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Zig VS Haxe benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Tue Jul 01 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
haxe 1.hx 1350ms 7.6ms 143.9MB 1543ms 67ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
zig 1.zig 2079ms 56ms 49.0MB 2047ms 17ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 2.hx 4488ms 22ms 495.1MB 5047ms 253ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 48.6MB 5730ms 390ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 83.0MB 5197ms 670ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 50.4MB 7673ms 410ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 130.9MB 7593ms 773ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 91ms 0.4ms 25.6MB 83ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
zig 1.zig 152ms 1.7ms 7.0MB 140ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 2.hx 411ms 5.4ms 58.3MB 453ms 27ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 668ms 23ms 8.7MB 637ms 50ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 713ms 53ms 11.2MB 790ms 57ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 2.hx 979ms 37ms 13.6MB 883ms 150ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 1273ms 68ms 25.0MB 1337ms 187ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2256ms 12ms 2.5MB 2227ms 17ms zig 0.14.1

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 380ms 2.7ms 1.9MB 363ms 0ms zig 0.14.1

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 634ms 3.4ms 1.4MB 2393ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 3-i.zig 1791ms 48ms 1.0MB 1780ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 1.zig 2728ms 20ms 1.0MB 2720ms 0ms zig 0.14.1

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 60ms 0.4ms 1.4MB 200ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 3-i.zig 147ms 0.3ms 1.0MB 140ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 1.zig 228ms 1.0ms 1.0MB 220ms 0ms zig 0.14.1

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 88ms 0.6ms 1.0MB 80ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 1.hx 2386ms 0.4ms 25.6MB 2323ms 190ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.2MB 4347ms 877ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.7MB 4373ms 870ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 10ms 0.1ms 1.0MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 1.hx 253ms 3.2ms 25.6MB 230ms 27ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 661ms 18ms 3.3MB 557ms 120ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 684ms 4.4ms 3.6MB 600ms 100ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 0.9ms 0.0ms 1.1MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 1.hx 1.8ms 0.1ms 2.9MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2.2ms 0.2ms 4.4MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 3.3ms 0.1ms 2.8MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1-m.zig 321ms 1.7ms 67.1MB 853ms 20ms zig 0.14.1
zig 1.zig 504ms 4.0ms 27.9MB 480ms 13ms zig 0.14.1

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1-m.zig 65ms 0.5ms 54.4MB 127ms 37ms zig 0.14.1
zig 1.zig 67ms 2.4ms 15.4MB 50ms 3ms zig 0.14.1

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 36ms 0.2ms 2.8MB 30ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 1.hx 134ms 1.8ms 20.4MB 120ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 138ms 0.7ms 3.0MB 130ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 158ms 3.2ms 3.8MB 150ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 90ms 0.4ms 2.8MB 80ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 1.hx 377ms 1.5ms 25.6MB 370ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 397ms 6.3ms 3.1MB 390ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 461ms 6.7ms 3.8MB 447ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 14ms 0.1ms 1.3MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 1.hx 63ms 1.3ms 12.3MB 50ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 67ms 0.7ms 3.0MB 60ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 80ms 0.5ms 3.6MB 70ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 249ms 1.1ms 4.1MB 240ms 0ms zig 0.14.1

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 12ms 0.3ms 1.1MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.14.1

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 877ms 11ms 41.0MB 850ms 13ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 1.hx 918ms 0.6ms 95.0MB 1023ms 43ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 32.6MB 5057ms 457ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 55.1MB 6137ms 470ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 178ms 3.0ms 11.0MB 163ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 1.hx 186ms 8.5ms 26.6MB 190ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1401ms 85ms 10.7MB 1320ms 157ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1668ms 5.5ms 20.3MB 1743ms 150ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 3.zig 198ms 1.0ms 1.0MB 190ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 2.zig 279ms 0.3ms 1.0MB 270ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 1.zig 315ms 1.5ms 1.1MB 307ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 2.hx 870ms 25ms 3.0MB 860ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1072ms 15ms 3.0MB 1063ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 1407ms 15ms 25.6MB 1640ms 33ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 2409ms 10ms 3.8MB 2400ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 1.hx 2472ms 13ms 3.6MB 2463ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 4.4MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 4.4MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.4MB 3940ms 1563ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.8MB 4113ms 1343ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 3.zig 22ms 0.1ms 1.0MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 2.zig 30ms 0.0ms 1.0MB 20ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 1.zig 33ms 0.1ms 1.1MB 30ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 2.hx 90ms 1.5ms 3.0MB 80ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 112ms 4.0ms 3.0MB 103ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 158ms 2.9ms 25.6MB 163ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 247ms 0.8ms 3.6MB 240ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 1.hx 253ms 3.2ms 3.6MB 243ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 2.hx 681ms 16ms 4.4MB 670ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 744ms 120ms 3.1MB 603ms 197ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 793ms 3.6ms 3.8MB 663ms 190ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 1.hx 806ms 1.4ms 4.4MB 797ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 274ms 3.8ms 40.2MB 257ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 2.zig 325ms 2.5ms 6.0MB 313ms 0ms zig 0.14.1

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 50ms 2.9ms 10.9MB 40ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 2.zig 81ms 0.8ms 2.3MB 70ms 0ms zig 0.14.1

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2453ms 3.5ms 2.2MB 2427ms 17ms zig 0.14.1

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 564ms 2.2ms 1.8MB 553ms 0ms zig 0.14.1

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 3691ms 6.4ms 1.4MB 3683ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 1.hx 3899ms 5.5ms 3.3MB 3883ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 6.9MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.9MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 925ms 2.3ms 1.3MB 913ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 1.hx 983ms 3.6ms 3.1MB 970ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2397ms 1.1ms 6.5MB 2387ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.7MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 233ms 1.3ms 1.3MB 223ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
haxe 1.hx 253ms 1.7ms 3.1MB 240ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 604ms 1.3ms 5.4MB 590ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2306ms 9.6ms 3.6MB 2293ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0