Logging Benchmark

Summary

BenchmarkDotNet=v0.12.1, OS=Windows 10.0.19042
Intel Core i9-9900K CPU 3.60GHz (Coffee Lake), 1 CPU, 16 logical and 8 physical cores
.NET Core SDK=5.0.202
  [Host]     : .NET Core 5.0.5 (CoreCLR 5.0.521.16609, CoreFX 5.0.521.16609), X64 RyuJIT
  DefaultJob : .NET Core 5.0.5 (CoreCLR 5.0.521.16609, CoreFX 5.0.521.16609), X64 RyuJIT

Method	Mean	Error	StdDev
Default	899.2 us	17.92 us	26.26 us
NLog	481.3 us	9.57 us	8.96 us
NLogAsync	156.0 us	3.07 us	7.53 us
Serilog	4,109.1 us	81.78 us	192.78 us
SerilogAsync	180.3 us	3.58 us	9.93 us
SerilogEnriched	6,749.5 us	134.65 us	335.33 us

Legends

• Mean : Arithmetic mean of all measurements
• Error : Half of 99.9% confidence interval
• StdDev : Standard deviation of all measurements
• 1 us : 1 Microsecond (0.000001 sec)

Detailed results

Default

Runtime = .NET Core 5.0.5 (CoreCLR 5.0.521.16609, CoreFX 5.0.521.16609), X64 RyuJIT; GC = Concurrent Workstation
Mean = 899.155 us, StdErr = 4.877 us (0.54%), N = 29, StdDev = 26.264 us
Min = 871.248 us, Q1 = 878.213 us, Median = 889.676 us, Q3 = 911.658 us, Max = 959.945 us
IQR = 33.445 us, LowerFence = 828.045 us, UpperFence = 961.825 us
ConfidenceInterval = [881.236 us; 917.073 us] (CI 99.9%), Margin = 17.918 us (1.99% of Mean)
Skewness = 0.91, Kurtosis = 2.47, MValue = 2.11
-------------------- Histogram --------------------
[870.798 us ; 900.719 us) | @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
[900.719 us ; 923.159 us) | @@@@
[923.159 us ; 951.193 us) | @@@@@
[951.193 us ; 971.165 us) | @
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Hot spots

Percentage	Method	Source
10.06%	Main	DefaultLogging.Program.Main(String[])

NLog

Runtime = .NET Core 5.0.5 (CoreCLR 5.0.521.16609, CoreFX 5.0.521.16609), X64 RyuJIT; GC = Concurrent Workstation
Mean = 481.306 us, StdErr = 2.312 us (0.48%), N = 15, StdDev = 8.956 us
Min = 462.001 us, Q1 = 475.909 us, Median = 480.963 us, Q3 = 486.284 us, Max = 496.828 us
IQR = 10.376 us, LowerFence = 460.345 us, UpperFence = 501.848 us
ConfidenceInterval = [471.732 us; 490.881 us] (CI 99.9%), Margin = 9.575 us (1.99% of Mean)
Skewness = -0.09, Kurtosis = 2.59, MValue = 2
-------------------- Histogram --------------------
[457.235 us ; 473.156 us) | @
[473.156 us ; 491.598 us) | @@@@@@@@@@@@
[491.598 us ; 501.595 us) | @@
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NLog Async

Runtime = .NET Core 5.0.5 (CoreCLR 5.0.521.16609, CoreFX 5.0.521.16609), X64 RyuJIT; GC = Concurrent Workstation
Mean = 156.025 us, StdErr = 0.893 us (0.57%), N = 71, StdDev = 7.525 us
Min = 140.422 us, Q1 = 150.403 us, Median = 155.704 us, Q3 = 161.857 us, Max = 171.094 us
IQR = 11.453 us, LowerFence = 133.223 us, UpperFence = 179.037 us
ConfidenceInterval = [152.957 us; 159.093 us] (CI 99.9%), Margin = 3.068 us (1.97% of Mean)
Skewness = -0.06, Kurtosis = 2.15, MValue = 3.3
-------------------- Histogram --------------------
[138.037 us ; 141.219 us) | @
[141.219 us ; 146.124 us) | @@@@@@@
[146.124 us ; 151.620 us) | @@@@@@@@@@@@
[151.620 us ; 156.391 us) | @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
[156.391 us ; 159.596 us) | @@@@@
[159.596 us ; 164.367 us) | @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
[164.367 us ; 169.512 us) | @@@@@@
[169.512 us ; 173.480 us) | @@
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Serilog

Runtime = .NET Core 5.0.5 (CoreCLR 5.0.521.16609, CoreFX 5.0.521.16609), X64 RyuJIT; GC = Concurrent Workstation
Mean = 4.109 ms, StdErr = 0.024 ms (0.58%), N = 66, StdDev = 0.193 ms
Min = 3.509 ms, Q1 = 4.013 ms, Median = 4.087 ms, Q3 = 4.245 ms, Max = 4.557 ms
IQR = 0.232 ms, LowerFence = 3.664 ms, UpperFence = 4.594 ms
ConfidenceInterval = [4.027 ms; 4.191 ms] (CI 99.9%), Margin = 0.082 ms (1.99% of Mean)
Skewness = -0.06, Kurtosis = 3.54, MValue = 2
-------------------- Histogram --------------------
[3.446 ms ; 3.571 ms) | @
[3.571 ms ; 3.724 ms) | 
[3.724 ms ; 3.856 ms) | @@@@
[3.856 ms ; 3.981 ms) | @@@@@@@@@@@
[3.981 ms ; 4.135 ms) | @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
[4.135 ms ; 4.289 ms) | @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
[4.289 ms ; 4.429 ms) | @@@@@@@
[4.429 ms ; 4.588 ms) | @@@
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Hot spots

Percentage	Method	Source
8.36%	Main	SerilogLogging.Program.Main(String[])
0.85%	Set	Serilog.Sinks.SystemConsole.Themes.SystemConsoleTheme.Set(TextWriter, ConsoleThemeStyle)

Serilog Async

Runtime = .NET Core 5.0.5 (CoreCLR 5.0.521.16609, CoreFX 5.0.521.16609), X64 RyuJIT; GC = Concurrent Workstation
Mean = 180.299 us, StdErr = 1.053 us (0.58%), N = 89, StdDev = 9.934 us
Min = 156.031 us, Q1 = 175.338 us, Median = 178.373 us, Q3 = 184.346 us, Max = 204.798 us
IQR = 9.008 us, LowerFence = 161.827 us, UpperFence = 197.857 us
ConfidenceInterval = [176.714 us; 183.884 us] (CI 99.9%), Margin = 3.585 us (1.99% of Mean)
Skewness = 0.3, Kurtosis = 3.26, MValue = 2.32
-------------------- Histogram --------------------
[155.030 us ; 160.871 us) | @@@@
[160.871 us ; 169.240 us) | @@@
[169.240 us ; 174.661 us) | @@@@@@@@@@@@@
[174.661 us ; 180.501 us) | @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
[180.501 us ; 186.655 us) | @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
[186.655 us ; 192.495 us) | @@@@@@@@@@@
[192.495 us ; 199.869 us) | @@@@@@
[199.869 us ; 206.238 us) | @@@@
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Serilog Enriched

Runtime = .NET Core 5.0.5 (CoreCLR 5.0.521.16609, CoreFX 5.0.521.16609), X64 RyuJIT; GC = Concurrent Workstation
Mean = 6.749 ms, StdErr = 0.039 ms (0.58%), N = 73, StdDev = 0.335 ms
Min = 6.222 ms, Q1 = 6.536 ms, Median = 6.736 ms, Q3 = 6.981 ms, Max = 7.573 ms
IQR = 0.445 ms, LowerFence = 5.870 ms, UpperFence = 7.648 ms
ConfidenceInterval = [6.615 ms; 6.884 ms] (CI 99.9%), Margin = 0.135 ms (1.99% of Mean)
Skewness = 0.24, Kurtosis = 2.27, MValue = 2.76
-------------------- Histogram --------------------
[6.199 ms ; 6.410 ms) | @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
[6.410 ms ; 6.581 ms) | @@@@@@@
[6.581 ms ; 6.792 ms) | @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
[6.792 ms ; 7.104 ms) | @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
[7.104 ms ; 7.321 ms) | @@@@@@@@@@
[7.321 ms ; 7.636 ms) | @@
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Hot spots

Percentage	Method	Source
8.47%	Main	SerilogEnrichedLogging.Program.Main(String[])
1.66%	Set	Serilog.Sinks.SystemConsole.Themes.SystemConsoleTheme.Set(TextWriter, ConsoleThemeStyle)
1.32%	Render	Serilog.Sinks.SystemConsole.Output.TextTokenRenderer.Render(LogEvent, TextWriter)
0.99%	RenderValue	Serilog.Sinks.SystemConsole.Rendering.ThemedMessageTemplateRenderer.RenderValue(ConsoleTheme, ThemedValueFormatter, LogEventPropertyValue, TextWriter, String)