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Fast Hash Functions Compared: MurmurHash3, FNV-1a, and xxHash Benchmarks

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3y ago · Jan 13, 2023 10:48 AM

xxHash (XXH3) achieves over 15 GB/s hashing throughput using SIMD vector instructions, outperforming older MurmurHash3.

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3y ago · Jan 13, 2023 2:34 PM

For small compile-time string hashing in switch statements, FNV-1a constexpr functions are lightweight and simple.

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3y ago · Jan 14, 2023 8:34 PM

Hashing asset file paths with XXH64 gives virtually zero collision probability in production asset managers.

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