Why is .NET faster than C++ in this case?

Question

Make sure you run outside of the IDE. That is key.

-edit- I LOVE SLaks comment. \"The amount of misinformation in these answers is staggering.\" :D

Answer 1

I think the problem is your timing code in C++.

From the MS docs for __rdtsc:

Generates the rdtsc instruction, which returns the processor time stamp. The processor time stamp records the number of clock cycles since the last reset.

Perhaps try GetTickCount().