internal class Program {

    private static List<int> CreateList(int size) {

        // use the same seed so that every list has the same elements
        Random random = new Random(589134554);

        List<int> list = new List<int>(size);
        for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i)
            list.Add(random.Next());
        return list;
    }

    private static void Benchmark(int size, bool output = true) {
        List<int> list1 = CreateList(size);
        List<int> list2 = CreateList(size);

        Stopwatch stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
        list1.Sort();
        stopwatch.Stop();
        double elapsedSort = stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds;
        if (output)
            Console.WriteLine("List({0}).Sort(): {1}ms (100%)", size, elapsedSort);

        stopwatch.Restart();
        list2.OrderBy(i => i).ToList();
        stopwatch.Stop();
        double elapsedOrderBy = stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds;
        if (output)
            Console.WriteLine("List({0}).OrderBy(): {1}ms ({2:.00%})", size, elapsedOrderBy, elapsedOrderBy / elapsedSort);

    }

    internal static void Main() {

        // ensure linq library is loaded and initialized
        Benchmark(1000, false);

        Benchmark(10);
        Benchmark(100);
        Benchmark(1000);
        Benchmark(10000);
        Benchmark(100000);
        Benchmark(1000000);

        Console.ReadKey();
    }
}