C# checked cast vs Convert

CheckedCastVsConvert.csproj

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

    <PropertyGroup>
        <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
        <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
    </PropertyGroup>

    <ItemGroup>
      <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.13.6" />
    </ItemGroup>

</Project>

Program.cs

using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;

// |      Method |        Val |          Mean |      Error |     StdDev | Ratio | RatioSD |
// |------------ |----------- |--------------:|-----------:|-----------:|------:|--------:|
// | CheckedCast |          1 |     0.3265 ns |  0.0030 ns |  0.0028 ns |  1.00 |    0.00 |
// |   ConvertTo |          1 |     1.1499 ns |  0.0044 ns |  0.0042 ns |  3.52 |    0.03 |
// |             |            |               |            |            |       |         |
// | CheckedCast | 2147483647 | 6,430.8317 ns | 10.7705 ns | 10.0747 ns |  1.00 |    0.00 |
// |   ConvertTo | 2147483647 | 6,405.4382 ns | 20.2827 ns | 18.9725 ns |  1.00 |    0.00 |
BenchmarkRunner.Run<Bench>();

public class Bench
{
    [Params(1, int.MaxValue)] public int Val { get; set; }

    [Benchmark(Baseline = true)]
    public short CheckedCast()
    {
        try
        {
            return checked((short)Val);
        }
        catch (OverflowException)
        {
            return 0;
        }
    }

    [Benchmark]
    public short ConvertTo()
    {
        try
        {
            return Convert.ToInt16(Val);
        }
        catch (OverflowException)
        {
            return 0;
        }
    }
}