gistfile1.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public class MyClass
{
	public static void RunSnippet()
	{
		DateTime start = DateTime.Now;
		for(int i = 0; i< 1000000; i++)
		{
			MyClass p = new MyClass();	
		}
		Console.WriteLine("1000000 instantiated in {0}ms", (DateTime.Now-start).TotalMilliseconds);
		
	        start = DateTime.Now;
		for(int i = 0; i< 1000000; i++)
		{
			MyClass p = Activator.CreateInstance<MyClass>();	
		}
		Console.WriteLine("1000000 instantiated in {0}ms using generic method.", (DateTime.Now-start).TotalMilliseconds);
		
		
		start = DateTime.Now;
		for(int i = 0; i< 1000000; i++)
		{
			Object p = Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(MyClass));	
		}
		Console.WriteLine("Activator 1000000 instantiated in {0}ms", (DateTime.Now-start).TotalMilliseconds);

	        start = DateTime.Now;
		for(int i = 0; i< 1000000; i++)
		{
			MyClass p = (MyClass)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(MyClass));	
		}
		Console.WriteLine("Activator 1000000 instantiated in {0}ms then casted", (DateTime.Now-start).TotalMilliseconds);
		
	
		
	}
	
	#region Helper methods
	
	public static void Main()
	{
		try
		{
			RunSnippet();
		}
		catch (Exception e)
		{
			string error = string.Format("---\nThe following error occurred while executing the snippet:\n{0}\n---", e.ToString());
			Console.WriteLine(error);
		}
		finally
		{
			Console.Write("Press any key to continue...");
			Console.ReadKey();
		}
	}

	private static void WL(object text, params object[] args)
	{
		Console.WriteLine(text.ToString(), args);	
	}
	
	private static void RL()
	{
		Console.ReadLine();	
	}
	
	private static void Break() 
	{
		System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();
	}

	#endregion
}