benchmarks for TPixel -> Vector4 conversion

tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/General/PixelConversion/ITestPixel.cs

@@ -20,5 +20,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Benchmarks.General.PixelConversion
         Rgba32 ToRgba32();
 
         void CopyToRgba32(ref Rgba32 dest);
+
+        Vector4 ToVector4();
+
+        void CopyToVector4(ref Vector4 dest);
     }
 }

tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/General/PixelConversion/PixelConversion_ConvertFromVector4.cs

@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Benchmarks.General.PixelConversion
                 this.v = p;
             }
 
+            [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+            public Vector4 ToVector4() => this.v;
+
+            [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+            public void CopyToVector4(ref Vector4 dest)
+            {
+                dest = this.v;
+            }
+
             public void FromRgba32(Rgba32 source) => throw new System.NotImplementedException();
             public void FromRgba32(ref Rgba32 source) => throw new System.NotImplementedException();
             public void FromBytes(byte r, byte g, byte b, byte a) => throw new System.NotImplementedException();

tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/General/PixelConversion/PixelConversion_ConvertToRgba32.cs

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Benchmarks.General.PixelConversion
 
         private ConversionRunner<TestArgb> permutedRunner;
 
-        [Params(128)]
+        [Params(32)]
         public int Count { get; set; }
 
         [GlobalSetup]

tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/General/PixelConversion/PixelConversion_ConvertToRgba32_AsPartOfCompositeOperation.cs

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Benchmarks.General.PixelConversion
 
         private ConversionRunner<TestArgb> permutedRunner;
 
-        [Params(128)]
+        [Params(32)]
         public int Count { get; set; }
 
         [GlobalSetup]
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Benchmarks.General.PixelConversion
     }
 
     // RESULTS:
-    //            Method | Count |       Mean |     Error |    StdDev | Scaled | ScaledSD |
-    // ----------------- |------ |-----------:|----------:|----------:|-------:|---------:|
-    //  CompatibleRetval |   128 |   210.1 ns | 0.8443 ns | 0.7484 ns |   1.00 |     0.00 |
-    //  CompatibleCopyTo |   128 |   140.1 ns | 0.4297 ns | 0.4019 ns |   0.67 |     0.00 |
-    //    PermutedRetval |   128 | 1,044.6 ns | 3.7901 ns | 3.3599 ns |   4.97 |     0.02 |
-    //    PermutedCopyTo |   128 |   140.3 ns | 0.6495 ns | 0.5757 ns |   0.67 |     0.00 |
+    //            Method | Count |      Mean |     Error |    StdDev | Scaled | ScaledSD |
+    // ----------------- |------ |----------:|----------:|----------:|-------:|---------:|
+    //  CompatibleRetval |    32 |  53.05 ns | 0.1865 ns | 0.1557 ns |   1.00 |     0.00 |
+    //  CompatibleCopyTo |    32 |  36.12 ns | 0.3596 ns | 0.3003 ns |   0.68 |     0.01 |
+    //    PermutedRetval |    32 | 303.61 ns | 5.1697 ns | 4.8358 ns |   5.72 |     0.09 |
+    //    PermutedCopyTo |    32 |  38.05 ns | 0.8053 ns | 1.2297 ns |   0.72 |     0.02 |
 }

tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/General/PixelConversion/PixelConversion_ConvertToVector4.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
+
+namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Benchmarks.General.PixelConversion
+{
+    public class PixelConversion_ConvertToVector4
+    {
+        struct ConversionRunner<T>
+            where T : struct, ITestPixel<T>
+        {
+            private T[] source;
+
+            private Vector4[] dest;
+
+            public ConversionRunner(int count)
+            {
+                this.source = new T[count];
+                this.dest = new Vector4[count];
+            }
+
+            [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+            public void RunRetvalConversion()
+            {
+                int count = this.source.Length;
+
+                ref T sourceBaseRef = ref this.source[0];
+                ref Vector4 destBaseRef = ref this.dest[0];
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+                {
+                    Unsafe.Add(ref destBaseRef, i) = Unsafe.Add(ref sourceBaseRef, i).ToVector4();
+                }
+            }
+
+            [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+            public void RunCopyToConversion()
+            {
+                int count = this.source.Length;
+
+                ref T sourceBaseRef = ref this.source[0];
+                ref Vector4 destBaseRef = ref this.dest[0];
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+                {
+                    Unsafe.Add(ref sourceBaseRef, i).CopyToVector4(ref Unsafe.Add(ref destBaseRef, i));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private ConversionRunner<TestRgba> runner;
+
+        [Params(32)]
+        public int Count { get; set; }
+
+        [GlobalSetup]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            this.runner = new ConversionRunner<TestRgba>(this.Count);
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark(Baseline = true)]
+        public void UseRetval()
+        {
+            this.runner.RunRetvalConversion();
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public void UseCopyTo()
+        {
+            this.runner.RunCopyToConversion();
+        }
+
+        // RESULTS:
+        //     Method | Count |     Mean |     Error |    StdDev | Scaled |
+        // ---------- |------ |---------:|----------:|----------:|-------:|
+        //  UseRetval |    32 | 94.99 ns | 1.1199 ns | 0.9352 ns |   1.00 |
+        //  UseCopyTo |    32 | 59.47 ns | 0.6104 ns | 0.5710 ns |   0.63 |
+    }
+}

tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/General/PixelConversion/PixelConversion_ConvertToVector4_AsPartOfCompositeOperation.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+
+namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Benchmarks.General.PixelConversion
+{
+    public class PixelConversion_ConvertToVector4_AsPartOfCompositeOperation
+    {
+        struct ConversionRunner<T>
+            where T : struct, ITestPixel<T>
+        {
+            private T[] source;
+
+            private Vector4[] dest;
+
+            public ConversionRunner(int count)
+            {
+                this.source = new T[count];
+                this.dest = new Vector4[count];
+            }
+
+            [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+            public void RunRetvalConversion()
+            {
+                int count = this.source.Length;
+
+                ref T sourceBaseRef = ref this.source[0];
+                ref Vector4 destBaseRef = ref this.dest[0];
+
+                Vector4 temp;
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+                {
+                    temp = Unsafe.Add(ref sourceBaseRef, i).ToVector4();
+
+                    // manipulate pixel before saving to dest buffer:
+                    temp.W = 0;
+
+                    Unsafe.Add(ref destBaseRef, i) = temp;
+                }
+            }
+
+            [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+            public void RunCopyToConversion()
+            {
+                int count = this.source.Length;
+
+                ref T sourceBaseRef = ref this.source[0];
+                ref Vector4 destBaseRef = ref this.dest[0];
+
+                Vector4 temp = default;
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+                {
+                    Unsafe.Add(ref sourceBaseRef, i).CopyToVector4(ref temp);
+
+                    // manipulate pixel before saving to dest buffer:
+                    temp.W = 0;
+
+                    Unsafe.Add(ref destBaseRef, i) = temp;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private ConversionRunner<TestRgba> runner;
+
+        [Params(32)]
+        public int Count { get; set; }
+
+        [GlobalSetup]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            this.runner = new ConversionRunner<TestRgba>(this.Count);
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark(Baseline = true)]
+        public void UseRetval()
+        {
+            this.runner.RunRetvalConversion();
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public void UseCopyTo()
+        {
+            this.runner.RunCopyToConversion();
+        }
+
+        // RESULTS:
+        //     Method | Count |      Mean |     Error |    StdDev | Scaled |
+        // ---------- |------ |----------:|----------:|----------:|-------:|
+        //  UseRetval |    32 | 100.35 ns | 0.4844 ns | 0.4532 ns |   1.00 |
+        //  UseCopyTo |    32 |  53.95 ns | 0.1269 ns | 0.1125 ns |   0.54 |
+    }
+}

tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/General/PixelConversion/TestArgb.cs

@@ -70,5 +70,20 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Benchmarks.General.PixelConversion
             dest.B = this.b;
             dest.A = this.a;
         }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public Vector4 ToVector4()
+        {
+            return new Vector4(this.r, this.g, this.b, this.a);
+        }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public void CopyToVector4(ref Vector4 dest)
+        {
+            dest.X = this.r;
+            dest.Y = this.g;
+            dest.Z = this.b;
+            dest.W = this.a;
+        }
     }
 }

tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/General/PixelConversion/TestRgba.cs

@@ -53,5 +53,20 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Benchmarks.General.PixelConversion
         {
             dest = Unsafe.As<TestRgba, Rgba32>(ref this);
         }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public Vector4 ToVector4()
+        {
+            return new Vector4(this.r, this.g, this.b, this.a);
+        }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public void CopyToVector4(ref Vector4 dest)
+        {
+            dest.X = this.r;
+            dest.Y = this.g;
+            dest.Z = this.b;
+            dest.W = this.a;
+        }
     }
 }