N=1E+08 Running hsum in 2 threads in parallel: hsum: from 5E+07 to 1E+08 is 0.6931472 hsum: from 1 to 5E+07 is 18.30475 Main: hsum from 1 to 1E+08 is 18.9979 time: 2.991 sec Running hsum in 1 thread: hsum: from 1 to 1E+08 is 18.9979 time: 5.822 sec Calculating sum in 4 threads via Parallel.For: Main: hsum from 1 to 1E+08 is 18.9979 time: 8.556 sec