jQuery each vs for loop using eq

Benchmark created by Damon on

Preparation HTML

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
var $elements = $('<div/>').append(Array(100).join('<a></a>')).find('a');
</script>

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jQuery.each
$elements.each(function() {
  $(this);
});
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without
for (var i=0, j=$elements.length; i < j; ++i) {
  $elements.eq(i);
}
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