What is the Difference between onclick and href="javscript:function name ?

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Is there any difference between

1 : <a href="javascript:MyFunction()">Link1</a>

and

2 : <a href="#" onclick="MyFunction()">Link2</a>

? Would one affect the page performance by any means ?

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