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Zig 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
csharp 1.cs 960ms 14ms 181.9MB 970ms 120ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 1111ms 56ms 201.7MB 1013ms 177ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 1775ms 93ms 101.7MB 2017ms 210ms mono 6.12.0
zig 1.zig 1869ms 58ms 49.1MB 1843ms 10ms zig 0.13.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
csharp 1.cs 134ms 12ms 40.8MB 70ms 47ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 145ms 2.2ms 48.1MB 120ms 13ms mono 6.12.0
zig 1.zig 149ms 2.9ms 7.1MB 140ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 1.cs 202ms 6.0ms 58.2MB 147ms 47ms dotnet 9.0.100

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2268ms 2.9ms 2.5MB 2230ms 27ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 1.cs 4076ms 2.4ms 24.2MB 4047ms 13ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 4962ms 5.9ms 43.5MB 4920ms 33ms dotnet 9.0.100

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 383ms 1.3ms 1.9MB 367ms 3ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 1.cs 677ms 0.7ms 20.4MB 660ms 3ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 871ms 0.8ms 38.1MB 857ms 7ms dotnet 9.0.100

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 645ms 6.6ms 3.5MB 2427ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 3-i.zig 1790ms 1.2ms 1.1MB 1780ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 2428ms 24ms 1.1MB 2420ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 2870ms 11ms 1.1MB 2857ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 60ms 2.3ms 3.5MB 193ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 3-i.zig 149ms 0.1ms 1.1MB 140ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 200ms 1.5ms 1.1MB 190ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 241ms 1.0ms 1.1MB 230ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 87ms 1.0ms 1.1MB 80ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 5-m.cs 127ms 4.5ms 34.2MB 353ms 77ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 5-m.cs 204ms 5.4ms 48.8MB 460ms 110ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 5-m.cs 247ms 11ms 53.3MB 680ms 113ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 10ms 0.1ms 1.1MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 5-m.cs 27ms 1.1ms 25.1MB 37ms 13ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 5-m.cs 65ms 4.3ms 46.5MB 80ms 23ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 5-m.cs 71ms 1.3ms 39.4MB 100ms 20ms mono 6.12.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 1.1ms 0.1ms 1.3MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 1.cs 9.1ms 5.1ms 13.5MB 0ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 32ms 0.8ms 23.7MB 20ms 0ms mono 6.12.0
csharp 1.cs 37ms 0.4ms 32.6MB 20ms 4ms dotnet 9.0.100

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
csharp 6-m.cs 450ms 7.7ms 53.2MB 1203ms 23ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 6-m.cs 762ms 42ms 79.1MB 2107ms 30ms dotnet 9.0.100
zig 1.zig 787ms 3.8ms 20.4MB 767ms 7ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 6-m.cs 1023ms 12ms 70.2MB 2927ms 23ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
csharp 6-m.cs 84ms 1.7ms 42.9MB 143ms 13ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
zig 1.zig 88ms 0.8ms 7.6MB 73ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 6-m.cs 177ms 6.8ms 64.3MB 270ms 30ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 6-m.cs 197ms 3.4ms 55.0MB 383ms 17ms mono 6.12.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 35ms 1.7ms 2.9MB 23ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 2.cs 94ms 2.1ms 13.8MB 80ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 2.cs 150ms 3.6ms 24.7MB 137ms 0ms mono 6.12.0
csharp 2.cs 257ms 15ms 35.6MB 233ms 7ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 1062ms 8.1ms 17.1MB 1037ms 10ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 1361ms 54ms 37.1MB 1357ms 3ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 3397ms 88ms 45.7MB 3350ms 33ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 98ms 2.2ms 2.9MB 90ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 2.cs 265ms 4.1ms 13.9MB 250ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 2.cs 358ms 3.2ms 24.3MB 340ms 7ms mono 6.12.0
csharp 2.cs 401ms 1.0ms 35.5MB 377ms 13ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 3170ms 34ms 17.2MB 3147ms 13ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 3581ms 8.0ms 39.1MB 3553ms 30ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs timeout 0.0ms 47.7MB 4940ms 50ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 16ms 1.3ms 1.4MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 2.cs 51ms 1.5ms 13.5MB 37ms 3ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 2.cs 92ms 0.6ms 27.2MB 80ms 0ms mono 6.12.0
csharp 2.cs 190ms 12ms 35.5MB 153ms 0ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 1618ms 7.3ms 36.6MB 1607ms 13ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 1808ms 9.3ms 17.0MB 1787ms 3ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 1811ms 3.9ms 28.8MB 1797ms 0ms mono 6.12.0

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 246ms 0.8ms 4.2MB 237ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 2.cs 1064ms 69ms 45.8MB 1037ms 17ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 2088ms 51ms 42.6MB 2050ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 3.cs 2463ms 14ms 42.8MB 2437ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 3.cs 2526ms 7.2ms 20.2MB 2510ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 3551ms 14ms 20.3MB 3537ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs timeout 0.0ms 22.5MB 4987ms 0ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 12ms 0.1ms 1.3MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 3.cs 117ms 2.1ms 19.4MB 107ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 2.cs 137ms 15ms 43.0MB 107ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 140ms 2.5ms 39.7MB 123ms 3ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 157ms 1.0ms 19.7MB 143ms 3ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 3.cs 169ms 1.1ms 40.0MB 150ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 565ms 2.5ms 25.9MB 550ms 0ms mono 6.12.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
csharp 2.cs 562ms 1.0ms 123.8MB 487ms 100ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 592ms 5.3ms 153.5MB 543ms 123ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 2.cs 703ms 2.1ms 142.3MB 653ms 90ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 777ms 8.8ms 172.2MB 700ms 137ms dotnet 9.0.100
zig 1.zig 829ms 2.4ms 41.1MB 803ms 10ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 1.cs 1424ms 29ms 146.6MB 1683ms 207ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
csharp 2.cs 143ms 0.7ms 65.3MB 103ms 37ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 159ms 1.7ms 81.8MB 110ms 60ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
zig 1.zig 168ms 1.4ms 11.1MB 157ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 1.cs 269ms 7.6ms 69.4MB 233ms 40ms mono 6.12.0
csharp 2.cs 272ms 10ms 84.7MB 233ms 33ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 275ms 3.5ms 99.2MB 240ms 63ms dotnet 9.0.100

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2.zig 273ms 0.3ms 1.1MB 263ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 313ms 0.6ms 1.3MB 300ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 9.cs 362ms 1.8ms 33.9MB 337ms 13ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 8.cs 370ms 2.0ms 15.7MB 350ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 8.cs 436ms 9.8ms 33.7MB 410ms 3ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 8.cs 1249ms 3.5ms 24.2MB 1233ms 0ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2.zig 29ms 0.1ms 1.3MB 20ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 33ms 0.2ms 1.3MB 23ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 8.cs 48ms 0.3ms 15.7MB 33ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 8.cs 96ms 0.6ms 31.9MB 70ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 9.cs 97ms 7.6ms 34.1MB 67ms 13ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 8.cs 166ms 2.5ms 24.2MB 150ms 0ms mono 6.12.0

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 261ms 9.1ms 40.3MB 247ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 331ms 1.3ms 6.1MB 320ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 1.cs 352ms 5.4ms 53.0MB 323ms 13ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 382ms 18ms 76.9MB 350ms 20ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 2.cs 396ms 2.5ms 39.9MB 377ms 7ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 2.cs 426ms 2.0ms 21.8MB 407ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 555ms 7.7ms 87.7MB 530ms 10ms mono 6.12.0
csharp 2.cs 1860ms 3.7ms 29.4MB 1840ms 7ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 54ms 5.1ms 11.0MB 43ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 1.cs 69ms 2.0ms 25.5MB 50ms 7ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
zig 2.zig 81ms 0.7ms 2.4MB 70ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 1.cs 105ms 4.4ms 45.3MB 77ms 17ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 2.cs 111ms 1.2ms 17.8MB 93ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 2.cs 128ms 1.6ms 36.1MB 113ms 0ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 149ms 4.9ms 40.2MB 133ms 3ms mono 6.12.0
csharp 2.cs 482ms 4.3ms 23.1MB 467ms 7ms mono 6.12.0

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2452ms 1.2ms 2.3MB 2417ms 20ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 1.cs 3219ms 8.8ms 21.8MB 3090ms 130ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 3623ms 63ms 44.3MB 3610ms 137ms dotnet 9.0.100

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 568ms 3.4ms 1.8MB 557ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 1.cs 760ms 6.6ms 21.2MB 727ms 20ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 1.cs 983ms 4.7ms 44.0MB 1063ms 43ms dotnet 9.0.100

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 476ms 6.6ms 3.8MB 1563ms 3ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 917ms 5.5ms 1.5MB 907ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 3-m.cs 1876ms 14ms 18.4MB 7223ms 10ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 3-m.cs 1941ms 14ms 38.2MB 7280ms 23ms dotnet 9.0.100
zig 1.zig 3670ms 5.0ms 1.5MB 3663ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 3-m.cs 4666ms 74ms 28.5MB 17763ms 20ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 125ms 0.4ms 3.7MB 273ms 7ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 230ms 0.8ms 1.4MB 220ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 3-m.cs 476ms 0.7ms 18.1MB 1800ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
csharp 3-m.cs 754ms 13ms 37.5MB 1653ms 30ms dotnet 9.0.100
zig 1.zig 924ms 1.5ms 1.4MB 910ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 3-m.cs 1224ms 32ms 30.7MB 4513ms 7ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 38ms 0.6ms 3.7MB 37ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 60ms 0.3ms 1.4MB 50ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 3-m.cs 129ms 0.8ms 18.3MB 443ms 3ms dotnet/aot 9.0.100
zig 1.zig 232ms 0.9ms 1.4MB 220ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
csharp 3-m.cs 250ms 3.1ms 36.7MB 457ms 13ms dotnet 9.0.100
csharp 3-m.cs 345ms 2.9ms 28.4MB 1153ms 10ms mono 6.12.0