I cannot reproduce the same results. Using this simple Java code below, the function without the call to Math.floor is consistently faster:
with floor elapsed milliseconds: 7354
without floor elapsed milliseconds: 4252
public class TestCast {
private static final int REPS = Integer.MAX_VALUE / 4;
private static void withFloor() {
long sum = 0;
long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
for (int i = REPS; i != 0; --i) {
sum += (int)Math.floor(Math.sqrt(i));
}
long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
long elapsed = end - start;
System.out.println("with floor elapsed milliseconds: " + elapsed);
System.out.println(sum);
}
private static void withoutFloor() {
long sum = 0;
long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
for (int i = REPS; i != 0; --i) {
sum += (int)Math.sqrt(i);
}
long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
long elapsed = end - start;
System.out.println("without floor elapsed milliseconds: " + elapsed);
System.out.println(sum);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
withFloor();
withoutFloor();
}
}
Also, looking at the disassembled byte code we can clearly see the call to Math.floor in the first function and no call in the second. There must be something else going on in your code. Perhaps you can post your code or a shortened version of it that shows the results that you are seeing.
private static void withFloor();
Code:
0: lconst_0
1: lstore_0
2: invokestatic #2 // Method java/lang/System.currentTimeMillis:()J
5: lstore_2
6: ldc #3 // int 536870911
8: istore 4
10: iload 4
12: ifeq 35
15: lload_0
16: iload 4
18: i2d
19: invokestatic #4 // Method java/lang/Math.sqrt:(D)D
22: invokestatic #5 // Method java/lang/Math.floor:(D)D
25: d2i
26: i2l
27: ladd
28: lstore_0
29: iinc 4, -1
32: goto 10
35: invokestatic #2 // Method java/lang/System.currentTimeMillis:()J
38: lstore 4
40: lload 4
42: lload_2
43: lsub
44: lstore 6
46: getstatic #6 // Field java/lang/System.out:Ljava/io/PrintStream;
49: new #7 // class java/lang/StringBuilder
52: dup
53: invokespecial #8 // Method java/lang/StringBuilder."<init>":()V
56: ldc #9 // String with floor elapsed milliseconds:
58: invokevirtual #10 // Method java/lang/StringBuilder.append:(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
61: lload 6
63: invokevirtual #11 // Method java/lang/StringBuilder.append:(J)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
66: invokevirtual #12 // Method java/lang/StringBuilder.toString:()Ljava/lang/String;
69: invokevirtual #13 // Method java/io/PrintStream.println:(Ljava/lang/String;)V
72: getstatic #6 // Field java/lang/System.out:Ljava/io/PrintStream;
75: lload_0
76: invokevirtual #14 // Method java/io/PrintStream.println:(J)V
79: return
private static void withoutFloor();
Code:
0: lconst_0
1: lstore_0
2: invokestatic #2 // Method java/lang/System.currentTimeMillis:()J
5: lstore_2
6: ldc #3 // int 536870911
8: istore 4
10: iload 4
12: ifeq 32
15: lload_0
16: iload 4
18: i2d
19: invokestatic #4 // Method java/lang/Math.sqrt:(D)D
22: d2i
23: i2l
24: ladd
25: lstore_0
26: iinc 4, -1
29: goto 10
32: invokestatic #2 // Method java/lang/System.currentTimeMillis:()J
35: lstore 4
37: lload 4
39: lload_2
40: lsub
41: lstore 6
43: getstatic #6 // Field java/lang/System.out:Ljava/io/PrintStream;
46: new #7 // class java/lang/StringBuilder
49: dup
50: invokespecial #8 // Method java/lang/StringBuilder."<init>":()V
53: ldc #15 // String without floor elapsed milliseconds:
55: invokevirtual #10 // Method java/lang/StringBuilder.append:(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
58: lload 6
60: invokevirtual #11 // Method java/lang/StringBuilder.append:(J)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
63: invokevirtual #12 // Method java/lang/StringBuilder.toString:()Ljava/lang/String;
66: invokevirtual #13 // Method java/io/PrintStream.println:(Ljava/lang/String;)V
69: getstatic #6 // Field java/lang/System.out:Ljava/io/PrintStream;
72: lload_0
73: invokevirtual #14 // Method java/io/PrintStream.println:(J)V
76: return