Hyperfine: A command-line benchmarking tool

Hyperfine is hyper frustrating because it only works with really really fine microsecond level benchmarks. Once you get into the millisecond range it’s worthless.

It spawns a new process each time right? I would think that would but a cap on how accurate it can get.

For my purposes I use it all the time though, quick and easy sanity-check.

The issue is it runs a kajillion tests to try and be “statistical”. But there’s no good way to say “just run it for 5 seconds and give me the best answer you can”. It’s very much designed for nanosecond to low microsecond benchmarks. Trying to fight this is trying to smash a square peg through a round hole.