How come my array index is faster than pointer

Question

Why the array index is faster than pointer? Isn\'t pointer supposed to be faster than array index?

** i used time.h clock_t to tested two functions, each loop 2 mil

Answer 1

The times are so close together that if you did them repeatedly, you may not see much of a difference. Both code segments compile to the exact same assembly. By definition, there is no difference.