gistfile1.rb

n = 50000; 
Benchmark.bm(15) do |x| 
  x.report("Array Include:"){ n.times{ foo = 5; arr = [1,2,3,4,5]; arr.include? foo }}
  x.report("Array access:"){ n.times{ foo = 5; arr = [1,2,3,4,5]; foo == arr[0] || foo == arr[1] || foo == arr[2] || foo == arr[3] || foo == arr[4] } }
  x.report("Array Alloc:"){ n.times{ foo = 5; arr = [1,2,3,4,5]; foo == 1 || foo == 2 || foo == 3 || foo == 4 || foo == 5 } }
  x.report("Just Ors:"){ n.times{foo = 5; foo == 1 || foo == 2 || foo == 3 || foo == 4 || foo == 5 }}
end

n = 50000; 
foo = 1
Benchmark.bm(15) do |x| 
  x.report("Array Include:"){ n.times{ arr = [1,2,3,4,5]; arr.include? foo }}
  x.report("Array access:"){ n.times{ arr = [1,2,3,4,5]; foo == arr[0] || foo == arr[1] || foo == arr[2] || foo == arr[3] || foo == arr[4] } }
  x.report("Array Alloc:"){ n.times{ arr = [1,2,3,4,5]; foo == 1 || foo == 2 || foo == 3 || foo == 4 || foo == 5 } }
  x.report("Just Ors:"){ n.times{ foo == 1 || foo == 2 || foo == 3 || foo == 4 || foo == 5 }}
end

n = 50000; 
foo = 5
Benchmark.bm(15) do |x| 
  x.report("Array Include:"){ n.times{ arr = [1,2,3,4,5]; arr.include? foo }}
  x.report("Array access:"){ n.times{ arr = [1,2,3,4,5]; foo == arr[0] || foo == arr[1] || foo == arr[2] || foo == arr[3] || foo == arr[4] } }
  x.report("Array Alloc:"){ n.times{ arr = [1,2,3,4,5]; foo == 1 || foo == 2 || foo == 3 || foo == 4 || foo == 5 } }
  x.report("Just Ors:"){ n.times{ foo == 1 || foo == 2 || foo == 3 || foo == 4 || foo == 5 }}
end

n = 50000; 
foo = 5
arr = [1,2,3,4,5]
Benchmark.bm(15) do |x| 
  x.report("Array Include:"){ n.times{ arr.include? foo }}
  x.report("Array access:"){ n.times{ foo == arr[0] || foo == arr[1] || foo == arr[2] || foo == arr[3] || foo == arr[4] } }
  x.report("Just Ors:"){ n.times{ foo == 1 || foo == 2 || foo == 3 || foo == 4 || foo == 5 }}
end

gistfile2.txt

                      user     system      total        real
Array Include:    0.030000   0.000000   0.030000 (  0.026587)
Array access:     0.030000   0.000000   0.030000 (  0.025596)
Array Alloc:      0.020000   0.000000   0.020000 (  0.023778)
Just Ors:         0.010000   0.000000   0.010000 (  0.008670)

                      user     system      total        real
Array Include:    0.020000   0.000000   0.020000 (  0.020130)
Array access:     0.020000   0.000000   0.020000 (  0.017447)
Array Alloc:      0.020000   0.000000   0.020000 (  0.017289)
Just Ors:         0.000000   0.000000   0.000000 (  0.003805)

                      user     system      total        real
Array Include:    0.030000   0.000000   0.030000 (  0.028463)
Array access:     0.020000   0.000000   0.020000 (  0.026253)
Array Alloc:      0.020000   0.000000   0.020000 (  0.021645)
Just Ors:         0.010000   0.000000   0.010000 (  0.008326)

                      user     system      total        real
Array Include:    0.020000   0.000000   0.020000 (  0.013915)
Array access:     0.010000   0.000000   0.010000 (  0.011520)
Just Ors:         0.010000   0.000000   0.010000 (  0.008622)