# Array or Dictionary? Which is faster?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-or-dictionary-which-is-faster/307771>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [April 9, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-or-dictionary-which-is-faster/307771 "2010-04-09T21:15:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![dandylion13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c89c15/32.png) [@dandylion13](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dandylion13)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-or-dictionary-which-is-faster/307771/1 "2010-04-09T21:15:41Z")

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Hey guys!

Just wondering if anyone has tested this…

What is faster for looping through unordered lists of objects: Arrays or Dictionaries?

Any ideas?