[javascript] Array vs. Object efficiency in JavaScript

I had a similar problem that I am facing where I need to store live candlesticks from an event source limited to x items. I could have them stored in an object where the timestamp of each candle would act as the key and the candle itself would act as the value. Another possibility was that I could store it in an array where each item was the candle itself. One problem about live candles is that they keep sending updates on the same timestamp where the latest update holds the most recent data therefore you either update an existing item or add a new one. So here is a nice benchmark that attempts to combine all 3 possibilities. Arrays in the solution below are atleast 4x faster on average. Feel free to play

"use strict";

const EventEmitter = require("events");
let candleEmitter = new EventEmitter();

//Change this to set how fast the setInterval should run
const frequency = 1;

setInterval(() => {
    // Take the current timestamp and round it down to the nearest second
    let time = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) * 1000;
    let open = Math.random();
    let high = Math.random();
    let low = Math.random();
    let close = Math.random();
    let baseVolume = Math.random();
    let quoteVolume = Math.random();

    //Clear the console everytime before printing fresh values
    console.clear()

    candleEmitter.emit("candle", {
        symbol: "ABC:DEF",
        time: time,
        open: open,
        high: high,
        low: low,
        close: close,
        baseVolume: baseVolume,
        quoteVolume: quoteVolume
    });



}, frequency)

// Test 1 would involve storing the candle in an object
candleEmitter.on('candle', storeAsObject)

// Test 2 would involve storing the candle in an array
candleEmitter.on('candle', storeAsArray)

//Container for the object version of candles
let objectOhlc = {}

//Container for the array version of candles
let arrayOhlc = {}

//Store a max 30 candles and delete older ones
let limit = 30

function storeAsObject(candle) {

    //measure the start time in nanoseconds
    const hrtime1 = process.hrtime()
    const start = hrtime1[0] * 1e9 + hrtime1[1]

    const { symbol, time } = candle;

    // Create the object structure to store the current symbol
    if (typeof objectOhlc[symbol] === 'undefined') objectOhlc[symbol] = {}

    // The timestamp of the latest candle is used as key with the pair to store this symbol
    objectOhlc[symbol][time] = candle;

    // Remove entries if we exceed the limit
    const keys = Object.keys(objectOhlc[symbol]);
    if (keys.length > limit) {
        for (let i = 0; i < (keys.length - limit); i++) {
            delete objectOhlc[symbol][keys[i]];
        }
    }

    //measure the end time in nano seocnds
    const hrtime2 = process.hrtime()
    const end = hrtime2[0] * 1e9 + hrtime2[1]

    console.log("Storing as objects", end - start, Object.keys(objectOhlc[symbol]).length)
}

function storeAsArray(candle) {

    //measure the start time in nanoseconds
    const hrtime1 = process.hrtime()
    const start = hrtime1[0] * 1e9 + hrtime1[1]

    const { symbol, time } = candle;
    if (typeof arrayOhlc[symbol] === 'undefined') arrayOhlc[symbol] = []

    //Get the bunch of candles currently stored
    const candles = arrayOhlc[symbol];

    //Get the last candle if available
    const lastCandle = candles[candles.length - 1] || {};

    // Add a new entry for the newly arrived candle if it has a different timestamp from the latest one we storeds
    if (time !== lastCandle.time) {
        candles.push(candle);
    }

    //If our newly arrived candle has the same timestamp as the last stored candle, update the last stored candle
    else {
        candles[candles.length - 1] = candle
    }

    if (candles.length > limit) {
        candles.splice(0, candles.length - limit);
    }

    //measure the end time in nano seocnds
    const hrtime2 = process.hrtime()
    const end = hrtime2[0] * 1e9 + hrtime2[1]


    console.log("Storing as array", end - start, arrayOhlc[symbol].length)
}

Conclusion 10 is the limit here

Storing as objects 4183 nanoseconds 10
Storing as array 373 nanoseconds 10