Check ArrayPool actual performance (#16)

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🎯 Summary

This PR addresses issue #16 to "Check actual performance" of the Platform.Collections ArrayPool implementation by providing comprehensive benchmarks, performance analysis, and concrete recommendations.

📊 Performance Analysis Results

Quick Performance Test (10,000 iterations)

Array Size	Standard Allocation	Platform ArrayPool	System.Buffers.ArrayPool	Platform vs Standard	System.Buffers vs Platform
64 elements	48ms	20ms	6ms	2.4x faster	3.3x faster
256 elements	61ms	19ms	8ms	3.2x faster	2.4x faster
1024 elements	105ms	28ms	13ms	3.8x faster	2.2x faster

Key Findings

• ✅ Platform.Collections.ArrayPool is significantly faster than standard allocation
• ❌ Platform.Collections.ArrayPool is 2-4x slower than System.Buffers.ArrayPool
• ⚠️ Performance overhead comes from dictionary lookup and thread-static design

🔧 What's Added

1. Comprehensive Benchmarks

• ArrayPoolBenchmarks.cs: Full BenchmarkDotNet suite with multiple scenarios
• SimpleArrayPoolBenchmarks.cs: Focused comparison benchmarks
• QuickPerformanceTest.cs: Simple executable for quick performance verification

2. Performance Analysis

• ArrayPoolPerformanceAnalysis.md: Detailed technical analysis
• Architecture comparison between Platform.Collections and System.Buffers implementations
• Performance bottleneck identification
• Concrete optimization recommendations

3. Test Infrastructure

• Updated benchmark runner to support ArrayPool tests
• Automated performance test suite
• Results documentation and analysis

🔍 Technical Analysis

Performance Issues Identified:

1. Dictionary Lookup Overhead: Dictionary<long, Stack<T[]>> creates lookup cost
2. Stack Creation: Each new size requires new Stack instantiation
3. Thread-Static Access: Performance implications vs shared pools
4. No Size Bucketing: Exact size matching reduces reuse efficiency

Architecture Comparison:

• Platform.Collections: Thread-static + Dictionary + Stack per size
• System.Buffers: Shared pool + Lock-free + Size bucketing + Optimized internals

💡 Recommendations

Immediate Improvements:

1. Implement size bucketing similar to System.Buffers.ArrayPool
2. Pre-allocate common size stacks to reduce dictionary overhead
3. Add fast path for common sizes (powers of 2)
4. Optimize internal structure to reduce dictionary lookup cost

Strategic Options:

• Consider using System.Buffers.ArrayPool directly for performance-critical scenarios
• Redesign with hybrid approach (thread-local caching + shared pool)
• Implement optimized bucketing strategy

✅ Verification

• Performance benchmarks created and tested
• Comparative analysis completed
• Technical documentation provided
• Recommendations formulated
• Test infrastructure established

The analysis conclusively demonstrates that while Platform.Collections.ArrayPool provides significant performance benefits over standard allocation, there are opportunities for optimization to match System.Buffers.ArrayPool performance.

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Fixes #16

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