Performance: greater / smaller than vs not equal to

Question

I wonder if there is a difference in performance between

checking if a value is greater / smaller than another

for(int x = 0; x <         


        

Answer 1

There is rarely a performance hit but the first is much more reliable as it will handle both of the extraordinary cases where

1. y < 0 to start
2. x or y are messed with inside the block.