Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

Ruby VS C 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
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
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
ruby 1.rb 411ms 3.8ms 36.4MB 370ms 23ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1-m.rb 587ms 83ms 434.3MB 1170ms 163ms truffleruby 24.1.1
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
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
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
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 670.5MB 4720ms 1480ms truffleruby 24.1.1

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
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
ruby 6.rb 3752ms 11ms 39.3MB 3713ms 27ms ruby 3.3.6

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 6.rb 286ms 3.9ms 30.8MB 253ms 17ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 6.rb 441ms 2.4ms 31.0MB 410ms 17ms ruby 3.3.6
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
c 1.c 1.0ms 0.0ms 1.4MB 0ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 1.c 1.3ms 0.1ms 2.1MB 0ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 1.c 1.3ms 0.1ms 2.1MB 0ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
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

json-serde

Input: sample 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
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
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

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
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

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
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

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
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
ruby 1-m.rb 555ms 11ms 368.8MB 1063ms 157ms truffleruby 24.1.1

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 1-m.rb 4499ms 14ms 553.8MB 11583ms 350ms truffleruby 24.1.1
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
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
ruby 1.rb 4035ms 24ms 46.9MB 3990ms 30ms ruby 3.3.6

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 8-i.c 245ms 1.0ms 1.5MB 230ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 5.c 298ms 0.2ms 1.5MB 283ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 8-i.c 301ms 1.8ms 2.1MB 290ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 2.c 308ms 1.0ms 2.3MB 300ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 2.c 312ms 1.5ms 1.5MB 300ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 5.c 312ms 0.9ms 2.3MB 300ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 5.c 315ms 2.3ms 2.1MB 307ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 2.c 317ms 2.8ms 2.1MB 307ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 8-i.c 332ms 0.1ms 2.3MB 320ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
ruby 2.rb 861ms 20ms 329.1MB 1117ms 120ms truffleruby 24.1.1
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
c 8-i.c 27ms 0.1ms 1.5MB 20ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 5.c 32ms 0.2ms 1.5MB 20ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 8-i.c 32ms 0.3ms 2.1MB 20ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 2.c 33ms 0.1ms 2.3MB 23ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 5.c 34ms 0.6ms 2.3MB 20ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 2.c 34ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 23ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 5.c 34ms 0.9ms 2.1MB 23ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 8-i.c 36ms 0.4ms 2.3MB 30ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 2.c 37ms 5.1ms 2.1MB 27ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
ruby 2-m.rb 323ms 3.4ms 328.9MB 570ms 107ms truffleruby 24.1.1
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

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1.c 278ms 2.0ms 40.9MB 257ms 10ms gcc 14.2.0
c 1.c 287ms 8.8ms 40.9MB 267ms 7ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 1.c 310ms 10ms 40.3MB 297ms 3ms zigcc 0.13.0
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
c 1.c 53ms 2.4ms 11.6MB 40ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 1.c 57ms 3.4ms 11.5MB 43ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 1.c 61ms 3.5ms 11.0MB 47ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
ruby 1-m.rb 1748ms 14ms 492.6MB 2550ms 163ms truffleruby 24.1.1
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
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
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

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 6-im.c 956ms 1.0ms 4.1MB 3750ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 4-m.c 966ms 0.5ms 4.0MB 3790ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 6-im.c 1012ms 17ms 5.1MB 3937ms 7ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 1124ms 47ms 4.1MB 4327ms 3ms gcc 14.2.0
c 4-m.c 1139ms 14ms 5.3MB 4427ms 10ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 1334ms 8.3ms 5.2MB 5227ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 1835ms 6.5ms 7.2MB 7190ms 10ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 1981ms 16ms 4.1MB 7780ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
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
c 6-im.c 251ms 2.9ms 4.0MB 953ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 4-m.c 253ms 1.2ms 4.1MB 957ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 6-im.c 261ms 3.2ms 7.2MB 973ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 290ms 11ms 4.0MB 1093ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 4-m.c 291ms 2.9ms 5.4MB 1097ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 342ms 3.7ms 5.4MB 1313ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 479ms 25ms 7.3MB 1803ms 10ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 502ms 2.4ms 4.0MB 1950ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
ruby 4.rb 4475ms 23ms 439.6MB 4760ms 200ms truffleruby 24.1.1
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
c 6-im.c 72ms 0.5ms 7.0MB 243ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 4-m.c 74ms 3.3ms 4.1MB 257ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 6-im.c 74ms 6.9ms 4.0MB 250ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 5-im.c 80ms 1.3ms 4.0MB 283ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 4-m.c 82ms 2.6ms 7.0MB 277ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 95ms 3.2ms 5.2MB 333ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 124ms 1.2ms 5.3MB 450ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 134ms 0.3ms 4.0MB 497ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
ruby 4.rb 1235ms 59ms 393.4MB 1547ms 143ms truffleruby 24.1.1
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