Ruby VS Java 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
java 2.java 428ms 6.0ms 574.2MB 503ms 83ms openjdk 21
java 2-m.java 448ms 5.4ms 648.6MB 620ms 120ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 2.java 451ms 8.7ms 650.1MB 557ms 87ms openjdk 23
java 2.java 1140ms 6.2ms 1085.8MB 540ms 753ms openjdk/zgc 21
ruby 1-m.rb 4344ms 5.3ms 826.4MB 6090ms 430ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 4409ms 29ms 110.3MB 4317ms 80ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 70.1MB 4953ms 33ms ruby 3.4.1

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 2-m.java 117ms 3.3ms 167.6MB 147ms 30ms openjdk 21
java 2.java 122ms 6.2ms 98.2MB 143ms 33ms openjdk 23
java 2-m.java 153ms 9.8ms 226.4MB 223ms 60ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 2.java 289ms 1.8ms 241.5MB 147ms 187ms openjdk/zgc 21
ruby 1.rb 455ms 2.2ms 20.4MB 437ms 3ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 1-m.rb 553ms 55ms 431.2MB 1113ms 147ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 906ms 20ms 19.8MB 883ms 7ms ruby 3.4.1

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 1.rb 1314ms 25ms 63.9MB 1223ms 70ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb 1787ms 48ms 63.1MB 1703ms 70ms ruby 3.4.1
java 1-m.java 1839ms 107ms 260.2MB 6950ms 100ms openjdk 21
java 1-m.java 2281ms 118ms 242.8MB 8683ms 107ms openjdk 23
java 1-m.java 2455ms 149ms 1194.8MB 7670ms 997ms openjdk/zgc 21
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 724.7MB 4503ms 1623ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 1.rb 146ms 0.8ms 25.6MB 120ms 13ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb 171ms 2.8ms 25.3MB 137ms 27ms ruby 3.4.1
java 1-m.java 393ms 19ms 91.0MB 1263ms 60ms openjdk 23
java 1-m.java 413ms 23ms 131.0MB 1357ms 63ms openjdk 21
java 1-m.java 622ms 34ms 224.1MB 1667ms 243ms openjdk/zgc 21
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 721.5MB 4623ms 1523ms truffleruby 24.1.1

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 4.java 415ms 6.6ms 107.3MB 563ms 50ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 4.java 431ms 15ms 47.5MB 517ms 20ms openjdk 21
java 4.java 439ms 9.7ms 49.3MB 523ms 17ms openjdk 23
java 4.java 541ms 2.5ms 44.9MB 507ms 133ms openjdk/zgc 21
ruby 6.rb 1932ms 6.9ms 23.1MB 1903ms 13ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 6-m.rb 2232ms 278ms 405.0MB 5723ms 367ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 6.rb 3470ms 35ms 22.4MB 3443ms 10ms ruby 3.4.1

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 4.java 116ms 0.7ms 46.4MB 150ms 17ms openjdk 21
java 4.java 117ms 0.9ms 47.5MB 153ms 17ms openjdk 23
java 4-m.java 132ms 7.0ms 97.4MB 180ms 37ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 4.java 226ms 9.1ms 43.9MB 153ms 130ms openjdk/zgc 21
ruby 6.rb 245ms 2.3ms 15.2MB 227ms 3ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 6.rb 395ms 4.5ms 14.5MB 377ms 3ms ruby 3.4.1
ruby 6-m.rb 782ms 23ms 404.7MB 1910ms 177ms truffleruby 24.1.1

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 1.rb 38ms 1.4ms 162.3MB 16ms 26ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 48ms 1.5ms 12.9MB 34ms 2ms ruby 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb 50ms 1.0ms 13.1MB 36ms 4ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
java 1.java 61ms 1.3ms 58.6MB 60ms 20ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 1.java 69ms 2.9ms 44.7MB 66ms 14ms openjdk 23
java 1.java 69ms 1.0ms 43.8MB 72ms 10ms openjdk 21
java 1.java 174ms 5.3ms 44.5MB 80ms 116ms openjdk/zgc 21

json-serde

Input: sample 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 1.rb 233ms 2.1ms 30.2MB 207ms 13ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb 239ms 6.8ms 28.5MB 203ms 27ms ruby 3.4.1
ruby 1-m.rb 4775ms 26ms 570.2MB 12360ms 407ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: canada 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 1.rb 1968ms 14ms 133.1MB 1873ms 80ms ruby 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb 1969ms 6.9ms 165.4MB 1863ms 90ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 545.5MB 13123ms 380ms 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 317ms 3.7ms 13.6MB 300ms 3ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb 504ms 6.4ms 13.0MB 487ms 3ms ruby 3.4.1
ruby 1-m.rb 663ms 42ms 381.4MB 1143ms 123ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 1.rb 841ms 7.5ms 13.6MB 820ms 7ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 1-m.rb 1156ms 5.6ms 420.8MB 1593ms 157ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 1442ms 62ms 13.0MB 1423ms 7ms ruby 3.4.1

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 1.rb 181ms 1.5ms 13.6MB 163ms 3ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb 277ms 2.6ms 12.9MB 263ms 0ms ruby 3.4.1
ruby 1-m.rb 486ms 24ms 373.9MB 930ms 130ms truffleruby 24.1.1

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 1.java 377ms 8.2ms 679.9MB 450ms 77ms openjdk 21
java 1.java 383ms 9.9ms 546.0MB 480ms 80ms openjdk 23
java 1-m.java 408ms 27ms 589.2MB 630ms 77ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 1.java 1004ms 16ms 1000.0MB 447ms 697ms openjdk/zgc 21
ruby 1-m.rb 4396ms 209ms 539.7MB 11230ms 353ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 93.6MB 4950ms 37ms ruby 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 97.4MB 4930ms 53ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 1-m.java 153ms 0.5ms 206.4MB 210ms 50ms openjdk 21
java 1-m.java 154ms 0.8ms 158.8MB 213ms 47ms openjdk 23
java 1-m.java 210ms 8.6ms 260.7MB 360ms 47ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 1.java 386ms 10ms 343.0MB 210ms 247ms openjdk/zgc 21
ruby 1-m.rb 2130ms 105ms 524.5MB 5493ms 237ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 3111ms 12ms 38.4MB 3073ms 20ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb 4124ms 30ms 37.8MB 4083ms 23ms ruby 3.4.1

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 1.java 417ms 2.4ms 45.2MB 450ms 13ms openjdk 21
java 1.java 420ms 6.1ms 48.2MB 450ms 20ms openjdk 23
java 1.java 429ms 7.0ms 85.0MB 457ms 27ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 1.java 530ms 6.4ms 46.5MB 450ms 130ms openjdk/zgc 21
ruby 2.rb 801ms 6.0ms 328.7MB 1027ms 110ms truffleruby 24.1.1
java 2.java 1166ms 4.4ms 571.8MB 1293ms 77ms openjdk 21
java 2.java 1187ms 9.7ms 717.8MB 1287ms 90ms openjdk 23
java 2.java 3101ms 57ms 2431.6MB 1560ms 1743ms openjdk/zgc 21
ruby 2.rb timeout 0.0ms 12.9MB 4980ms 3ms ruby 3.4.1
ruby 2.rb timeout 0.0ms 13.6MB 4980ms 3ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 1.java 111ms 2.5ms 45.2MB 137ms 20ms openjdk 21
java 1.java 112ms 0.7ms 87.3MB 130ms 30ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 1.java 114ms 1.2ms 48.5MB 140ms 20ms openjdk 23
java 1.java 230ms 5.1ms 46.5MB 150ms 133ms openjdk/zgc 21
java 2-m.java 289ms 6.3ms 348.4MB 407ms 70ms openjdk 23
java 2-m.java 293ms 18ms 355.0MB 440ms 30ms openjdk 21
ruby 2-m.rb 305ms 2.6ms 328.7MB 530ms 113ms truffleruby 24.1.1
java 2.java 658ms 2.3ms 536.9MB 437ms 403ms openjdk/zgc 21
ruby 2.rb 999ms 5.7ms 13.6MB 980ms 3ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 2.rb 2623ms 37ms 12.9MB 2607ms 3ms ruby 3.4.1

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 1.java 367ms 5.0ms 118.1MB 397ms 27ms openjdk 23
java 1.java 367ms 3.8ms 114.6MB 413ms 27ms openjdk 21
java 1.java 535ms 4.6ms 114.6MB 440ms 157ms openjdk/zgc 21
java 1-m.java 654ms 9.2ms 208.3MB 983ms 70ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 2.java 734ms 5.2ms 57.1MB 777ms 23ms openjdk 21
java 2.java 750ms 10ms 60.4MB 790ms 20ms openjdk 23
java 2.java 804ms 11ms 53.3MB 740ms 130ms openjdk/zgc 21
java 2-m.java 1277ms 30ms 265.2MB 2290ms 83ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 325.3MB 4843ms 140ms ruby 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 327.1MB 4863ms 123ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 785.4MB 5060ms 150ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 1.java 140ms 4.3ms 68.2MB 177ms 17ms openjdk 23
java 1.java 151ms 8.4ms 65.3MB 200ms 17ms openjdk 21
java 1-m.java 210ms 26ms 127.6MB 297ms 50ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 2.java 244ms 4.8ms 50.3MB 297ms 20ms openjdk 21
java 2.java 249ms 5.7ms 50.9MB 290ms 20ms openjdk 23
java 1.java 264ms 1.7ms 63.3MB 193ms 133ms openjdk/zgc 21
java 2.java 348ms 11ms 49.4MB 273ms 137ms openjdk/zgc 21
java 2-m.java 489ms 42ms 151.7MB 883ms 47ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
ruby 1-m.rb 1601ms 15ms 491.7MB 2290ms 177ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 3191ms 32ms 131.9MB 3100ms 77ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb 4269ms 40ms 131.1MB 4180ms 73ms ruby 3.4.1

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 1.java 3054ms 20ms 378.6MB 3497ms 93ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 1.java 3512ms 55ms 352.2MB 4263ms 100ms openjdk 21
java 1.java 3516ms 17ms 467.6MB 4333ms 110ms openjdk 23
java 1.java 4911ms 83ms 1847.1MB 4407ms 1287ms openjdk/zgc 21
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 46.6MB 4940ms 43ms ruby 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 127.7MB 4900ms 83ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 465.7MB 13040ms 457ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 1-m.java 862ms 30ms 376.3MB 1213ms 93ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 1-m.java 946ms 37ms 351.6MB 1657ms 93ms openjdk 21
java 1-m.java 959ms 18ms 387.9MB 1673ms 93ms openjdk 23
ruby 1.rb 1574ms 13ms 46.1MB 1533ms 30ms ruby 3.4.1
ruby 1-m.rb 1703ms 16ms 424.0MB 4463ms 207ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 1721ms 12ms 124.3MB 1573ms 133ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
java 1.java 1914ms 12ms 1374.3MB 1617ms 980ms openjdk/zgc 21

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 2-m.java 1867ms 20ms 47.6MB 7143ms 20ms openjdk 21
java 2-m.java 1877ms 26ms 49.0MB 7130ms 20ms openjdk 23
java 2-m.java 1981ms 11ms 45.4MB 7137ms 137ms openjdk/zgc 21
java 2-m.java 2318ms 11ms 100.9MB 8233ms 47ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 13.0MB 4987ms 0ms ruby 3.4.1
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 13.6MB 4983ms 3ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 452.3MB 5147ms 223ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 2-m.java 557ms 2.8ms 48.4MB 1953ms 27ms openjdk 23
java 2-m.java 558ms 2.6ms 47.5MB 1963ms 23ms openjdk 21
java 2-m.java 676ms 7.0ms 45.6MB 1957ms 140ms openjdk/zgc 21
java 2-m.java 688ms 5.7ms 98.9MB 2293ms 57ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
ruby 4.rb 4148ms 29ms 427.7MB 4383ms 190ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 13.0MB 4987ms 0ms ruby 3.4.1
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 13.8MB 4980ms 3ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
java 2-m.java 229ms 5.7ms 48.4MB 670ms 23ms openjdk 23
java 2-m.java 238ms 14ms 47.6MB 693ms 20ms openjdk 21
java 2-m.java 281ms 23ms 101.8MB 823ms 40ms graal/jvm 17.0.8
java 2-m.java 346ms 3.4ms 47.1MB 667ms 133ms openjdk/zgc 21
ruby 4.rb 1193ms 53ms 393.2MB 1497ms 130ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 13.0MB 4980ms 7ms ruby 3.4.1
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 13.9MB 4977ms 3ms ruby/yjit 3.4.1