Very simple benchmark to see whether its better to compile .NET for x64 for x86 (x86 is faster)

app.py

#	Python 2.7.5, installed via scoop. I'm not convinced that it's actually the 64bit version running.
#
#	Python 2.7.5 x64
#
#	3.54650297451ms
#	3.60930112911ms
#	3.47107861851ms
#
#	Python 2.7.5 x86
#
#	3.50084754086ms
#	3.52841634987ms
#	3.64666031918ms

from urlparse import urlparse
import time

watch = time.clock()
x = []
for i in range(0, 1000000):
	x.append(urlparse('http://www.foo.com'))

print str(time.clock() - watch) + "ms"

node.js

/*
Benchmark implemented in Node.js. The performance is far worse, but x86 still has the edge.

Node.js 10.25 x64

	19295ms
	19501ms
	19438ms

Node.js 10.25 x86

	17968ms
	17758ms
	17930ms

*/

var url = require('url');

var watch = new Date().getTime();
var list = [];
for (var i = 0; i < 1000000; i++)
{
    list.push(url.parse("http://www.foo.com/"));
}
console.log("%sms", new Date().getTime() - watch);

Program.cs

/*

Very simple benchmark to see whether its better to compile .NET for x64 for x86
 
Results on my Lenovo X1 Core i5 pro running on high performance mode

Compiled for release x64
    999ms
    1017ms
    1031ms

Compiled for release x86
    838ms
    838ms
    854ms

'Any CPU' seems to target x86.

*/

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        var watch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
        var list = new List<Uri>();
        for (var i = 0; i < 1000000; i++)
        {
            list.Add(new Uri("http://www.foo.com/"));
        }
        watch.Stop();
        Console.WriteLine("{0}ms", watch.ElapsedMilliseconds);
    }
}