procedure TfrmTester.btnClassicClick(Sender: TObject);
VAR
   s: string;
   FileBody: string;
   c: Cardinal;
   i: Integer;
begin
 FileBody:= ReadFile(File4MB);
 c:= GetTickCount;

 for i:= 1 to Length(FileBody) DO
  s:= s+ FileBody[i];

 Log.Lines.Add('Time: '+ IntToStr(GetTickCount-c) + 'ms');     // 8502 ms
end;

Time:
     BuffSize= 10000;       // 10k  buffer = 406ms
     BuffSize= 100000;      // 100k buffer = 140ms
     BuffSize= 1000000;     // 1M   buffer = 46ms

procedure TfrmTester.btnBufferedClick(Sender: TObject);
VAR
   s: string;
   FileBody: string;
   c: Cardinal;
   CurBuffLen, marker, i: Integer;
begin
 FileBody:= ReadFile(File4MB);
 c:= GetTickCount;

 marker:= 1;
 CurBuffLen:= 0;
 for i:= 1 to Length(FileBody) DO
  begin
   if i > CurBuffLen then
    begin
     SetLength(s, CurBuffLen+ BuffSize);
     CurBuffLen:= Length(s)
    end;
   s[marker]:= FileBody[i];
   Inc(marker);
  end;

 SetLength(s, marker-1); { Cut down the prealocated buffer that we haven't used }

 Log.Lines.Add('Time: '+ IntToStr(GetTickCount-c) + 'ms');
 if s <> FileBody
 then Log.Lines.Add('FAILED!');
end;

Time:
 BuffSize= 10000;         // 10k  buffer = 437ms
 BuffSize= 100000;       // 100k buffer = 187ms
 BuffSize= 1000000;     // 1M buffer = 78ms

procedure TfrmTester.btnBuffClassClick(Sender: TObject);
VAR
   StringBuff: TCStringBuff;
   s: string;
   FileBody: string;
   c: Cardinal;
   i: Integer;
begin
 FileBody:= ReadFile(File4MB);
 c:= GetTickCount;

 StringBuff:= TCStringBuff.Create(BuffSize);
 TRY
   for i:= 1 to Length(FileBody) DO
    StringBuff.AddChar(filebody[i]);
   s:= StringBuff.GetResult;
 FINALLY
  FreeAndNil(StringBuff);
 END;

 Log.Lines.Add('Time: '+ IntToStr(GetTickCount-c) + 'ms');
 if s <> FileBody
 then Log.Lines.Add('FAILED!');
end;

{ TCStringBuff }

constructor TCStringBuff.Create(aBuffSize: Integer= 10000);
begin
 BuffSize:= aBuffSize;
 marker:= 1;
 CurBuffLen:= 0;
 inp:= 1;
end;


function TCStringBuff.GetResult: string;
begin
 SetLength(s, marker-1);                    { Cut down the prealocated buffer that we haven't used }
 Result:= s;
 s:= '';         { Free memory }
end;


procedure TCStringBuff.AddChar(Ch: Char);
begin
 if inp > CurBuffLen then
  begin
   SetLength(s, CurBuffLen+ BuffSize);
   CurBuffLen:= Length(s)
  end;

 s[marker]:= Ch;
 Inc(marker);
 Inc(inp);
end;