Data attribute vs.jQuery().data (v19)

Revision 19 of this benchmark created on

Preparation HTML

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="el"></div>
<script>
  var i = 0,
      el = document.getElementById('el'),
      $el = $(el);
</script>

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Data attribute
k = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1001)
$el.attr('data-key-' + k, 'val-' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1001));
$el.attr("data-key-" + k);
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jQuery.fn.data
k = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1001)
$el.data('key-' + k, 'val-' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1001));
$el.data("key-" + k);
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