DotNet.Logger.Benchmark

Testing the execution efficiency of different Log methods in various versions of .Net, including .Net 5 through .Net 7.

Reference:

• https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/speed-up-logging-in-net/
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/extensions/logger-message-generator

Start with the conclusion

• Use LoggerMessage.Define<> Instead of Logger.Log().
• Use LoggerMessageAttribute Instead of LoggerMessage.Define<>.

In general, LoggerMessage is the winner all around. As we can see, using LoggerMessage in different .Net versions results in significantly faster execution times, which in turn leads to better performance in the StdDev aspect relative to using Logger Extension.

Moreover, starting from .Net 6, the performance of LoggerMessageAttribute is even better than LoggerMessage.Define<>.

.Net 5

BenchmarkDotNet=v0.13.1, OS=Windows 10.0.22621
12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700, 1 CPU, 20 logical and 12 physical cores
.NET SDK=7.0.203
  [Host]     : .NET 5.0.17 (5.0.1722.21314), X64 RyuJIT
  DefaultJob : .NET 5.0.17 (5.0.1722.21315), X64 RyuJIT

.Net 6

BenchmarkDotNet=v0.13.5, OS=Windows 11 (10.0.22621.1555/22H2/2022Update/SunValley2)
12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700, 1 CPU, 20 logical and 12 physical cores
.NET SDK=7.0.203
  [Host]     : .NET 6.0.16 (6.0.1623.17311), X64 RyuJIT AVX2
  DefaultJob : .NET 6.0.16 (6.0.1623.17311), X64 RyuJIT AVX2

.Net 7

BenchmarkDotNet=v0.13.5, OS=Windows 11 (10.0.22621.1555/22H2/2022Update/SunValley2)
12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700, 1 CPU, 20 logical and 12 physical cores
.NET SDK=7.0.203
  [Host]     : .NET 7.0.5 (7.0.523.17405), X64 RyuJIT AVX2
  DefaultJob : .NET 7.0.5 (7.0.523.17405), X64 RyuJIT AVX2