The tests are configured using log4j.xml (Log4J) and logging.properties (JDK 1.4).
You should either (a) time JUST the log() method calls or (b) use the same kind of configuration file in both tests. XML is significantly harder to process than the .properties format. So, try using log4j.properties and let's see what your timing results are then.
Also try timing ONLY the loop and not the initialization. You should be able to use ``new java.util.Date().getTime()'' before and after the loop, subtracting the two values to get the elapsed time in milliseconds. (It'd be nice to have nano precision, but that's not supported; you could do it natively, if you were keen on it.)
Note also that benchmarking by iteration is not usually the best way to do it; though it seems to sheild you from having to think about other factors, looping differs a good bit from normal usage, so it won't necessarily reflect actual real-world performance.
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