prelude: | class Example def initialize @v0 = 1 @v1 = 2 @v3 = 3 @levar = 1 end def get_value_loop sum = 0 i = 0 while i < 1000000 # 10 times to de-emphasize loop overhead sum += @levar sum += @levar sum += @levar sum += @levar sum += @levar sum += @levar sum += @levar sum += @levar sum += @levar sum += @levar i += 1 end return sum end end obj = Example.new benchmark: vm_ivar_get: | obj.get_value_loop loop_count: 100