Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

V VS Nim benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Sun Jul 13 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
nim 2.nim 786ms 11ms 34.9MB 770ms 3ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 825ms 11ms 28.8MB 810ms 3ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
nim 2.nim 947ms 6.3ms 35.2MB 923ms 10ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 2174ms 25ms 2086.6MB 1273ms 890ms v/clang 0.4.11

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 72ms 2.2ms 4.6MB 60ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
nim 2.nim 73ms 0.2ms 5.5MB 60ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 93ms 1.5ms 5.8MB 80ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 206ms 2.7ms 197.9MB 117ms 73ms v/clang 0.4.11

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 574.4MB 2647ms 1873ms nim 2.2.4
nim 3.nim timeout 0.0ms 6.6MB 4990ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 574.8MB 2590ms 1930ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 3.nim timeout 0.0ms 6.9MB 4983ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 18.1MB 8350ms 10927ms v/clang 0.4.11
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 18.8MB 8527ms 10727ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 3.nim 903ms 4.5ms 4.0MB 893ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 3.nim 905ms 4.9ms 3.6MB 893ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1-m.v 1386ms 26ms 10.4MB 2293ms 2940ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
v 1-m.v 1440ms 73ms 10.0MB 2367ms 3080ms v/clang 0.4.11
nim 1.nim 4097ms 6.6ms 518.7MB 2123ms 1547ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 4111ms 9.9ms 518.2MB 2133ms 1553ms nim 2.2.4

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 8.0MB 4990ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 4.5MB 4990ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 2199ms 24ms 1.9MB 2190ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
v 1.v 2258ms 6.9ms 1.1MB 2250ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 186ms 0.8ms 1.9MB 180ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
v 1.v 192ms 0.9ms 1.1MB 183ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 188ms 2.6ms 1.5MB 177ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 243ms 2.2ms 1.8MB 233ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 503ms 5.1ms 1.3MB 497ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11
v 1.v 522ms 1.0ms 2.1MB 510ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
nim 1.nim 537ms 2.6ms 1.8MB 447ms 73ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 560ms 2.7ms 1.5MB 470ms 73ms nim 2.2.4

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 21ms 0.8ms 1.5MB 10ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 27ms 1.0ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 54ms 1.8ms 1.3MB 47ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11
v 1.v 56ms 2.5ms 2.1MB 50ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
nim 1.nim 57ms 0.9ms 1.8MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 59ms 0.7ms 1.5MB 47ms 0ms nim 2.2.4

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 1.0ms 0.0ms 1.4MB 0ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11
nim 1.nim 1.0ms 0.0ms 1.6MB 0ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 1.1ms 0.0ms 1.8MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 1.3ms 0.0ms 1.9MB 0ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 112ms 1.7ms 1.6MB 103ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 114ms 2.9ms 1.4MB 110ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 259ms 3.4ms 2.1MB 250ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
v 1.v 267ms 5.4ms 1.3MB 257ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4990ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.5MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 324ms 2.4ms 1.9MB 317ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 338ms 4.4ms 1.4MB 330ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 770ms 4.1ms 2.1MB 760ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
v 1.v 792ms 5.6ms 1.3MB 787ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4990ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.5MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 48ms 0.2ms 1.5MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 51ms 1.6ms 1.3MB 40ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 91ms 2.0ms 1.3MB 83ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11
v 1.v 100ms 1.6ms 2.1MB 93ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
nim 1.nim 476ms 2.4ms 1.3MB 467ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 479ms 9.7ms 1.5MB 470ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 312ms 1.5ms 1.6MB 300ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11
v 1.v 312ms 1.3ms 2.3MB 300ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
nim 2.nim 320ms 1.7ms 1.8MB 310ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 343ms 3.6ms 2.0MB 337ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 33ms 0.0ms 1.6MB 30ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11
v 1.v 34ms 0.2ms 2.3MB 27ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
nim 2.nim 35ms 0.8ms 1.8MB 30ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 36ms 0.6ms 2.0MB 30ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 271ms 4.0ms 41.5MB 263ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 321ms 15ms 40.3MB 307ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11
nim 1.nim 322ms 6.8ms 41.8MB 313ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 323ms 7.3ms 41.2MB 310ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
v 2.v 329ms 1.3ms 6.1MB 320ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11
v 2.v 331ms 4.8ms 6.9MB 323ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 52ms 2.4ms 11.5MB 43ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 61ms 2.9ms 11.9MB 50ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
v 1.v 65ms 0.6ms 11.0MB 57ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11
nim 1.nim 66ms 4.2ms 11.8MB 57ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 2.v 82ms 1.5ms 3.1MB 73ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11
v 2.v 83ms 2.1ms 2.4MB 73ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 2.v 3245ms 96ms 4.0MB 3223ms 10ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 2.v 786ms 13ms 3.1MB 773ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1646ms 10ms 152.3MB 1613ms 20ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 1673ms 4.5ms 151.5MB 1643ms 13ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 83.0MB 4980ms 10ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 173ms 2.5ms 17.5MB 160ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 177ms 0.6ms 17.4MB 160ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 3628ms 16ms 26.0MB 3613ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 3589ms 2.6ms 1.6MB 3580ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 3610ms 3.4ms 1.4MB 3600ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 1.6MB 4990ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 2.8MB 4990ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 899ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 890ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 904ms 3.3ms 1.3MB 893ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 1289ms 3.0ms 1.5MB 1280ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11
v 1.v 1327ms 5.5ms 2.5MB 1317ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 226ms 0.2ms 1.5MB 220ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 228ms 1.1ms 1.3MB 220ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 325ms 1.8ms 1.5MB 317ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.11
v 1.v 335ms 1.1ms 2.4MB 327ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.11