Historical Results
Based on (1) saved test runs, The test labeled "array_keys()" was (on average) the faster by 0.0311 seconds, (2.366% faster)
The array_keys() test took 1.2849 seconds.
The $k => $dummy test took 1.3161 seconds.
Nitty-Gritty
Each test case ran 20 random code order iterations consisting of 281,402 loops for a total of 5,628,040 runs.
- Line execution difference (0.000006) milliseconds.
- Avg difference (0.000) milliseconds per 281,402 loops.
- Total difference 31.14 milliseconds for 5,628,040 loops
The iteration variablity for Code 1 was (0.0000) milliseconds and Code 2 was (0.0000) milliseconds. The lower and the closer together there values are the more accurate the results are.
Code
The first test, "$k => $dummy", was:
foreach ($GLOBALS['dummy'] as $k => $dummy) $k + 1;
The second test, "array_keys()", was:
foreach (array_keys($GLOBALS['dummy']) as $k) $k + 1;