jQuery vs JavaScript Performance Comparison

Benchmark created by Ben Everard on

Preparation HTML

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

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Testing in
TestOps/sec
jQuery ID Selector
var $el = $('#hello');
ready
JavaScript ID Selector
var $el = document.querySelector('#hello');
ready
jQuery Class Selector
var $el = $('.bye');
ready
JavaScript Class Selector
var $el = document.querySelector('.bye');
ready

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