OOP vs. Procedural PHP Benchmark

oop-procedural-benchmark.php

<?php
/**
 * OOP vs. Procedural PHP Benchmark
 * @author     tivnet
 * @version    13.11.27
 * Disclaimer: This is too simple, and does not prove anything. Just forget it. :-)
 * My results on PHP 5.4 / Windows 8.1 / Apache 2.4 (all 64 bits, but who cares) :
 * first 3 tests: same 3.1 to 3.4; the last test: 5.0 to 5.1
 */
header( 'Content-type: text/plain' );
define( 'CRLF', "\n" );
define( 'REPEAT', 10000000 );

/**
 * Procedural
 * @param string $a
 * @param string $b
 * @return string
 */
function ab( $a = '', $b = '' ) {
	return $a . $b;
}

/**
 * Class MyAB
 */
class MyAB {

	/**
	 * OOP - static
	 * @param string $a
	 * @param string $b
	 * @return string
	 */
	public static function ab( $a = '', $b = '' ) {
		return $a . $b;
	}

	/**
	 * OOP - dynamic
	 * @param string $a
	 * @param string $b
	 * @return string
	 */
	public function abD( $a = '', $b = '' ) {
		return $a . $b;
	}
}


$ab = '';

/**
 * Procedural
 */
$time = microtime( true );
for ( $i = 1; $i < REPEAT; $i ++ ) {
	$ab = ab();
}
echo microtime( true ) - $time;
echo CRLF;

/**
 * OOP - static
 */
$time = microtime( true );
for ( $i = 1; $i < REPEAT; $i ++ ) {
	$ab = MyAB::ab();
}
echo microtime( true ) - $time;
echo CRLF;

/**
 * OOP - dynamic
 */
$oAB  = new MyAB;
$time = microtime( true );
for ( $i = 1; $i < REPEAT; $i ++ ) {
	$ab = $oAB->abD();
}
echo microtime( true ) - $time;
echo CRLF;

/**
 * OOP - new object in loop
 */
$time = microtime( true );
for ( $i = 1; $i < REPEAT; $i ++ ) {
	$oAB1 = new MyAB;
	$ab   = $oAB1->abD();
}
echo microtime( true ) - $time;
echo CRLF;

# --- EOF