I ran these tests on my own and tried out what's been discussed here. The internal count() adds the most bulk. (Note: "real sorting" just means the array is red

I ran these tests on my own and tried out what's been discussed here. The internal count() adds the most bulk. (Note: "real sorting" just means the array is redeclared for every nth sort). Original Array ( [0]...) 28.913233995438 Original - with real sorting Array ( [0]...) 29.863515853882 HN Way - with external count() Array ( [0]... ) 4.3388159275055 HN Way - with external count() and real sorting Array ( [0]...) 5.5680060386658