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.NET Serialization Benchmarks - Feb 2023
As part of a YouTube video, I went through a bunch of serializers to see their current levels of performance. As it’s been a while, I thought it would be a good idea to get the latest numbers and have a general update. The code is hosted on a Github Repository, which I’m happy to accept community contributions on including fixing any minor issues or adding serialization frameworks.
Changes In This Benchmark
- Bebop allocations have been improved thanks to AndrewMD5 (PR)
- Added SourceGenerator version of System.Text.Json
- Added MemoryPack to the Binary Benchmarks
Package Updates
The repository now has Renovate dependency bot installed, meaning that the repository will automatically update to the latest version of all of the packages.
| Package | Type | Update | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| AvroConvert (source) | nuget | minor | 3.2.9 -> 3.3.2 |
| BenchmarkDotNet | nuget | patch | 0.13.2 -> 0.13.5 |
| MessagePack | nuget | patch | 2.4.35 -> 2.4.59 |
| MongoDB.Bson (source) | nuget | minor | 2.17.1 -> 2.19.0 |
| Newtonsoft.Json (source) | nuget | patch | 13.0.1 -> 13.0.2 |
| ServiceStack.Text | nuget | minor | 6.2.0 -> 6.6.0 |
| SpanJson | nuget | major | 3.3.1 -> 4.0.0 |
| bebop | nuget | patch | 2.4.6 -> 2.4.9 |
| bebop-tools | nuget | patch | 2.4.6 -> 2.4.9 |
| protobuf-net | nuget | minor | 3.1.17 -> 3.2.0 |
Test Rig Details
BenchmarkDotNet=v0.13.5, OS=Windows 11 (10.0.22621.1265/22H2/2022Update/SunValley2)
Intel Core i9-9900K CPU 3.60GHz (Coffee Lake), 1 CPU, 8 logical and 4 physical cores
.NET SDK=7.0.200
[Host] : .NET 7.0.3 (7.0.323.6910), X64 RyuJIT AVX2
DefaultJob : .NET 7.0.3 (7.0.323.6910), X64 RyuJIT AVX2
JSON Serialization Results
| Method | data | Mean | Error | StdDev | Median | Min | Max | Ratio | RatioSD | Gen0 | Gen1 | Gen2 | Allocated | Alloc Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpanJson_Deserialize | Large | 91,190.8 us | 1,811.48 us | 4,374.94 us | 89,969.2 us | 83,768.1 us | 104,369.6 us | 0.66 | 0.05 | 4000.0000 | 3833.3333 | 666.6667 | 44667.44 KB | 1.00 |
| Jil_Deserialize | Large | 100,230.1 us | 1,943.11 us | 2,237.69 us | 100,638.2 us | 96,002.4 us | 103,568.0 us | 0.72 | 0.02 | 4000.0000 | 3833.3333 | 666.6667 | 27753.73 KB | 0.62 |
| UTF8Json_Deserialize | Large | 109,200.0 us | 2,085.04 us | 2,047.79 us | 109,092.9 us | 105,728.9 us | 113,311.5 us | 0.79 | 0.02 | 3800.0000 | 3600.0000 | 600.0000 | 44666.62 KB | 1.00 |
| SystemTextJson_Deserialize | Large | 138,832.0 us | 1,958.74 us | 1,832.20 us | 138,740.8 us | 136,207.2 us | 141,876.0 us | 1.00 | 0.00 | 3750.0000 | 3500.0000 | 500.0000 | 44668.96 KB | 1.00 |
| SystemTextJson_SrcGen_Deserialize | Large | 140,451.0 us | 2,175.38 us | 2,034.85 us | 140,515.7 us | 137,389.1 us | 144,502.9 us | 1.01 | 0.02 | 3750.0000 | 3500.0000 | 500.0000 | 44668.96 KB | 1.00 |
| ServiceStack_Deserialize | Large | 220,351.1 us | 4,329.13 us | 7,112.88 us | 218,680.2 us | 210,853.8 us | 238,109.4 us | 1.58 | 0.06 | 4666.6667 | 2333.3333 | 333.3333 | 37471.89 KB | 0.84 |
| NewtonsoftJson_Deserialize | Large | 249,970.0 us | 4,223.49 us | 4,519.08 us | 248,670.5 us | 244,194.6 us | 260,768.2 us | 1.80 | 0.04 | 5000.0000 | 2500.0000 | 500.0000 | 39137.85 KB | 0.88 |
| Jil_Deserialize | Medium | 16,157.2 us | 266.15 us | 316.83 us | 16,072.6 us | 15,767.3 us | 16,985.5 us | 0.59 | 0.02 | 843.7500 | 750.0000 | - | 6935.28 KB | 0.62 |
| SpanJson_Deserialize | Medium | 16,572.0 us | 267.62 us | 237.24 us | 16,686.7 us | 16,136.5 us | 16,803.6 us | 0.61 | 0.01 | 1093.7500 | 968.7500 | 250.0000 | 11124.97 KB | 1.00 |
| UTF8Json_Deserialize | Medium | 21,231.9 us | 414.06 us | 552.76 us | 21,134.0 us | 20,066.9 us | 22,387.3 us | 0.78 | 0.03 | 1093.7500 | 968.7500 | 250.0000 | 11125.04 KB | 1.00 |
| SystemTextJson_Deserialize | Medium | 27,273.0 us | 329.03 us | 307.77 us | 27,179.3 us | 26,864.5 us | 28,011.8 us | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1093.7500 | 968.7500 | 250.0000 | 11125.72 KB | 1.00 |
| SystemTextJson_SrcGen_Deserialize | Medium | 27,648.3 us | 241.70 us | 214.26 us | 27,591.1 us | 27,366.2 us | 28,085.3 us | 1.01 | 0.02 | 1093.7500 | 968.7500 | 250.0000 | 11126.42 KB | 1.00 |
| ServiceStack_Deserialize | Medium | 48,323.4 us | 734.66 us | 687.20 us | 48,138.1 us | 47,236.9 us | 49,689.3 us | 1.77 | 0.03 | 1181.8182 | 1000.0000 | 90.9091 | 9357.83 KB | 0.84 |
| NewtonsoftJson_Deserialize | Medium | 55,349.4 us | 1,089.57 us | 2,298.27 us | 55,172.9 us | 51,556.2 us | 60,647.0 us | 2.05 | 0.07 | 1100.0000 | 900.0000 | - | 9776.74 KB | 0.88 |
| SpanJson_Deserialize | Small | 511.2 us | 9.20 us | 8.15 us | 509.2 us | 501.2 us | 528.3 us | 0.54 | 0.01 | 51.7578 | 51.7578 | 51.7578 | 446.93 KB | 1.60 |
| Jil_Deserialize | Small | 564.0 us | 2.39 us | 2.00 us | 563.5 us | 561.7 us | 567.8 us | 0.60 | 0.00 | 34.1797 | 10.7422 | - | 279.63 KB | 1.00 |
| UTF8Json_Deserialize | Small | 665.7 us | 5.09 us | 4.76 us | 665.6 us | 658.7 us | 673.7 us | 0.71 | 0.00 | 83.0078 | 61.5234 | 48.8281 | 447.05 KB | 1.60 |
| SystemTextJson_Deserialize | Small | 939.9 us | 1.45 us | 1.21 us | 939.7 us | 937.5 us | 941.7 us | 1.00 | 0.00 | 34.1797 | 11.7188 | - | 279.71 KB | 1.00 |
| SystemTextJson_SrcGen_Deserialize | Small | 983.0 us | 2.19 us | 1.94 us | 983.0 us | 979.7 us | 985.9 us | 1.05 | 0.00 | 33.2031 | 11.7188 | - | 279.71 KB | 1.00 |
| ServiceStack_Deserialize | Small | 1,551.9 us | 13.64 us | 12.76 us | 1,546.8 us | 1,535.9 us | 1,578.3 us | 1.65 | 0.01 | 44.9219 | 13.6719 | - | 379.04 KB | 1.36 |
| NewtonsoftJson_Deserialize | Small | 1,880.9 us | 28.69 us | 26.84 us | 1,886.8 us | 1,831.2 us | 1,914.5 us | 2.00 | 0.03 | 46.8750 | 19.5313 | - | 398.46 KB | 1.42 |
| SpanJson_Serialize | Large | 24,379.2 us | 67.39 us | 56.27 us | 24,383.5 us | 24,263.1 us | 24,476.9 us | 0.48 | 0.00 | 125.0000 | 125.0000 | 125.0000 | 16384.13 KB | 0.48 |
| UTF8Json_Serialize | Large | 39,032.1 us | 765.63 us | 1,419.15 us | 38,884.8 us | 36,683.0 us | 42,188.1 us | 0.80 | 0.03 | 615.3846 | 615.3846 | 615.3846 | 82319.57 KB | 2.40 |
| SystemTextJson_SrcGen_Serialize | Large | 49,655.5 us | 217.47 us | 181.60 us | 49,619.5 us | 49,443.4 us | 50,147.9 us | 0.98 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 34296.93 KB | 1.00 |
| SystemTextJson_Serialize | Large | 50,513.3 us | 170.93 us | 151.53 us | 50,520.8 us | 50,184.7 us | 50,817.3 us | 1.00 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 34296.93 KB | 1.00 |
| Jil_Serialize | Large | 53,530.0 us | 1,067.88 us | 1,425.59 us | 53,763.7 us | 50,595.6 us | 55,955.4 us | 1.07 | 0.03 | 5000.0000 | 4888.8889 | 888.8889 | 67819 KB | 1.98 |
| NewtonsoftJson_Serialize | Large | 125,169.9 us | 2,045.01 us | 1,812.85 us | 125,387.6 us | 122,390.9 us | 128,757.7 us | 2.48 | 0.04 | 6600.0000 | 3600.0000 | 800.0000 | 81290.58 KB | 2.37 |
| ServiceStack_Serialize | Large | 146,043.9 us | 293.87 us | 274.89 us | 145,935.9 us | 145,687.9 us | 146,551.0 us | 2.89 | 0.01 | 6000.0000 | - | - | 78487.63 KB | 2.29 |
| SpanJson_Serialize | Medium | 6,141.6 us | 56.25 us | 52.61 us | 6,155.3 us | 5,993.7 us | 6,201.1 us | 0.48 | 0.01 | 117.1875 | 117.1875 | 117.1875 | 4096.11 KB | 0.48 |
| UTF8Json_Serialize | Medium | 10,055.7 us | 199.79 us | 177.11 us | 10,020.6 us | 9,819.5 us | 10,372.9 us | 0.78 | 0.02 | 500.0000 | 500.0000 | 500.0000 | 20445.27 KB | 2.41 |
| SystemTextJson_Serialize | Medium | 12,890.4 us | 203.52 us | 190.38 us | 12,866.9 us | 12,676.6 us | 13,272.9 us | 1.00 | 0.00 | 187.5000 | 187.5000 | 187.5000 | 8496.96 KB | 1.00 |
| SystemTextJson_SrcGen_Serialize | Medium | 13,029.8 us | 164.63 us | 153.99 us | 13,040.7 us | 12,804.6 us | 13,314.2 us | 1.01 | 0.02 | 187.5000 | 187.5000 | 187.5000 | 8496.96 KB | 1.00 |
| Jil_Serialize | Medium | 16,192.0 us | 315.34 us | 410.04 us | 16,162.8 us | 15,534.3 us | 17,039.5 us | 1.26 | 0.05 | 1906.2500 | 1812.5000 | 875.0000 | 16806.86 KB | 1.98 |
| NewtonsoftJson_Serialize | Medium | 31,214.2 us | 558.44 us | 948.28 us | 30,899.0 us | 30,212.6 us | 33,347.0 us | 2.41 | 0.07 | 2312.5000 | 1875.0000 | 875.0000 | 20170.37 KB | 2.37 |
| ServiceStack_Serialize | Medium | 38,538.6 us | 314.84 us | 294.50 us | 38,582.1 us | 38,049.6 us | 39,009.7 us | 2.99 | 0.04 | 1571.4286 | 142.8571 | 142.8571 | 19358.84 KB | 2.28 |
| SpanJson_Serialize | Small | 234.9 us | 0.43 us | 0.38 us | 234.9 us | 234.1 us | 235.3 us | 0.47 | 0.00 | 75.6836 | 75.6836 | 75.6836 | 256.07 KB | 0.75 |
| UTF8Json_Serialize | Small | 303.2 us | 0.89 us | 0.84 us | 303.3 us | 301.8 us | 304.4 us | 0.61 | 0.00 | 148.9258 | 148.9258 | 148.9258 | 551.72 KB | 1.62 |
| Jil_Serialize | Small | 436.1 us | 19.80 us | 58.37 us | 473.4 us | 322.6 us | 486.5 us | 0.70 | 0.03 | 99.6094 | 99.6094 | 99.6094 | 673.91 KB | 1.98 |
| SystemTextJson_Serialize | Small | 499.2 us | 3.20 us | 2.84 us | 499.9 us | 492.4 us | 502.9 us | 1.00 | 0.00 | 89.8438 | 89.8438 | 89.8438 | 340.86 KB | 1.00 |
| SystemTextJson_SrcGen_Serialize | Small | 503.1 us | 2.69 us | 2.38 us | 503.0 us | 498.8 us | 507.4 us | 1.01 | 0.01 | 89.8438 | 89.8438 | 89.8438 | 340.85 KB | 1.00 |
| NewtonsoftJson_Serialize | Small | 1,102.0 us | 11.72 us | 9.15 us | 1,104.2 us | 1,081.5 us | 1,110.3 us | 2.21 | 0.03 | 148.4375 | 113.2813 | 89.8438 | 821.44 KB | 2.41 |
| ServiceStack_Serialize | Small | 1,581.4 us | 17.93 us | 16.77 us | 1,577.9 us | 1,562.8 us | 1,617.2 us | 3.17 | 0.04 | 142.5781 | 82.0313 | 82.0313 | 784.99 KB | 2.30 |
The JSON benchmarks appear to have remained pretty consistent with the previous set of results from a few months ago. The inclusion of the source generator version for System.Text.Json turned out to be a bit of a non-event in the end as the performance is on-par with the non-generator version. SpanJson is still the king for JSON.
Binary Serialization Results
| Method | data | Mean | Error | StdDev | Min | Max | Gen0 | Gen1 | Gen2 | Allocated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GroBuf_Deserialize | Large | 47,243.86 us | 825.702 us | 772.362 us | 45,642.06 us | 48,513.91 us | 3636.3636 | 3545.4545 | 545.4545 | 26179193 B |
| Bebop_Deserialize | Large | 48,244.74 us | 748.848 us | 700.473 us | 47,523.21 us | 49,245.47 us | 3909.0909 | 3818.1818 | 727.2727 | 26980756 B |
| MemoryPack_Deserialize | Large | 48,738.47 us | 911.477 us | 852.597 us | 47,061.95 us | 50,501.60 us | 3636.3636 | 3545.4545 | 545.4545 | 26179103 B |
| MessagePack_Deserialize | Large | 62,726.35 us | 1,155.674 us | 1,330.876 us | 60,548.57 us | 65,081.39 us | 3500.0000 | 3375.0000 | 500.0000 | 26179115 B |
| ProtoBufNet_Deserialize | Large | 71,688.15 us | 1,416.613 us | 2,031.664 us | 69,305.33 us | 76,257.39 us | 3714.2857 | 3571.4286 | 571.4286 | 26820875 B |
| Hyperion_Deserialize | Large | 87,696.21 us | 1,700.080 us | 1,889.634 us | 85,881.60 us | 91,572.22 us | 4166.6667 | 4000.0000 | 500.0000 | 31180175 B |
| MsgPack_Deserialize | Large | 92,672.91 us | 1,770.147 us | 1,817.811 us | 89,019.35 us | 96,053.55 us | 4166.6667 | 4000.0000 | 500.0000 | 32018907 B |
| AvroConvert_Deserialize | Large | 196,401.45 us | 3,830.642 us | 4,980.917 us | 187,416.40 us | 203,311.00 us | 10000.0000 | 3666.6667 | 333.3333 | 96425000 B |
| BSON_Deserialize | Large | 235,586.13 us | 3,199.265 us | 2,836.065 us | 229,802.00 us | 240,312.37 us | 8333.3333 | 4333.3333 | 333.3333 | 69298835 B |
| GroBuf_Deserialize | Medium | 4,257.91 us | 62.966 us | 52.579 us | 4,179.05 us | 4,336.40 us | 773.4375 | 703.1250 | - | 6533041 B |
| Bebop_Deserialize | Medium | 4,402.57 us | 60.201 us | 56.312 us | 4,308.14 us | 4,478.53 us | 804.6875 | 750.0000 | - | 6732454 B |
| MemoryPack_Deserialize | Medium | 4,425.59 us | 43.134 us | 40.347 us | 4,370.96 us | 4,497.73 us | 773.4375 | 703.1250 | - | 6532969 B |
| ProtoBufNet_Deserialize | Medium | 8,896.05 us | 44.146 us | 39.134 us | 8,804.73 us | 8,960.84 us | 796.8750 | 593.7500 | - | 6693108 B |
| MessagePack_Deserialize | Medium | 8,967.02 us | 74.913 us | 66.408 us | 8,843.58 us | 9,075.46 us | 765.6250 | 687.5000 | - | 6532978 B |
| Hyperion_Deserialize | Medium | 13,124.22 us | 46.479 us | 41.203 us | 13,063.96 us | 13,210.24 us | 921.8750 | 843.7500 | - | 7789506 B |
| MsgPack_Deserialize | Medium | 13,680.20 us | 189.208 us | 202.450 us | 13,328.87 us | 14,038.78 us | 953.1250 | 906.2500 | - | 7992954 B |
| AvroConvert_Deserialize | Medium | 43,866.48 us | 713.613 us | 667.514 us | 42,987.47 us | 45,111.19 us | 2692.3077 | 1076.9231 | 230.7692 | 24169490 B |
| BSON_Deserialize | Medium | 59,161.54 us | 1,155.333 us | 1,080.699 us | 57,379.79 us | 60,921.69 us | 2222.2222 | 1222.2222 | 222.2222 | 17298596 B |
| GroBuf_Deserialize | Small | 113.90 us | 1.860 us | 1.649 us | 111.64 us | 117.01 us | 31.4941 | 10.4980 | - | 263784 B |
| Bebop_Deserialize | Small | 116.13 us | 1.069 us | 1.000 us | 114.89 us | 118.71 us | 32.4707 | 12.0850 | - | 272000 B |
| MemoryPack_Deserialize | Small | 121.76 us | 0.376 us | 0.314 us | 120.74 us | 121.99 us | 31.4941 | 10.4980 | - | 263712 B |
| MessagePack_Deserialize | Small | 299.24 us | 0.495 us | 0.439 us | 298.79 us | 300.21 us | 31.2500 | 10.2539 | - | 263713 B |
| ProtoBufNet_Deserialize | Small | 302.80 us | 4.197 us | 6.152 us | 298.31 us | 321.27 us | 32.2266 | 10.7422 | - | 270233 B |
| Hyperion_Deserialize | Small | 354.44 us | 1.090 us | 1.019 us | 353.28 us | 356.81 us | 37.5977 | 12.6953 | - | 315425 B |
| MsgPack_Deserialize | Small | 463.82 us | 4.525 us | 4.232 us | 458.79 us | 472.56 us | 38.0859 | 12.6953 | - | 322225 B |
| AvroConvert_Deserialize | Small | 1,516.93 us | 8.215 us | 7.684 us | 1,504.66 us | 1,527.68 us | 134.7656 | 48.8281 | - | 1135455 B |
| BSON_Deserialize | Small | 1,697.43 us | 19.415 us | 18.161 us | 1,666.60 us | 1,727.83 us | 82.0313 | 27.3438 | - | 701884 B |
| MemoryPack_Serialize | Large | 9,668.02 us | 11.755 us | 9.816 us | 9,649.58 us | 9,682.30 us | 31.2500 | 31.2500 | 31.2500 | 9818513 B |
| GroBuf_Serialize | Large | 10,991.49 us | 13.141 us | 11.649 us | 10,968.58 us | 11,013.30 us | 62.5000 | 62.5000 | 62.5000 | 18824229 B |
| Bebop_Serialize | Large | 12,556.43 us | 55.511 us | 46.354 us | 12,493.10 us | 12,641.42 us | - | - | - | 36 B |
| MessagePack_Serialize | Large | 16,490.02 us | 66.105 us | 61.834 us | 16,413.60 us | 16,612.91 us | - | - | - | 7196899 B |
| ProtoBufNet_Serialize | Large | 27,214.02 us | 270.428 us | 239.727 us | 26,966.38 us | 27,802.83 us | 156.2500 | 156.2500 | 156.2500 | 27893153 B |
| Hyperion_Serialize | Large | 34,844.59 us | 425.809 us | 398.302 us | 34,004.25 us | 35,126.87 us | 600.0000 | 66.6667 | 66.6667 | 28827900 B |
| MsgPack_Serialize | Large | 40,435.03 us | 372.214 us | 329.958 us | 39,724.02 us | 40,921.32 us | 1230.7692 | 384.6154 | 307.6923 | 67710617 B |
| AvroConvert_Serialize | Large | 55,918.00 us | 640.324 us | 598.960 us | 54,529.86 us | 56,514.13 us | 4111.1111 | 111.1111 | 111.1111 | 78042956 B |
| BSON_Serialize | Large | 139,522.40 us | 1,145.433 us | 1,071.439 us | 137,698.95 us | 141,130.38 us | 4750.0000 | - | - | 90285250 B |
| MemoryPack_Serialize | Medium | 2,344.52 us | 27.653 us | 24.514 us | 2,318.72 us | 2,405.98 us | 85.9375 | 85.9375 | 85.9375 | 2446033 B |
| GroBuf_Serialize | Medium | 2,594.14 us | 51.653 us | 59.484 us | 2,480.14 us | 2,687.87 us | 109.3750 | 109.3750 | 109.3750 | 4688436 B |
| Bebop_Serialize | Medium | 2,874.85 us | 8.709 us | 6.800 us | 2,869.72 us | 2,887.92 us | - | - | - | 27 B |
| MessagePack_Serialize | Medium | 4,229.39 us | 82.978 us | 77.618 us | 4,104.00 us | 4,339.72 us | 31.2500 | 31.2500 | 31.2500 | 1737144 B |
| ProtoBufNet_Serialize | Medium | 7,162.14 us | 45.605 us | 40.428 us | 7,107.72 us | 7,238.80 us | 140.6250 | 125.0000 | 125.0000 | 7090069 B |
| Hyperion_Serialize | Medium | 8,857.20 us | 29.018 us | 25.724 us | 8,821.47 us | 8,914.76 us | 296.8750 | 156.2500 | 156.2500 | 7197143 B |
| MsgPack_Serialize | Medium | 9,629.06 us | 188.542 us | 376.539 us | 8,914.96 us | 10,518.29 us | 671.8750 | 406.2500 | 390.6250 | 15023469 B |
| AvroConvert_Serialize | Medium | 16,328.77 us | 310.634 us | 305.085 us | 15,725.40 us | 16,876.81 us | 1375.0000 | 562.5000 | 343.7500 | 19539986 B |
| BSON_Serialize | Medium | 37,320.81 us | 603.465 us | 564.481 us | 36,480.74 us | 38,157.81 us | 1428.5714 | 285.7143 | 285.7143 | 22510582 B |
| MemoryPack_Serialize | Small | 86.05 us | 0.790 us | 0.701 us | 85.32 us | 87.32 us | 16.1133 | 16.1133 | 16.1133 | 98798 B |
| GroBuf_Serialize | Small | 90.58 us | 1.163 us | 1.088 us | 89.51 us | 92.61 us | 27.2217 | 27.2217 | 27.2217 | 189554 B |
| Bebop_Serialize | Small | 114.32 us | 0.799 us | 0.748 us | 113.45 us | 116.12 us | - | - | - | 24 B |
| MessagePack_Serialize | Small | 159.42 us | 1.411 us | 1.178 us | 157.78 us | 161.28 us | 8.0566 | - | - | 69336 B |
| ProtoBufNet_Serialize | Small | 259.28 us | 3.939 us | 3.492 us | 252.99 us | 266.47 us | 26.8555 | 4.3945 | - | 228617 B |
| MsgPack_Serialize | Small | 281.98 us | 2.989 us | 2.496 us | 278.27 us | 285.97 us | 70.8008 | 12.2070 | - | 596033 B |
| Hyperion_Serialize | Small | 339.40 us | 2.626 us | 2.193 us | 335.48 us | 342.36 us | 52.2461 | 25.8789 | 22.4609 | 384295 B |
| AvroConvert_Serialize | Small | 773.36 us | 8.749 us | 8.184 us | 763.25 us | 792.67 us | 129.8828 | 61.5234 | 44.9219 | 983877 B |
| BSON_Serialize | Small | 1,449.58 us | 28.409 us | 29.174 us | 1,417.69 us | 1,504.62 us | 158.2031 | 101.5625 | 95.7031 | 1093695 B |
It appears that the PR for Bebop has definitely had the desired effect, basically putting it on par with GroBuf. GroBuf is still king for deserialization but it’s lost it’s crown for serialization by a small margin. The new king for binary serialization is MemoryPack by Neuecc. This is Neuecc’s forth serialization framework and appears to be making leaps in performance with each one.
As with any software, you should take these results as an indication of which framework to use - making sure that your business requirements are met first before optimizing for performance. Performance itself can mean either speed or memory usage, depending on your requirements.