strcmp string comparison

benchmark_strcmp.cc

#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>

double get_time()
{
  timespec ts;
  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
  return double(ts.tv_sec) + double(ts.tv_nsec) / 1000000000.;
}

int main()
{
  const unsigned n = 1000000;

  double t = get_time();
  int k;

  for (unsigned i = 0; i < n; i++)
    strcmp("string", "string");

  std::cout << get_time() -t << std::endl;
  t = get_time();
}

gistfile1.txt

./a.out 
0.00040102 (seconds)