You can test things like this yourself by doing a simple loop test using $ticks.
alias speedtest {
var %cnt = 1
var %ticks = $ticks
while (%cnt <= 5000) {
noop mode $chan +q $snicks $+ $crlf $+ mode $chan -q $snicks $+ $crlf $+ mode $chan +v $snicks
inc %cnt
}
echo -a Time to complete: $calc(($ticks - %ticks) / 1000)
}
**Call the alias from a channel with a nick selected in your nick list**
Then do the same by replacing all of the identifiers with variables.
Also consider that $+() is often better than a lot of $+'s.