macOS 12.1, your benchmark code: Rate methodic blessy direct methodic 16445180/s -- -27% -35% blessy 22503930/s 37% -- -11% direct 25252404/s 54% 12% -- macOS 12.1, rerun of my original benchmark code: Rate method blessed sub method 17857143/s -- -35% -44% blessed 27397260/s 53% -- -14% sub 31746032/s 78% 16% --