Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

C++ VS C benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Fri Aug 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.)

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
cpp 1-im.cpp 401ms 5.2ms 3.9MB 1553ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 1-im.cpp 402ms 3.8ms 2.6MB 1547ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
cpp 1-im.cpp 39ms 1.2ms 2.5MB 127ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 1-im.cpp 40ms 1.1ms 3.9MB 133ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
cpp 1.cpp 1.0ms 0.1ms 1.4MB 0ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
c 1.c 1.0ms 0.1ms 1.3MB 0ms 0ms zigcc 0.14.1
c 1.c 1.2ms 0.1ms 2.1MB 0ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
cpp 1.cpp 1.3ms 0.1ms 2.3MB 0ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 1.c 1.6ms 0.7ms 2.1MB 0ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
cpp 0-i.cpp 167ms 0.3ms 1.5MB 160ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 0-i.cpp 171ms 0.3ms 2.3MB 160ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 8-i.c 268ms 0.7ms 1.5MB 260ms 0ms zigcc 0.14.1
c 8-i.c 303ms 1.7ms 2.1MB 290ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 2.c 310ms 1.5ms 2.3MB 300ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
c 2.c 312ms 1.1ms 1.5MB 300ms 0ms zigcc 0.14.1
c 5.c 314ms 2.4ms 2.3MB 303ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
cpp 1.cpp 315ms 1.4ms 2.3MB 307ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5.c 315ms 1.3ms 2.1MB 307ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 1.cpp 316ms 0.7ms 1.9MB 307ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
c 5.c 316ms 1.0ms 1.5MB 310ms 0ms zigcc 0.14.1
c 2.c 317ms 0.2ms 2.1MB 310ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 8-i.c 336ms 0.3ms 2.3MB 330ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
cpp 0-i.cpp 18ms 0.1ms 1.5MB 10ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 0-i.cpp 19ms 0.1ms 2.3MB 10ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 8-i.c 29ms 0.5ms 1.5MB 20ms 0ms zigcc 0.14.1
c 8-i.c 32ms 0.4ms 2.1MB 23ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 1.cpp 33ms 0.1ms 1.8MB 23ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 1.cpp 33ms 0.1ms 2.3MB 30ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5.c 34ms 0.4ms 2.3MB 30ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
c 2.c 34ms 0.1ms 1.5MB 30ms 0ms zigcc 0.14.1
c 5.c 34ms 0.4ms 2.1MB 27ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 2.c 34ms 0.3ms 2.3MB 30ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
c 2.c 34ms 0.4ms 2.1MB 30ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5.c 34ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 30ms 0ms zigcc 0.14.1
c 8-i.c 36ms 0.2ms 2.3MB 30ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1.c 266ms 3.7ms 40.9MB 250ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
c 1.c 268ms 5.1ms 41.0MB 253ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 1.c 283ms 6.3ms 40.3MB 270ms 0ms zigcc 0.14.1
cpp 1.cpp 485ms 0.9ms 7.3MB 470ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 1.cpp 531ms 2.8ms 7.8MB 520ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1.c 54ms 5.0ms 11.6MB 43ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
c 1.c 55ms 3.1ms 11.7MB 43ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 1.c 59ms 2.4ms 11.0MB 50ms 0ms zigcc 0.14.1
cpp 1.cpp 121ms 1.9ms 3.6MB 110ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 1.cpp 131ms 1.3ms 4.1MB 120ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
cpp 8-m.cpp 469ms 3.9ms 3.4MB 1827ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 8-m.cpp 482ms 1.0ms 2.4MB 1887ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
c 3-m.c 744ms 14ms 2.0MB 2913ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
cpp 6-im.cpp 926ms 10ms 2.3MB 3637ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 6-im.cpp 935ms 18ms 3.4MB 3647ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 6-im.c 951ms 1.1ms 2.0MB 3750ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
c 4-m.c 990ms 3.6ms 2.1MB 3893ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
c 6-im.c 1002ms 3.4ms 3.4MB 3940ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 4-m.c 1118ms 0.6ms 3.1MB 4400ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 1149ms 13ms 2.0MB 4520ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
c 5-im.c 1338ms 17ms 3.3MB 5263ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 1841ms 23ms 3.3MB 7240ms 7ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
cpp 8-m.cpp 123ms 0.7ms 3.4MB 460ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 8-m.cpp 128ms 0.6ms 2.0MB 483ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
c 3-m.c 193ms 0.4ms 2.0MB 737ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
cpp 6-im.cpp 237ms 1.4ms 3.4MB 903ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 6-im.cpp 239ms 2.4ms 2.0MB 913ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
c 6-im.c 245ms 0.2ms 2.0MB 937ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
c 6-im.c 258ms 0.6ms 3.1MB 987ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 4-m.c 261ms 3.1ms 2.0MB 1000ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
c 4-m.c 287ms 0.9ms 3.3MB 1103ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 293ms 0.6ms 2.0MB 1130ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
c 5-im.c 340ms 0.6ms 3.3MB 1310ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 463ms 0.0ms 3.3MB 1807ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
cpp 8-m.cpp 37ms 1.4ms 3.4MB 110ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 8-m.cpp 39ms 0.4ms 2.0MB 130ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
c 3-m.c 58ms 5.3ms 2.0MB 203ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
cpp 6-im.cpp 64ms 0.1ms 3.4MB 227ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 6-im.cpp 66ms 0.6ms 2.1MB 237ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
c 6-im.c 68ms 0.4ms 2.0MB 243ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
c 6-im.c 70ms 0.3ms 3.3MB 247ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 4-m.c 72ms 0.6ms 2.1MB 260ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
c 4-m.c 77ms 0.2ms 3.0MB 280ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 80ms 0.2ms 2.0MB 290ms 0ms gcc 15.1.0
c 5-im.c 92ms 0.5ms 3.3MB 330ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 122ms 0.9ms 3.3MB 450ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1