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Chapel VS Haxe 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
haxe 1.hx 1311ms 12ms 144.0MB 1490ms 67ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
chapel 4.chpl 1953ms 3.7ms 62.3MB 1943ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
chapel 3.chpl 2034ms 7.2ms 62.3MB 2027ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
haxe 2.hx 4393ms 32ms 495.3MB 4950ms 253ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 48.6MB 5573ms 410ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 83.0MB 5077ms 677ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 51.1MB 7727ms 420ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 130.9MB 7430ms 763ms 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 89ms 1.8ms 25.6MB 83ms 7ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
chapel 4.chpl 183ms 1.2ms 32.4MB 180ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
chapel 3.chpl 184ms 0.6ms 32.3MB 180ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
haxe 2.hx 401ms 15ms 58.3MB 437ms 27ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 639ms 3.4ms 8.9MB 610ms 40ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 676ms 10ms 11.2MB 747ms 53ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 2.hx 916ms 2.0ms 13.6MB 807ms 147ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 954ms 12ms 25.0MB 927ms 173ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1-m.chpl 2252ms 44ms 799.1MB 4370ms 97ms chpl 1.31.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1-m.chpl 220ms 8.1ms 759.6MB 343ms 67ms chpl 1.31.0

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1.chpl 71ms 3.0ms 32.5MB 70ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1.chpl 33ms 1.6ms 30.5MB 30ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 5-m.chpl 106ms 1.6ms 28.4MB 190ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
haxe 1.hx 2367ms 7.6ms 25.6MB 2247ms 210ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.2MB 4373ms 847ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.6MB 4380ms 853ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 5.chpl 21ms 1.9ms 28.4MB 20ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
haxe 1.hx 253ms 3.1ms 25.6MB 230ms 20ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 652ms 2.2ms 3.3MB 557ms 110ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 680ms 1.4ms 3.6MB 590ms 107ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 1.9ms 0.3ms 2.9MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2.3ms 0.3ms 4.3MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 3.6ms 0.4ms 2.9MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
chapel 1.chpl 11ms 0.6ms 28.8MB 0ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 3-m.chpl 758ms 2.5ms 86.9MB 1433ms 10ms chpl 1.31.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 3-m.chpl 117ms 1.8ms 87.0MB 203ms 3ms chpl 1.31.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 2.chpl 322ms 1.9ms 28.9MB 317ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
haxe 2.hx 856ms 5.4ms 3.1MB 843ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1062ms 2.4ms 3.1MB 1053ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 1386ms 1.4ms 25.8MB 1533ms 30ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 2400ms 5.3ms 3.6MB 2393ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 1.hx 2475ms 2.8ms 3.8MB 2467ms 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 3.1MB 3940ms 1570ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 4.0MB 4160ms 1310ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 2.chpl 43ms 0.4ms 28.8MB 40ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
haxe 2.hx 89ms 2.0ms 3.0MB 80ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 110ms 1.4ms 3.0MB 100ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 152ms 0.9ms 25.6MB 153ms 7ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 245ms 0.5ms 3.8MB 237ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 1.hx 252ms 1.0ms 3.6MB 240ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 2.hx 674ms 2.5ms 4.4MB 663ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 677ms 2.3ms 3.1MB 523ms 210ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 786ms 5.0ms 3.8MB 643ms 210ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 1.hx 808ms 3.0ms 4.4MB 797ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 2.chpl 446ms 0.8ms 28.3MB 440ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 2.chpl 115ms 1.5ms 30.4MB 110ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 3.chpl 1387ms 2.0ms 246.2MB 1340ms 40ms chpl 1.31.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 3.chpl 162ms 2.3ms 48.9MB 143ms 10ms chpl 1.31.0

secp256k1

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1.chpl 1210ms 43ms 29.0MB 1203ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1.chpl 315ms 12ms 29.1MB 310ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1-m.chpl 1924ms 19ms 28.9MB 3823ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
chapel 1.chpl 3743ms 29ms 28.8MB 3740ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
haxe 1.hx 3902ms 1.6ms 3.4MB 3890ms 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
chapel 1-m.chpl 492ms 2.1ms 28.9MB 953ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
chapel 1.chpl 939ms 3.2ms 28.8MB 933ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
haxe 1.hx 985ms 5.5ms 3.1MB 973ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2400ms 2.6ms 6.6MB 2390ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.9MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
chapel 1-m.chpl 138ms 9.9ms 28.9MB 250ms 3ms chpl 1.31.0
chapel 1.chpl 248ms 1.3ms 28.8MB 240ms 0ms chpl 1.31.0
haxe 1.hx 252ms 2.8ms 3.0MB 240ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 603ms 0.4ms 5.4MB 590ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2305ms 1.8ms 3.7MB 2297ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0