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Python VS Ruby benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Sun Dec 01 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
python 1.py 1149ms 16ms 95.7MB 1087ms 47ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 1-m.rb 3037ms 2639ms 793.8MB 6587ms 477ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 3763ms 40ms 113.5MB 3657ms 90ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 40.8MB 4970ms 17ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 40.6MB 4743ms 240ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 78.9MB 4930ms 50ms ruby 3.3.6

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 94ms 1.9ms 68.0MB 63ms 20ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 1.rb 411ms 3.8ms 36.4MB 370ms 23ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
python 1.py 491ms 25ms 11.9MB 463ms 7ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 1-m.rb 587ms 83ms 434.3MB 1170ms 163ms truffleruby 24.1.1
python 1.py 710ms 4.2ms 12.8MB 697ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
ruby 1.rb 847ms 11ms 36.3MB 807ms 27ms ruby 3.3.6

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1178ms 15ms 102.5MB 1133ms 30ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 1.rb 1415ms 30ms 78.4MB 1310ms 93ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 1783ms 20ms 78.3MB 1687ms 80ms ruby 3.3.6
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 21.1MB 4977ms 7ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 17.1MB 4977ms 7ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 768.0MB 4493ms 1697ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 1.rb 172ms 3.9ms 40.4MB 120ms 37ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 197ms 2.8ms 40.1MB 143ms 37ms ruby 3.3.6
python 1.py 219ms 6.3ms 84.3MB 183ms 20ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 572ms 3.4ms 20.4MB 543ms 10ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 685ms 13ms 16.8MB 663ms 7ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 670.5MB 4720ms 1480ms truffleruby 24.1.1

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 250ms 4.1ms 82.8MB 203ms 30ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 356ms 1.6ms 12.6MB 337ms 3ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 1997ms 6.3ms 9.6MB 1983ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 101ms 1.8ms 62.9MB 70ms 17ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 112ms 8.0ms 11.9MB 97ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 346ms 1.7ms 8.8MB 330ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1909ms 10.0ms 88.3MB 1867ms 23ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 6.rb 2124ms 38ms 37.6MB 2080ms 27ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 6-m.rb 2363ms 337ms 455.2MB 5933ms 410ms truffleruby 24.1.1
python 5-m.py 2472ms 27ms 12.5MB 3610ms 997ms pyston 3.8.12
python 5-m.py 2826ms 10ms 64.9MB 4047ms 780ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 3033ms 47ms 8.1MB 3017ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 5-m.py 3411ms 65ms 13.9MB 4617ms 930ms cpython 3.13.0
ruby 6.rb 3752ms 11ms 39.3MB 3713ms 27ms ruby 3.3.6
python 1.py 4670ms 96ms 8.8MB 4650ms 3ms cpython 3.13.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 250ms 0.3ms 63.8MB 223ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 6.rb 286ms 3.9ms 30.8MB 253ms 17ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
python 5-m.py 312ms 1.4ms 12.5MB 420ms 123ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 312ms 2.4ms 8.1MB 297ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 5-m.py 408ms 10ms 13.9MB 520ms 120ms cpython 3.13.0
ruby 6.rb 441ms 2.4ms 31.0MB 410ms 17ms ruby 3.3.6
python 1.py 478ms 11ms 8.8MB 463ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 5-m.py 555ms 5.0ms 65.0MB 817ms 313ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 6-m.rb 845ms 16ms 397.2MB 2117ms 157ms truffleruby 24.1.1

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 12ms 1.2ms 7.6MB 5ms 5ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 15ms 0.3ms 8.5MB 10ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 29ms 1.5ms 51.0MB 4ms 12ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 1.rb 41ms 0.8ms 168.5MB 20ms 26ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 69ms 1.8ms 28.0MB 48ms 12ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 70ms 0.6ms 28.1MB 42ms 14ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 2123ms 18ms 36.4MB 1133ms 1507ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 2379ms 301ms 33.3MB 1593ms 1627ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 4814ms 17ms 107.0MB 2870ms 1220ms pypy 3.10.14

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1101ms 27ms 28.8MB 217ms 287ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1170ms 92ms 28.7MB 317ms 273ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 1611ms 66ms 89.5MB 723ms 200ms pypy 3.10.14

json-serde

Input: sample 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 197ms 4.7ms 38.1MB 170ms 10ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 218ms 1.6ms 38.5MB 190ms 10ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 292ms 7.9ms 87.4MB 247ms 30ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 1.rb 294ms 4.5ms 48.1MB 247ms 30ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 298ms 2.3ms 48.3MB 253ms 33ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 482.6MB 13033ms 340ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: canada 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1808ms 8.0ms 220.5MB 1643ms 143ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1885ms 7.7ms 222.0MB 1820ms 50ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 1937ms 18ms 223.0MB 1830ms 93ms cpython 3.13.0
ruby 1.rb 2318ms 20ms 169.6MB 2167ms 133ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 2361ms 106ms 168.7MB 2257ms 90ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 570.4MB 13050ms 390ms truffleruby 24.1.1

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 3-m.py 2277ms 16ms 137.9MB 7727ms 313ms pypy 3.10.14
python 3-m.py 3092ms 33ms 33.7MB 11747ms 113ms pyston 3.8.12
python 3.py timeout 0.0ms 35.4MB 83ms 30ms cpython 3.13.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 3-m.py 376ms 0.7ms 77.1MB 960ms 143ms pypy 3.10.14
python 3-m.py 397ms 3.1ms 17.7MB 1317ms 63ms pyston 3.8.12
python 3-m.py 664ms 8.0ms 17.0MB 2327ms 67ms cpython 3.13.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 146ms 5.0ms 57.9MB 120ms 7ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 176ms 0.5ms 59.5MB 150ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 1.rb 327ms 4.3ms 28.4MB 293ms 20ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 541ms 51ms 28.3MB 510ms 17ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1-m.rb 688ms 35ms 390.9MB 1207ms 143ms truffleruby 24.1.1
python 1.py 713ms 3.1ms 8.9MB 703ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 841ms 12ms 8.5MB 830ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1118ms 25ms 9.4MB 1110ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py 1290ms 15ms 9.1MB 1273ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 339ms 1.0ms 58.9MB 313ms 13ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 372ms 2.9ms 60.4MB 347ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 1.rb 834ms 9.1ms 28.5MB 800ms 20ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1-m.rb 1270ms 23ms 436.7MB 1760ms 173ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 1406ms 22ms 28.3MB 1373ms 23ms ruby 3.3.6
python 1.py 2130ms 31ms 8.9MB 2117ms 3ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 2504ms 61ms 8.5MB 2490ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 3298ms 41ms 9.4MB 3283ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py 3869ms 4.9ms 9.1MB 3853ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 103ms 0.8ms 57.8MB 77ms 13ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 120ms 2.9ms 58.5MB 97ms 7ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 1.rb 197ms 0.7ms 28.4MB 167ms 13ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 290ms 3.2ms 28.3MB 260ms 13ms ruby 3.3.6
python 1.py 349ms 5.9ms 8.5MB 333ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 384ms 5.3ms 8.1MB 367ms 3ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 536ms 14ms 9.3MB 520ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
ruby 1-m.rb 555ms 11ms 368.8MB 1063ms 157ms truffleruby 24.1.1
python 2.py 617ms 1.4ms 8.8MB 607ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 2247ms 43ms 210.1MB 2133ms 97ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 1-m.rb 4499ms 14ms 553.8MB 11583ms 350ms truffleruby 24.1.1
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 93.9MB 4953ms 30ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 130.3MB 4930ms 50ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 88.0MB 4917ms 70ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 88.2MB 4910ms 70ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 378ms 2.6ms 103.6MB 327ms 33ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 1-m.rb 2205ms 87ms 510.9MB 5660ms 270ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 3025ms 9.5ms 47.1MB 2983ms 27ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
python 1.py 3059ms 119ms 37.1MB 3030ms 17ms cpython 3.13.0
ruby 1.rb 4035ms 24ms 46.9MB 3990ms 30ms ruby 3.3.6
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 48.9MB 4953ms 33ms pyston 3.8.12

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 2.rb 861ms 20ms 329.1MB 1117ms 120ms truffleruby 24.1.1
python 2.py 1352ms 14ms 59.8MB 1320ms 17ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 2641ms 30ms 56.6MB 2610ms 13ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 8.8MB 4987ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 8.8MB 4983ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 8.3MB 4990ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 8.1MB 4990ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 2.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.0MB 4967ms 17ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 2.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.3MB 4963ms 17ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 180ms 2.7ms 57.6MB 153ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 304ms 5.3ms 56.8MB 277ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 2-m.rb 323ms 3.4ms 328.9MB 570ms 107ms truffleruby 24.1.1
python 1.py 1078ms 255ms 8.3MB 1063ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 1319ms 15ms 8.1MB 1303ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 2.rb 1450ms 8.5ms 28.3MB 1413ms 23ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 2.rb 2881ms 59ms 28.1MB 2850ms 20ms ruby 3.3.6
python 1.py 2912ms 17ms 8.8MB 2900ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py 3132ms 41ms 8.8MB 3123ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 2489ms 28ms 369.0MB 2417ms 57ms pypy 3.10.14
python 2.py 2905ms 8.7ms 632.9MB 2723ms 167ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 4843ms 56ms 320.4MB 4783ms 43ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 321.2MB 4963ms 23ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 633.6MB 4813ms 170ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 959.3MB 4733ms 250ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 340.6MB 4843ms 143ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 341.9MB 4833ms 150ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 764.3MB 5047ms 183ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 540ms 2.4ms 134.6MB 500ms 27ms pypy 3.10.14
python 2.py 709ms 4.9ms 164.2MB 657ms 33ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1118ms 29ms 86.0MB 1090ms 10ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 1383ms 21ms 164.9MB 1333ms 30ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py 1531ms 11ms 289.6MB 1443ms 73ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 1-m.rb 1748ms 14ms 492.6MB 2550ms 163ms truffleruby 24.1.1
python 1.py 2652ms 13ms 86.9MB 2623ms 10ms cpython 3.13.0
ruby 1.rb 3501ms 85ms 146.6MB 3403ms 80ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 4518ms 42ms 146.4MB 4413ms 83ms ruby 3.3.6

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 4.py 1907ms 12ms 8.9MB 1853ms 37ms pyston 3.8.12
python 4.py 1961ms 9.8ms 9.5MB 1897ms 47ms cpython 3.13.0
python 4.py 2141ms 12ms 89.1MB 2093ms 33ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 107.6MB 4920ms 60ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 108.8MB 4927ms 60ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 469.5MB 13213ms 420ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 4.py 450ms 3.5ms 8.6MB 437ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 4.py 484ms 30ms 9.1MB 470ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 4.py 545ms 13ms 83.5MB 503ms 27ms pypy 3.10.14
ruby 1.rb 1669ms 22ms 108.8MB 1587ms 70ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 1701ms 13ms 108.5MB 1623ms 60ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1-m.rb 1776ms 25ms 405.6MB 4673ms 213ms truffleruby 24.1.1

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 2217ms 5.8ms 243.1MB 2157ms 43ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 4742ms 15ms 226.2MB 4557ms 170ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 179.6MB 4903ms 77ms cpython 3.13.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 330ms 5.3ms 85.5MB 283ms 30ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 493ms 3.6ms 30.3MB 450ms 27ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 587ms 4.1ms 29.9MB 547ms 23ms cpython 3.13.0

secp256k1

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 3142ms 2.3ms 8.3MB 3133ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 3709ms 13ms 74.6MB 3663ms 30ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 3866ms 69ms 8.8MB 3857ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 799ms 3.3ms 8.3MB 783ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 976ms 18ms 8.8MB 960ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 1043ms 10ms 67.5MB 1003ms 17ms pypy 3.10.14

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 16.7MB 53ms 10ms cpython 3.13.0
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 100.0MB 833ms 137ms pypy 3.10.14
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 18.2MB 70ms 13ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.1MB 4970ms 20ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.3MB 4967ms 17ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 455.7MB 5143ms 237ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 4.rb 4475ms 23ms 439.6MB 4760ms 200ms truffleruby 24.1.1
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 16.4MB 93ms 30ms cpython 3.13.0
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 99.8MB 1533ms 517ms pypy 3.10.14
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 17.5MB 140ms 33ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.0MB 4960ms 20ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.3MB 4963ms 20ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 4.rb 1235ms 59ms 393.4MB 1547ms 143ms truffleruby 24.1.1
python 8-m.py 1973ms 18ms 95.1MB 6307ms 370ms pypy 3.10.14
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 16.1MB 277ms 40ms cpython 3.13.0
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 17.3MB 397ms 113ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.1MB 4973ms 13ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.3MB 4963ms 20ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6