CHARYBDIS HASH FUNCTION BENCHMARK TEST
                        REFERENCE       RICER
8 bits, length 4:       0.12626         0.08942
8 bits, length 8:       0.19080         0.17736
8 bits, length 16:      0.37000         0.36306
8 bits, length 32:      0.66772         0.65029
8 bits, length 64:      1.27639         1.30258
8 bits, length 128:     2.59171         2.61456
8 bits, length 256:     5.13319         5.07535
16 bits, length 4:      0.12824         0.09014
16 bits, length 8:      0.19193         0.18789
16 bits, length 16:     0.42763         0.38611
16 bits, length 32:     0.71361         0.65796
16 bits, length 64:     1.33381         1.38545
16 bits, length 128:    2.62841         2.72553
16 bits, length 256:    5.14925         5.11924
32 bits, length 4:      0.08915         0.13423
32 bits, length 8:      0.19667         0.19016
32 bits, length 16:     0.39827         0.38154
32 bits, length 32:     0.70856         0.73753
32 bits, length 64:     1.31386         1.30092
32 bits, length 128:    2.73928         2.84770
32 bits, length 256:    5.37722         5.84745