I haven&#x27;t tested this but my guess would be that performance would be similar as they both run on v8. The only difference is the buffer implementation which is roughly as fast it seems (benchmarks here [1]).<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;feross&#x2F;buffer#performance" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;feross&#x2F;buffer#performance</a>