[java] Why is 2 * (i * i) faster than 2 * i * i in Java?

More of an addendum. I did repro the experiment using the latest Java 8 JVM from IBM:

java version "1.8.0_191"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (IBM build 1.8.0_191-b12 26_Oct_2018_18_45 Mac OS X x64(SR5 FP25))
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.191-b12, mixed mode)

And this shows very similar results:

0.374653912 s
n = 119860736
0.447778698 s
n = 119860736

(second results using 2 * i * i).

Interestingly enough, when running on the same machine, but using Oracle Java:

Java version "1.8.0_181"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_181-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.181-b13, mixed mode)

results are on average a bit slower:

0.414331815 s
n = 119860736
0.491430656 s
n = 119860736

Long story short: even the minor version number of HotSpot matter here, as subtle differences within the JIT implementation can have notable effects.

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