IPC performance: Named Pipe vs Socket

Question

Everyone seems to say named pipes are faster than sockets IPC. How much faster are they? I would prefer to use sockets because they can do two-way communication and are very

Answer 1

As often, numbers says more than feeling, here are some data: Pipe vs Unix Socket Performance (opendmx.net).

This benchmark shows a difference of about 12 to 15% faster speed for pipes.