Append string vs join array (v3)

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Setup

var i = 0,
        str = '',
        arr = [],
        w1 = 'brown',
        w2 = 'jumped',
        w3 = 'lazy';

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String append #1
str = '';
for (j=0; j<1000; j++){
str += 'Quick ' + w1 + ' fox ' + w2 + ' over the ' + w3 + ' dog. ';
}
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String append #2
str = '';
for (j=0; j<1000; j++){
str += 'Quick ';
str += w1;
str += ' fox ';
str += w2;
str += ' over the ';
str += w3;
str += ' dog. ';
}
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Array join #1
arr = [];
arr2 = ['Quick ', w1, ' fox ', w2, ' over the ', w3, ' dog. '];
for (j=0; j<1000; j++){
arr.push.apply(arr, arr2);
}
arr.join('');
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Array join #2
arr = [];
for (i=0; i<7000; i++){
arr[i++] = 'Quick ';
arr[i++] = w1;
arr[i++] = ' fox ';
arr[i++] = w2;
arr[i++] = ' over the ';
arr[i++] = w3;
arr[i++] = ' dog. ';
}
arr.join('');
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