Benchmark: timing 10000 iterations of serialize, store...
 serialize: 26 wallclock secs ( 4.44 usr + 17.41 sys = 21.84 CPU) @ 457.81/s (n=10000)
     store: 42 wallclock secs ( 4.25 usr + 14.83 sys = 19.08 CPU) @ 524.16/s (n=10000)
           Rate serialize     store
serialize 458/s        --      -13%
store     524/s       14%        --
Benchmark: timing 10000 iterations of deserialize, retrieve...
deserialize:  9 wallclock secs ( 3.86 usr +  4.27 sys =  8.12 CPU) @ 1230.77/s (n=10000)
  retrieve:  6 wallclock secs ( 2.23 usr +  2.42 sys =  4.66 CPU) @ 2147.77/s (n=10000)
              Rate deserialize    retrieve
deserialize 1231/s          --        -43%
retrieve    2148/s         75%          --