test.rb

GC.disable
class A

  def h
    #ApplicationController.helpers.hidden_field_tag('s', 1, :class => 1)
    ApplicationController.helpers.text_field_tag('s', 1, :class => 1)
  end

  def t
    ApplicationController.helpers.text_field_tag('s2', 11, :class => 2)
  end

  def s
    '<input type="hidden">'
  end
end

a = A.new

time = Benchmark.measure do
  1000.times do |i|
    a.h
  end
end

puts time

puts "*********"

time = Benchmark.measure do
  1000.times do |i|
    a.t
  end
end

puts time

puts "*********"

time = Benchmark.measure do
  1000.times do |i|
    a.s
  end
end

puts time