unordered_map: which one is faster find() or count()?

Question

What is the fastest way to figure out if an unordered_map container has an item with a specified key?

Answer 1

They will have about equal performance. You should use the algorithm that best expresses what you are trying to do.

To elaborate on that, generally count() will be implemented using find(). For example, in libcxx, count() is implemented as return (find(__k) != end());