Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

Zig VS V benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Thu May 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
v 1.v 768ms 17ms 28.9MB 750ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
zig 1.zig 1721ms 8.7ms 49.0MB 1690ms 17ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 2185ms 4.8ms 2086.6MB 1287ms 883ms v/clang 0.4.10

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 71ms 2.4ms 4.6MB 60ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
zig 1.zig 156ms 0.8ms 7.0MB 147ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 210ms 2.0ms 197.8MB 120ms 77ms v/clang 0.4.10

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2257ms 3.8ms 2.5MB 2227ms 17ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 8.5MB 4990ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 382ms 3.2ms 1.9MB 363ms 3ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 4.6MB 4990ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 632ms 6.8ms 1.4MB 2400ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 3-i.zig 1765ms 2.1ms 1.0MB 1757ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 2229ms 4.9ms 1.9MB 2223ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
v 1.v 2257ms 3.9ms 1.1MB 2247ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
zig 1.zig 2717ms 3.5ms 1.0MB 2707ms 0ms zig 0.14.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 60ms 0.7ms 1.4MB 200ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 3-i.zig 147ms 0.2ms 1.0MB 140ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 190ms 2.3ms 1.9MB 180ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
v 1.v 192ms 1.9ms 1.1MB 180ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
zig 1.zig 228ms 1.2ms 1.0MB 220ms 0ms zig 0.14.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 88ms 1.7ms 1.0MB 80ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 501ms 1.9ms 1.3MB 490ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 513ms 3.6ms 2.1MB 507ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 11ms 0.8ms 1.0MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 54ms 1.9ms 1.3MB 43ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 55ms 2.1ms 2.1MB 50ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

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 0.4.10
zig 1.zig 1.1ms 0.2ms 1.1MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 1.4ms 0.1ms 1.9MB 0ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1-m.zig 315ms 1.9ms 67.1MB 830ms 30ms zig 0.14.0
zig 1.zig 504ms 5.3ms 28.1MB 477ms 10ms zig 0.14.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1-m.zig 64ms 1.1ms 54.4MB 133ms 27ms zig 0.14.0
zig 1.zig 66ms 1.8ms 15.4MB 50ms 0ms zig 0.14.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 35ms 2.4ms 2.8MB 27ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 249ms 4.0ms 1.3MB 240ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 261ms 4.7ms 2.1MB 253ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 91ms 1.2ms 2.8MB 80ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 760ms 5.8ms 1.3MB 753ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 777ms 4.7ms 2.1MB 767ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 16ms 1.2ms 1.3MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 89ms 0.3ms 1.5MB 80ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 100ms 1.7ms 2.1MB 90ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 247ms 0.5ms 4.1MB 240ms 0ms zig 0.14.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 12ms 0.0ms 1.1MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.14.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 858ms 3.7ms 41.0MB 830ms 13ms zig 0.14.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 180ms 6.0ms 11.0MB 163ms 0ms zig 0.14.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 3.zig 198ms 1.2ms 1.0MB 190ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 2.zig 279ms 0.4ms 1.0MB 270ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 311ms 1.2ms 1.6MB 300ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 311ms 0.2ms 2.3MB 300ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
zig 1.zig 315ms 1.0ms 1.1MB 307ms 0ms zig 0.14.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 3.zig 22ms 0.3ms 1.1MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 2.zig 30ms 0.1ms 1.0MB 20ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 34ms 0.4ms 1.6MB 30ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
zig 1.zig 34ms 0.6ms 1.1MB 23ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 34ms 0.1ms 2.3MB 27ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 271ms 2.6ms 40.2MB 250ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 305ms 4.9ms 40.3MB 287ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 312ms 1.2ms 60.6MB 297ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
zig 2.zig 328ms 2.4ms 6.0MB 320ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 2.v 333ms 3.9ms 6.1MB 323ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 2.v 338ms 1.5ms 6.9MB 330ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 54ms 4.4ms 10.9MB 47ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 60ms 2.6ms 11.9MB 50ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
v 1.v 61ms 3.4ms 11.0MB 50ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
zig 2.zig 81ms 0.9ms 2.3MB 70ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 2.v 82ms 1.3ms 3.1MB 73ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
v 2.v 83ms 2.2ms 2.4MB 77ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2466ms 3.3ms 2.2MB 2437ms 13ms zig 0.14.0
v 2.v 3213ms 64ms 3.3MB 3193ms 7ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 567ms 2.8ms 1.8MB 553ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 2.v 789ms 5.6ms 2.6MB 777ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 3689ms 4.3ms 1.4MB 3683ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 1.6MB 4990ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 2.8MB 4990ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 923ms 3.3ms 1.3MB 913ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 1286ms 2.9ms 1.5MB 1277ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 1297ms 1.5ms 2.5MB 1290ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 232ms 0.1ms 1.3MB 220ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
v 1.v 324ms 0.5ms 1.5MB 313ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 326ms 0.3ms 2.5MB 317ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10