<header> vs <div id="header"> (v3)

Revision 3 of this benchmark created on

Description

In a bid to better understand HTML5 elements, I want to know whether a <header> element behaves like a <div id="header"> element when it comes to selector performance.

Preparation HTML

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<header>
 <div id="header"><div>
</header>

Test runner

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Testing in
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Select <header> element
$('header');
ready
Select <div id="header"> element
$('#header');
ready

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