jQuery append vs html vs innerHTML list performance

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Preparation code 

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<div id="list" style="display:none">
</div>
      

      <script>

        Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {

          
  var len = 50;

        
  };
          



        Benchmark.prototype.teardown = function() {

          
  $("#list").empty();
  $("#myDiv").empty();

        
  };

      
</script>

Preparation code output

<div id="list" style="display:none"> </div>

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Test Ops/sec
jquery .append() 
$list = $('#list');
for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
  var html = '<div>Test ' + i + '</div>';
  $list.append(html);
}
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jQuery .html() 
$list = $('#list');
var html = '';
for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
  html += '<div>Test ' + i + '</div>';
}
$list.html(html);
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javascript innerHTML 
var list = document.getElementById('list');
for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
  list.innerHTML = list.innerHTML + '<div>Test ' + i + '</div>';
}
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