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Nim VS D benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Sat Nov 16 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
nim 2.nim 775ms 7.6ms 34.4MB 753ms 3ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 952ms 0.1ms 34.7MB 933ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 1714ms 10ms 312.4MB 1680ms 40ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 1.d 2690ms 19ms 314.8MB 2890ms 27ms dmd 2.109.1

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 75ms 1.3ms 5.5MB 60ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 93ms 2.7ms 5.8MB 80ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 161ms 4.1ms 209.0MB 127ms 20ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 1.d 233ms 2.4ms 210.6MB 207ms 10ms dmd 2.109.1

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d timeout 0.0ms 16.5MB 4957ms 33ms dmd 2.109.1
d 1.d timeout 0.0ms 14.8MB 4950ms 30ms ldc2 1.39.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 548.2MB 2457ms 2090ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 556.6MB 2397ms 2143ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 1049ms 8.0ms 8.4MB 1023ms 10ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 1.d 1313ms 9.7ms 10.8MB 1290ms 13ms dmd 2.109.1
nim 1.nim 4356ms 13ms 518.7MB 2117ms 1810ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 4483ms 29ms 519.4MB 2187ms 1867ms nim 2.2.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 185ms 1.2ms 1.5MB 170ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 196ms 1.6ms 31.9MB 177ms 3ms ldc2 1.39.0
nim 2.nim 237ms 2.1ms 1.8MB 220ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 572ms 3.7ms 1.8MB 427ms 130ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 596ms 1.5ms 1.5MB 473ms 107ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 623ms 3.2ms 48.0MB 607ms 10ms dmd 2.109.1

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 21ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 10ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 24ms 0.6ms 7.3MB 17ms 0ms ldc2 1.39.0
nim 2.nim 26ms 0.7ms 1.8MB 13ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 61ms 0.8ms 1.8MB 47ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 63ms 1.0ms 1.5MB 43ms 3ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 66ms 0.7ms 12.2MB 60ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1.1ms 0.0ms 1.9MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 1.2ms 0.1ms 1.6MB 0ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 1.7ms 0.2ms 2.9MB 0ms 0ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 1.d 2.3ms 0.3ms 5.1MB 0ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1-m.d 3.6ms 6.2ms 18.1MB 355ms 765ms ldc2 1.39.0
nim 1.nim 995ms 24ms 98.7MB 293ms 673ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 995ms 19ms 99.1MB 257ms 710ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 1033ms 0.9ms 22.7MB 413ms 777ms dmd 2.109.1
d 2.d 1035ms 0.6ms 25.0MB 443ms 757ms dmd 2.109.1
d 2.d timeout 0.0ms 22.1MB 333ms 780ms ldc2 1.39.0

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 161ms 1.8ms 18.2MB 33ms 110ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 163ms 3.0ms 18.3MB 33ms 113ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 2.d 338ms 585ms 22.0MB 50ms 140ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 1.d 1015ms 0.5ms 20.1MB 67ms 127ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 2.d 1015ms 0.4ms 24.4MB 77ms 133ms dmd 2.109.1
d 1.d 1015ms 0.5ms 24.6MB 63ms 140ms dmd 2.109.1

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 116ms 1.8ms 1.6MB 110ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 117ms 0.9ms 1.6MB 110ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 125ms 0.3ms 6.1MB 117ms 3ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 1.d 185ms 10ms 7.9MB 157ms 33ms dmd 2.109.1
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4990ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.5MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 334ms 3.3ms 1.6MB 323ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 338ms 3.9ms 1.4MB 327ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 364ms 6.3ms 4.0MB 350ms 23ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 1.d 539ms 17ms 8.1MB 520ms 53ms dmd 2.109.1
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4987ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.5MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 50ms 1.5ms 1.5MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 52ms 1.2ms 1.3MB 43ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 55ms 1.7ms 5.9MB 43ms 0ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 1.d 79ms 0.9ms 8.2MB 70ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1
nim 1.nim 482ms 6.4ms 1.5MB 477ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 492ms 2.4ms 1.3MB 480ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 386ms 0.9ms 4.8MB 377ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 409ms 4.3ms 7.5MB 397ms 0ms ldc2 1.39.0
nim 1.nim 577ms 2.3ms 4.5MB 567ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 2324ms 373ms 9.3MB 2313ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 19ms 0.6ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 20ms 0.1ms 3.0MB 10ms 0ms ldc2 1.39.0
nim 1.nim 27ms 0.8ms 1.6MB 20ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 92ms 1.5ms 4.5MB 80ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 560ms 17ms 34.4MB 540ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 630ms 12ms 35.2MB 613ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 979ms 4.8ms 312.5MB 940ms 40ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 1.d 1748ms 19ms 314.9MB 1883ms 40ms dmd 2.109.1

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 118ms 2.1ms 9.6MB 107ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 133ms 5.2ms 9.9MB 120ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 210ms 2.2ms 312.6MB 163ms 33ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 1.d 343ms 1.4ms 314.5MB 313ms 23ms dmd 2.109.1

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 320ms 1.8ms 1.8MB 310ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 340ms 1.1ms 2.0MB 330ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 2.d 361ms 0.5ms 2.9MB 350ms 0ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 1.d 361ms 1.0ms 2.9MB 350ms 0ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 1.d 680ms 2.2ms 4.6MB 670ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1
d 2.d 2009ms 2.2ms 4.6MB 2000ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 35ms 1.2ms 1.8MB 27ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 37ms 1.1ms 2.0MB 30ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 39ms 0.5ms 2.9MB 30ms 0ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 2.d 39ms 0.7ms 2.9MB 30ms 0ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 1.d 71ms 0.9ms 4.8MB 63ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1
d 2.d 203ms 0.2ms 4.6MB 190ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 270ms 7.2ms 41.5MB 253ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 315ms 2.3ms 77.1MB 300ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1
nim 1.nim 318ms 4.7ms 41.7MB 303ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 352ms 4.4ms 43.7MB 333ms 3ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 2.d 821ms 4.2ms 47.5MB 800ms 10ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 2.d 1162ms 1.7ms 49.3MB 1143ms 3ms dmd 2.109.1

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 54ms 2.7ms 11.5MB 47ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 61ms 1.8ms 13.5MB 43ms 3ms ldc2 1.39.0
nim 1.nim 65ms 2.6ms 11.8MB 53ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 66ms 0.8ms 24.1MB 57ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1
d 2.d 203ms 0.8ms 15.7MB 190ms 0ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 2.d 291ms 1.3ms 17.6MB 277ms 3ms dmd 2.109.1

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 3.d 614ms 6.0ms 171.9MB 793ms 23ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 3.d 1345ms 56ms 174.6MB 1557ms 23ms dmd 2.109.1
nim 1.nim 1625ms 3.5ms 151.9MB 1590ms 13ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 1649ms 6.6ms 152.1MB 1613ms 20ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 3.d 71ms 3.4ms 25.9MB 83ms 0ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 3.d 145ms 6.4ms 26.5MB 153ms 7ms dmd 2.109.1
nim 1.nim 172ms 0.2ms 16.8MB 160ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 175ms 1.9ms 17.1MB 160ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 3574ms 3.5ms 1.6MB 3563ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 3584ms 9.1ms 4.1MB 3570ms 0ms ldc2 1.39.0
nim 1.nim 3585ms 8.7ms 1.4MB 3577ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 3665ms 31ms 5.9MB 3653ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 899ms 7.6ms 1.5MB 890ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 900ms 3.3ms 1.8MB 890ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 902ms 0.5ms 3.5MB 890ms 0ms ldc2 1.39.0
d 1.d 911ms 2.1ms 5.8MB 900ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 225ms 0.1ms 1.5MB 210ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 227ms 0.4ms 3.0MB 220ms 0ms ldc2 1.39.0
nim 1.nim 228ms 1.4ms 1.3MB 220ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 235ms 1.0ms 4.9MB 220ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1