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Haxe VS Lua benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Tue Dec 31 2024, 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
haxe 1.hx 1232ms 27ms 144.0MB 1417ms 63ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
lua 1.lua 3311ms 71ms 172.9MB 3173ms 127ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 2.hx 4213ms 67ms 497.0MB 4850ms 217ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 50.6MB 5367ms 437ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 85.0MB 4880ms 743ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 52.9MB 7470ms 420ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 132.9MB 7320ms 807ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
lua 1.lua timeout 0.0ms 104.9MB 4940ms 47ms lua 5.4.7

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 82ms 3.2ms 25.6MB 73ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
lua 1.lua 277ms 1.4ms 15.6MB 257ms 3ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 2.hx 354ms 9.3ms 60.1MB 370ms 23ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 599ms 7.0ms 10.7MB 567ms 47ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 636ms 20ms 13.2MB 693ms 50ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
lua 1.lua 757ms 1.9ms 17.0MB 743ms 0ms lua 5.4.7
haxe 2.hx 874ms 18ms 15.7MB 780ms 130ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 891ms 21ms 27.0MB 830ms 180ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 2331ms 12ms 25.6MB 2153ms 247ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 5.2MB 4270ms 933ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 5.7MB 4277ms 947ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 246ms 5.3ms 27.5MB 200ms 40ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 622ms 7.2ms 5.3MB 507ms 127ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 650ms 2.7ms 5.8MB 553ms 113ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
lua 1.lua 1.5ms 0.0ms 2.4MB 0ms 0ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 1.hx 2.1ms 0.1ms 4.8MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
lua 1.lua 2.2ms 1.0ms 2.1MB 0ms 0ms lua 5.4.7
haxe 1.hx 2.4ms 0.2ms 4.3MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 3.5ms 0.5ms 4.8MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 127ms 0.8ms 5.0MB 120ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 128ms 3.0ms 20.4MB 113ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 153ms 5.1ms 5.7MB 143ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 361ms 10ms 25.6MB 347ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 370ms 1.8ms 5.0MB 353ms 3ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 436ms 4.8ms 5.7MB 420ms 3ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 61ms 0.9ms 12.4MB 47ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 65ms 2.0ms 5.0MB 57ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 77ms 1.0ms 5.7MB 67ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 860ms 12ms 97.0MB 943ms 40ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 34.6MB 4787ms 557ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 59.8MB 5720ms 480ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
lua 1.lua timeout 0.0ms 107.3MB 4950ms 37ms lua 5.4.7
lua 1.lua timeout 0.0ms 149.3MB 4937ms 47ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 158ms 1.7ms 28.6MB 157ms 7ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
lua 1.lua 1019ms 0.9ms 31.1MB 983ms 20ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 1.hx 1221ms 17ms 12.8MB 1160ms 127ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1244ms 17ms 22.3MB 1260ms 123ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
lua 1.lua 2026ms 40ms 28.6MB 2003ms 3ms lua 5.4.7

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
lua 4.lua 677ms 3.8ms 2.3MB 670ms 0ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 2.hx 808ms 2.6ms 5.0MB 800ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1008ms 28ms 5.0MB 997ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 1319ms 19ms 25.6MB 1433ms 43ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 2282ms 22ms 5.7MB 2270ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
haxe 1.hx 2328ms 4.3ms 5.7MB 2317ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 4.4MB 4987ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 4.4MB 4987ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 5.2MB 3857ms 1647ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 5.9MB 4097ms 1367ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
lua 4.lua timeout 0.0ms 2.3MB 4987ms 0ms lua 5.4.7

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
lua 4.lua 72ms 3.0ms 2.3MB 60ms 0ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 2.hx 85ms 2.3ms 5.0MB 77ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 103ms 1.4ms 5.0MB 93ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 147ms 2.7ms 27.6MB 143ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 232ms 2.0ms 5.7MB 220ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
haxe 1.hx 240ms 7.9ms 5.7MB 230ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
haxe 3.hx 628ms 2.6ms 5.2MB 487ms 190ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 633ms 1.3ms 4.4MB 620ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 732ms 7.5ms 5.8MB 587ms 197ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
haxe 1.hx 761ms 7.6ms 4.4MB 753ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
lua 4.lua 1042ms 22ms 2.3MB 1033ms 0ms lua 5.4.7

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 3731ms 16ms 5.2MB 3720ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
lua 1.lua 3844ms 19ms 2.5MB 3830ms 0ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 6.9MB 4987ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 5.8MB 4987ms 3ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
lua 1.lua timeout 0.0ms 2.4MB 4990ms 0ms lua 5.4.7

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 936ms 9.4ms 5.2MB 923ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
lua 1.lua 970ms 12ms 2.4MB 960ms 0ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 1.hx 2279ms 6.3ms 6.6MB 2267ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 5.8MB 4987ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
lua 1.lua timeout 0.0ms 2.1MB 4990ms 0ms lua 5.4.7

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 242ms 7.7ms 5.1MB 227ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
lua 1.lua 243ms 1.7ms 2.3MB 230ms 0ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 1.hx 568ms 1.8ms 5.4MB 557ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2209ms 6.9ms 5.8MB 2200ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
lua 1.lua timeout 0.0ms 2.0MB 4990ms 0ms lua 5.4.7