Benchmark: running lc, regex for at least 30 CPU seconds... lc: 31.4462 wallclock secs (31.45 usr 0.00 sys + 0.00 cusr 0.00 csys = 31.45 CPU) @ 26138.57/s (n=822058) regex: 31.8579 wallclock secs (31.86 usr 0.00 sys + 0.00 cusr 0.00 csys = 31.86 CPU) @ 14326.49/s (n=456442) Rate regex lc regex 14326/s -- -45% lc 26139/s 82% --