require 'benchmark' (ARGV[0] || 10).to_i.times do method = method(:to_s) method_proc = method.to_proc Benchmark.bm(30) do |bm| bm.report("control, 1000k to_s calls") { 1000000.times { to_s } } bm.report("Method.call, 1000k calls") { 1000000.times { method.call } } bm.report("to_proc'ed Method.call, 1000k calls") { 1000000.times { method_proc.call } } end end