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Haxe VS Zig benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Tue Apr 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
haxe 1.hx 1322ms 17ms 143.9MB 1503ms 73ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
zig 1.zig 1897ms 9.3ms 49.0MB 1870ms 13ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 2.hx 4401ms 35ms 495.1MB 4920ms 270ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 48.6MB 5667ms 400ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 83.2MB 5040ms 660ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 50.6MB 7873ms 437ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 130.9MB 7293ms 790ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 90ms 1.5ms 25.6MB 80ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
zig 1.zig 154ms 2.4ms 7.0MB 143ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 2.hx 397ms 9.3ms 58.3MB 420ms 27ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 644ms 1.9ms 8.8MB 610ms 50ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 680ms 1.9ms 11.3MB 743ms 57ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
haxe 2.hx 925ms 6.4ms 13.6MB 817ms 150ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 1120ms 30ms 25.1MB 1137ms 180ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 87ms 0.8ms 1.0MB 80ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 1.hx 2398ms 8.9ms 25.6MB 2283ms 227ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.2MB 4307ms 903ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.7MB 4363ms 870ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 12ms 3.3ms 1.0MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 1.hx 256ms 2.4ms 25.6MB 223ms 27ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 670ms 2.5ms 3.4MB 560ms 123ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 679ms 4.7ms 3.8MB 593ms 103ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 1.0ms 0.0ms 1.1MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 1.hx 2.0ms 0.1ms 2.8MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2.5ms 0.3ms 4.4MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 3.7ms 0.2ms 2.8MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 33ms 0.4ms 2.8MB 20ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 1.hx 136ms 4.1ms 20.4MB 120ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 142ms 11ms 3.1MB 137ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 157ms 2.5ms 3.8MB 147ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 93ms 2.9ms 2.8MB 83ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 1.hx 376ms 2.1ms 25.5MB 360ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 396ms 1.2ms 3.0MB 383ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 460ms 6.3ms 3.8MB 450ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 15ms 0.7ms 1.3MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 1.hx 63ms 0.9ms 12.6MB 50ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 68ms 0.3ms 3.0MB 60ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 81ms 0.9ms 3.6MB 70ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 866ms 5.7ms 41.0MB 840ms 13ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 1.hx 898ms 3.0ms 95.0MB 997ms 47ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 32.8MB 4963ms 503ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 55.0MB 6013ms 480ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 167ms 1.1ms 26.6MB 167ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
zig 1.zig 177ms 1.1ms 11.0MB 160ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 1.hx 1301ms 7.8ms 10.8MB 1233ms 140ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1456ms 27ms 20.3MB 1483ms 140ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 3.zig 198ms 0.7ms 1.0MB 190ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 2.zig 280ms 0.3ms 1.0MB 270ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 1.zig 315ms 0.9ms 1.1MB 310ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 2.hx 857ms 6.0ms 3.1MB 847ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1081ms 9.3ms 3.0MB 1070ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 1404ms 8.2ms 25.6MB 1597ms 40ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 2407ms 5.9ms 3.6MB 2397ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
haxe 1.hx 2470ms 3.4ms 3.6MB 2460ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 4.4MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 4.4MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.3MB 3940ms 1557ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.8MB 4090ms 1307ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 3.zig 22ms 0.3ms 1.0MB 13ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 2.zig 30ms 0.1ms 1.0MB 20ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 1.zig 34ms 0.5ms 1.1MB 30ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 2.hx 90ms 2.0ms 3.0MB 80ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 113ms 3.0ms 3.0MB 107ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 153ms 0.4ms 25.6MB 157ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 246ms 1.2ms 3.6MB 240ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
haxe 1.hx 253ms 3.5ms 3.6MB 243ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
haxe 3.hx 671ms 2.1ms 3.3MB 513ms 213ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 679ms 11ms 4.4MB 670ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 778ms 14ms 3.9MB 653ms 187ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
haxe 1.hx 810ms 2.1ms 4.4MB 800ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 3697ms 15ms 1.4MB 3687ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 1.hx 3927ms 1.7ms 3.4MB 3917ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 7.0MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.9MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 931ms 14ms 1.3MB 923ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 1.hx 992ms 1.9ms 3.1MB 980ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2399ms 0.8ms 6.6MB 2390ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.8MB 4987ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 234ms 1.4ms 1.3MB 220ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
haxe 1.hx 255ms 2.7ms 3.1MB 243ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 605ms 0.7ms 5.3MB 593ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2312ms 0.5ms 3.6MB 2300ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0