translate3d vs translate XY vs css left/top vs matrix2d/3d (v89)

Revision 89 of this benchmark created on

Preparation HTML

<div id="elem" style="position: absolute; background:#ccc; width:10px; height:10px;"></div>
<script>
  var elem = document.getElementById("elem");
  var style = elem.style;
</script>

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translate3d
var x = y = 0;
for (var i = 10000; i--;) {
  x = i;
  y = i * 5;
  var transform = 'translate3d(' + x + 'px, ' + y + 'px, 0)';
  style.MozTransform = transform;
  style.WebkitTransform = transform;
  style.OTransform = transform;
  style.msTransform = transform;
  style.transform = transform;

  var top = elem.offsetTop;
}
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translateX/Y
var x = y = 0;
for (var i = 10000; i--;) {
  x = i;
  y = i * 5;
  var transform = 'translateX(' + x + 'px) translateY(' + y + 'px)';
  style.MozTransform = transform;
  style.WebkitTransform = transform;
  style.OTransform = transform;
  style.msTransform = transform;
  style.transform = transform;

  var top = elem.offsetTop;
}
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css left/top
var x = y = 0;
for (var i = 10000; i--;) {
  x = i;
  y = i * 5;
  style.left = x + 'px';
  style.top = y + 'px';

  var top = elem.offsetTop;
}
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maxtrix
var x = 0,
  y = 0;
for (var i = 10000; i--;) {
  x = i;
  y = i * 5;
  var transform = 'matrix(1,0,0,1,' + x + ',' + y + ')';
  style.MozTransform = transform;
  style.WebkitTransform = transform;
  style.OTransform = transform
  style.msTransform = transform;
  style.transform = transform;

  var top = elem.offsetTop;
}
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matrix3d
var x = 0,
  y = 0;
for (var i = 10000; i--;) {
  x = i;
  y = i * 5;
  var transform = 'matrix3d(1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,' + x + ',' + y + ',0,1)';
  style.MozTransform = transform;
  style.WebkitTransform = transform;
  style.OTransform = transform;
  style.msTransform = transform;
  style.transform = transform;

  var top = elem.offsetTop;
}
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