There are lies, bigger lies and benchmarks. So let's have a benchmark of the latest featurings introduced in Java. Without going into exaggerated nuances, without (excessive) tuning, the way most of you will fire them up in production - with sensible defaults.

In one talkie, we'll start by testing the difference of just bumping up the JDK between different LTS(ish) versions, look at the performance characteristics of the new Garbage Collectors, turn on Compact Object Headers, work on Cold Start, and finally fire up the code on ARM and x86.... and see what our application ultimately shows us.

And may only the demo gods be kind to us.