	{
		private BarFoo foo;
		private int result;
		private string param;
		public InvocationBarFoo(BarFoo foo, string param)
		{
			this.foo = foo;
		}

		public void Invoke()
		{
			result = foo.Foo(param);
		}
	}

	public class FooBar
	{

		public string Foo(int i)
		{
			return string.Empty;
		}

	}

	public class BarFoo
	{
		public int Foo(string i)
		{
			return 0;
		}
	}

}