String compare VS number compare

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Description

What is faster? Comparing a number or comparing a string?

Preparation HTML

<script>
  var a1 = 'asdf',
      a2 = '...',
      a3 = 'asdf';
  var b1 = 123,
      b2 = 999999,
      b3 = 123;
</script>

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String
a1 == a2
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Number
b1 == b2
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String ===
a1 === a2
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Number ===
b1 === b2
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String (equal)
a1 == a3
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Number (equal)
b1 == b3
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