sub test4 { my ( $iDays, $iCmp ) = @_; my $iRes = 0; for ( 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 ){ if ( $iDays & $iCmp & $_ ){ $iRes++; } } return $iRes; } sub test5 { my ( $iDays, $iCmp ) = @_; my $iRes = 0; $iRes++ if ( $iDays & $iCmp & 1 ); $iRes++ if ( $iDays & $iCmp & 2 ); $iRes++ if ( $iDays & $iCmp & 4 ); $iRes++ if ( $iDays & $iCmp & 8 ); $iRes++ if ( $iDays & $iCmp & 16 ); $iRes++ if ( $iDays & $iCmp & 32 ); $iRes++ if ( $iDays & $iCmp & 64 ); return $iRes; } cmpthese($count, { 'Test4' => sub { test4( int ( rand(127) ), int( rand(127) ) ) }, 'Test5' => sub { test5( int ( rand(127) ), int( rand(127) ) ) } }); __DATA__ Rate Test4 Test5 Test4 162690/s -- -46% Test5 300000/s 84% --