Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

Zig VS V benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Sat Nov 16 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
v 1.v 769ms 3.3ms 22.1MB 747ms 7ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8
zig 1.zig 1720ms 11ms 49.1MB 1690ms 13ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 2157ms 4.3ms 2086.6MB 1213ms 927ms v/clang 0.4.8

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 72ms 2.1ms 4.6MB 63ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8
zig 1.zig 149ms 4.1ms 7.1MB 137ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 208ms 1.3ms 197.9MB 117ms 73ms v/clang 0.4.8

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2266ms 2.1ms 2.5MB 2237ms 10ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 29.1MB 4983ms 3ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 384ms 0.9ms 1.9MB 367ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 13.8MB 4987ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 647ms 7.0ms 3.5MB 2430ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 3-i.zig 1788ms 1.5ms 1.1MB 1780ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 2159ms 10ms 1.1MB 2147ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
v 1.v 2271ms 6.3ms 1.9MB 2260ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8
zig 2.zig 2455ms 43ms 1.1MB 2440ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 2862ms 0.8ms 1.1MB 2850ms 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 63ms 0.3ms 3.6MB 190ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 3-i.zig 149ms 0.0ms 1.3MB 140ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 185ms 2.2ms 1.1MB 170ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
v 1.v 196ms 0.4ms 1.9MB 190ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8
zig 2.zig 201ms 5.1ms 1.1MB 193ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 241ms 0.5ms 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 0.5ms 1.1MB 80ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 501ms 2.6ms 1.3MB 490ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
v 1.v 535ms 0.5ms 2.1MB 520ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 11ms 0.7ms 1.1MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 52ms 0.1ms 1.3MB 40ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
v 1.v 58ms 1.5ms 2.1MB 50ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 1.0ms 0.0ms 1.3MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 1.1ms 0.1ms 1.4MB 0ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
v 1.v 1.4ms 0.1ms 1.9MB 0ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 801ms 16ms 21.0MB 777ms 10ms zig 0.13.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 91ms 1.0ms 7.5MB 77ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 34ms 0.7ms 2.9MB 27ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 237ms 4.3ms 1.3MB 223ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
v 1.v 259ms 3.8ms 2.1MB 247ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 95ms 2.2ms 2.9MB 87ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 705ms 0.6ms 1.3MB 700ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
v 1.v 763ms 11ms 2.1MB 750ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 15ms 0.2ms 1.4MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 90ms 0.1ms 1.3MB 80ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
v 1.v 101ms 2.3ms 2.1MB 87ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 246ms 0.7ms 4.2MB 240ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 12ms 0.2ms 1.3MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 840ms 21ms 41.1MB 813ms 10ms zig 0.13.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 168ms 1.1ms 11.1MB 157ms 3ms zig 0.13.0

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
v 1.v 311ms 2.7ms 1.8MB 300ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
v 1.v 311ms 0.7ms 2.4MB 300ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8
zig 1.zig 314ms 0.9ms 1.3MB 300ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2.zig 30ms 1.5ms 1.1MB 20ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 33ms 0.3ms 1.6MB 23ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
v 1.v 34ms 0.2ms 2.4MB 20ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8
zig 1.zig 34ms 0.6ms 1.3MB 23ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 256ms 0.6ms 40.3MB 240ms 3ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 299ms 2.5ms 41.2MB 287ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8
v 1.v 306ms 1.4ms 40.3MB 290ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
v 2.v 327ms 4.4ms 6.9MB 317ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8
zig 2.zig 331ms 0.1ms 6.1MB 320ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 2.v 419ms 3.6ms 6.1MB 410ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 49ms 1.5ms 11.0MB 40ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 58ms 0.7ms 11.9MB 47ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8
v 1.v 62ms 1.1ms 11.0MB 50ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
zig 2.zig 81ms 0.6ms 2.4MB 70ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 2.v 82ms 1.9ms 3.1MB 70ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8
v 2.v 102ms 1.1ms 2.4MB 90ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2456ms 3.3ms 2.3MB 2427ms 10ms zig 0.13.0
v 2.v timeout 0.0ms 8.0MB 4983ms 3ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 567ms 4.0ms 1.8MB 557ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 2.v 813ms 24ms 2.8MB 800ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 473ms 0.3ms 3.8MB 1590ms 7ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 918ms 5.7ms 1.5MB 903ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 3679ms 26ms 1.5MB 3670ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 1.6MB 4990ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 3.0MB 4990ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 126ms 0.9ms 3.7MB 267ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 232ms 0.2ms 1.4MB 220ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 922ms 1.3ms 1.4MB 910ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 1276ms 3.2ms 1.5MB 1263ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
v 1.v 1305ms 3.2ms 2.6MB 1290ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 38ms 1.0ms 3.7MB 37ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 60ms 0.9ms 1.4MB 50ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 234ms 2.0ms 1.4MB 223ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
v 1.v 324ms 1.8ms 1.5MB 310ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.8
v 1.v 329ms 1.4ms 2.5MB 320ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.8