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Chapel VS Java benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Thu May 01 2025, full log can be found HERE

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[x86_64][4 cores] AMD EPYC 7763 64-Core Processor (Model 1)

* -m in a file name stands for multi-threading or multi-processing

* -i in a file name stands for direct intrinsics usage. (Usage of simd intrinsics via libraries is not counted)

* -ffi in a file name stands for non-stdlib FFI usage

* (You may find time < time(user) + time(sys) for some non-parallelized programs, the overhead is from GC or JIT compiler, which are allowed to take advantage of multi-cores as that's more close to real-world scenarios.)

binarytrees

Input: 18

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 2.java 458ms 2.1ms 574.1MB 557ms 83ms openjdk 21
java 2.java 472ms 4.2ms 620.6MB 573ms 107ms openjdk 23
java 2-m.java 478ms 13ms 644.0MB 667ms 127ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 2.java 1199ms 18ms 1054.6MB 590ms 770ms openjdk/zgc 21
chapel 4.chpl 1953ms 5.8ms 62.4MB 1947ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
chapel 3.chpl 2034ms 5.7ms 62.3MB 2027ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 2-m.java 124ms 1.9ms 98.4MB 163ms 30ms openjdk 23
java 2-m.java 127ms 2.5ms 167.1MB 160ms 30ms openjdk 21
java 2-m.java 144ms 4.4ms 215.0MB 210ms 60ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
chapel 4.chpl 184ms 0.5ms 32.3MB 180ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
chapel 3.chpl 189ms 2.4ms 32.3MB 183ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
java 2.java 305ms 0.9ms 241.8MB 150ms 207ms openjdk/zgc 21

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1-m.chpl 2236ms 75ms 571.9MB 4350ms 80ms chpl 1.31.0
java 1-m.java 2287ms 150ms 261.9MB 8677ms 140ms openjdk 21
java 1-m.java 2399ms 22ms 242.5MB 9087ms 147ms openjdk 23
java 1-m.java 2760ms 47ms 1225.5MB 8833ms 1123ms openjdk/zgc 21

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1-m.chpl 193ms 3.2ms 540.5MB 307ms 50ms chpl 1.31.0
java 1-m.java 413ms 26ms 94.6MB 1330ms 63ms openjdk 23
java 1-m.java 490ms 23ms 120.6MB 1650ms 70ms openjdk 21
java 1-m.java 654ms 6.4ms 213.7MB 1737ms 257ms openjdk/zgc 21

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1.chpl 74ms 1.0ms 32.5MB 70ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
java 1-m.java 581ms 19ms 279.4MB 1593ms 77ms openjdk 21
java 1-m.java 614ms 20ms 395.5MB 1180ms 120ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 1-m.java 646ms 62ms 236.6MB 1720ms 80ms openjdk 23
java 1-m.java 958ms 42ms 533.5MB 1653ms 420ms openjdk/zgc 21

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1.chpl 34ms 0.7ms 30.5MB 30ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
java 1-m.java 323ms 18ms 236.1MB 627ms 77ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 1-m.java 339ms 19ms 178.3MB 920ms 53ms openjdk 21
java 1-m.java 361ms 20ms 127.5MB 967ms 57ms openjdk 23
java 1-m.java 525ms 21ms 215.0MB 1033ms 227ms openjdk/zgc 21

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 5-m.chpl 107ms 2.2ms 28.4MB 190ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
java 4.java 447ms 14ms 101.1MB 630ms 40ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 4.java 452ms 0.4ms 47.6MB 537ms 13ms openjdk 21
java 4.java 456ms 3.6ms 49.3MB 543ms 17ms openjdk 23
java 4.java 563ms 4.9ms 45.3MB 527ms 140ms openjdk/zgc 21

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 5.chpl 21ms 1.7ms 28.4MB 20ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
java 4-m.java 122ms 1.7ms 89.0MB 170ms 33ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 4.java 123ms 0.6ms 46.6MB 160ms 20ms openjdk 21
java 4-m.java 126ms 2.9ms 48.3MB 173ms 20ms openjdk 23
java 4.java 245ms 1.7ms 43.9MB 167ms 137ms openjdk/zgc 21

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1.chpl 11ms 0.5ms 28.8MB 0ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
java 1.java 62ms 1.3ms 52.7MB 66ms 18ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 1.java 71ms 1.1ms 43.7MB 74ms 12ms openjdk 21
java 1.java 72ms 2.0ms 44.7MB 76ms 14ms openjdk 23
java 1.java 189ms 5.2ms 42.9MB 80ms 136ms openjdk/zgc 21

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 3-m.chpl 751ms 2.2ms 85.0MB 1420ms 10ms chpl 1.31.0
java 3-m.java 1028ms 58ms 124.8MB 3470ms 40ms openjdk 21
java 3-m.java 1058ms 56ms 156.9MB 3590ms 60ms openjdk 23
java 3-m.java 1110ms 8.8ms 177.4MB 3807ms 67ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 3-m.java 1442ms 56ms 178.8MB 4513ms 213ms openjdk/zgc 21

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 3-m.chpl 116ms 1.0ms 87.0MB 200ms 7ms chpl 1.31.0
java 3-m.java 296ms 12ms 100.1MB 860ms 30ms openjdk 21
java 3-m.java 325ms 14ms 135.1MB 883ms 50ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 3-m.java 344ms 11ms 103.1MB 1013ms 43ms openjdk 23
java 3-m.java 434ms 8.6ms 98.4MB 900ms 167ms openjdk/zgc 21

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 2.chpl 324ms 3.1ms 28.8MB 320ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
java 1.java 440ms 3.0ms 45.1MB 477ms 20ms openjdk 21
java 1.java 444ms 1.1ms 48.2MB 480ms 20ms openjdk 23
java 1.java 447ms 4.2ms 81.5MB 483ms 27ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 1.java 570ms 5.4ms 44.7MB 497ms 133ms openjdk/zgc 21
java 2.java 1230ms 3.1ms 579.3MB 1353ms 83ms openjdk 21
java 2.java 1248ms 1.3ms 759.3MB 1357ms 110ms openjdk 23
java 2.java 3219ms 18ms 2343.5MB 1627ms 1803ms openjdk/zgc 21

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 2.chpl 45ms 1.4ms 28.8MB 40ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
java 1.java 119ms 2.0ms 45.2MB 157ms 20ms openjdk 21
java 1.java 120ms 1.7ms 48.4MB 157ms 20ms openjdk 23
java 1.java 125ms 4.1ms 81.6MB 153ms 33ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 1.java 243ms 3.0ms 44.8MB 167ms 140ms openjdk/zgc 21
java 2-m.java 286ms 3.4ms 356.7MB 417ms 53ms openjdk 21
java 2-m.java 310ms 7.8ms 413.9MB 440ms 70ms openjdk 23
java 2.java 684ms 9.8ms 530.4MB 453ms 420ms openjdk/zgc 21

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 2.chpl 448ms 1.7ms 30.4MB 440ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
java 1.java 3228ms 11ms 443.7MB 3627ms 103ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 1.java 3700ms 73ms 442.1MB 4620ms 113ms openjdk 23
java 1.java 3741ms 9.8ms 385.9MB 4627ms 113ms openjdk 21
java 1.java timeout 0.0ms 1943.1MB 4667ms 1197ms openjdk/zgc 21

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 2.chpl 114ms 1.1ms 30.3MB 110ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
java 1-m.java 894ms 6.9ms 443.3MB 1253ms 90ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 1-m.java 987ms 25ms 365.4MB 1767ms 100ms openjdk 21
java 1-m.java 996ms 20ms 418.7MB 1797ms 107ms openjdk 23
java 1.java 1998ms 39ms 1350.6MB 1717ms 1037ms openjdk/zgc 21

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 3.chpl 1396ms 9.5ms 220.2MB 1350ms 40ms chpl 1.31.0
java 3.java timeout 0.0ms 400.1MB 5410ms 90ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 3.java timeout 0.0ms 302.1MB 5320ms 63ms openjdk 21
java 3.java timeout 0.0ms 304.7MB 5317ms 60ms openjdk 23
java 3.java timeout 0.0ms 471.3MB 4970ms 290ms openjdk/zgc 21

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 3.chpl 162ms 3.8ms 48.9MB 140ms 17ms chpl 1.31.0
java 3-m.java 787ms 22ms 175.2MB 1170ms 57ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 3-m.java 792ms 11ms 128.8MB 1183ms 33ms openjdk 21
java 3-m.java 813ms 6.3ms 132.3MB 1227ms 37ms openjdk 23
java 3.java 972ms 25ms 133.5MB 1163ms 183ms openjdk/zgc 21

secp256k1

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1.chpl 1187ms 11ms 29.1MB 1183ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1.chpl 307ms 3.0ms 29.0MB 303ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1-m.chpl 1928ms 23ms 28.9MB 3827ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
java 2-m.java 1991ms 5.9ms 47.8MB 7610ms 23ms openjdk 21
java 2-m.java 1993ms 9.7ms 48.4MB 7613ms 30ms openjdk 23
java 2-m.java 2124ms 14ms 45.4MB 7600ms 157ms openjdk/zgc 21
java 2-m.java 2505ms 22ms 93.6MB 9400ms 40ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
chapel 1.chpl 3719ms 13ms 28.8MB 3713ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1-m.chpl 492ms 2.8ms 28.8MB 960ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
java 2-m.java 600ms 7.0ms 47.8MB 2137ms 20ms openjdk 21
java 2-m.java 609ms 4.3ms 48.7MB 2157ms 23ms openjdk 23
java 2-m.java 729ms 2.4ms 45.4MB 2157ms 140ms openjdk/zgc 21
java 2-m.java 768ms 0.7ms 93.5MB 2703ms 37ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
chapel 1.chpl 944ms 3.9ms 28.8MB 937ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1-m.chpl 134ms 1.5ms 28.9MB 247ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
chapel 1.chpl 247ms 2.2ms 28.8MB 240ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
java 2-m.java 251ms 5.6ms 47.5MB 753ms 17ms openjdk 21
java 2-m.java 258ms 5.3ms 48.9MB 763ms 20ms openjdk 23
java 2-m.java 311ms 24ms 94.6MB 957ms 37ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 2-m.java 372ms 10ms 45.2MB 733ms 140ms openjdk/zgc 21