Benchmark: timing 100 iterations of with, without... with: 14 wallclock secs (13.73 usr + 0.04 sys = 13.77 CPU) @ 7.26/s (n=100) without: 14 wallclock secs (13.86 usr + 0.00 sys = 13.86 CPU) @ 7.22/s (n=100)