date.now() vs new Date() (v8)

Revision 8 of this benchmark created by Goktug on

Setup

var nowFn = Date.now ? Date.now : function() {
        return (new Date()).getTime();
      };

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new Date()
return new Date().getTime();
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Date.now()
if (Date.now) {
  return Date.now();
}
return (new Date()).getTime();
ready
alias
return nowFn();
ready

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