Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

Go VS Nim 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
nim 2.nim 775ms 7.6ms 34.4MB 753ms 3ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 952ms 0.1ms 34.7MB 933ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.0
go 1-m.go 2720ms 34ms 46.1MB 5730ms 43ms go 1.23.3
go 1.go 3817ms 45ms 51.5MB 3800ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 75ms 1.3ms 5.5MB 60ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 93ms 2.7ms 5.8MB 80ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
go 1-m.go 239ms 2.7ms 8.1MB 393ms 13ms go 1.23.3
go 1.go 248ms 36ms 6.5MB 237ms 3ms tinygo 0.34.0

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 1-m.go 521ms 93ms 15.6MB 1973ms 3ms go 1.23.3
go 1.go 1415ms 5.8ms 256.7MB 1377ms 23ms tinygo 0.34.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 548.2MB 2457ms 2090ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 556.6MB 2397ms 2143ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 1-m.go 50ms 18ms 7.5MB 163ms 0ms go 1.23.3
go 1.go 256ms 1.1ms 66.7MB 240ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0
nim 1.nim 4356ms 13ms 518.7MB 2117ms 1810ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 4483ms 29ms 519.4MB 2187ms 1867ms nim 2.2.0

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 1.go 120ms 0.7ms 10.2MB 110ms 3ms go 1.23.3

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 1.go 36ms 0.8ms 8.2MB 30ms 0ms go 1.23.3

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 3-m.go 722ms 0.7ms 5.6MB 2777ms 0ms go 1.23.3
go 3.go 2276ms 4.9ms 50.2MB 2260ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 3-m.go 75ms 0.2ms 5.5MB 207ms 0ms go 1.23.3
go 3.go 488ms 2.3ms 50.1MB 473ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 3-m.go 127ms 1.8ms 5.4MB 400ms 3ms go 1.23.3
nim 2.nim 185ms 1.2ms 1.5MB 170ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 237ms 2.1ms 1.8MB 220ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 572ms 3.7ms 1.8MB 427ms 130ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 596ms 1.5ms 1.5MB 473ms 107ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 3-m.go 18ms 0.1ms 5.4MB 37ms 0ms go 1.23.3
nim 2.nim 21ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 10ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 26ms 0.7ms 1.8MB 13ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 61ms 0.8ms 1.8MB 47ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 63ms 1.0ms 1.5MB 43ms 3ms nim 2.2.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 1.go 0.7ms 0.1ms 0.1MB 0ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0
nim 1.nim 1.1ms 0.0ms 1.9MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 1.2ms 0.1ms 1.6MB 0ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
go 1.go 1.4ms 0.1ms 3.4MB 0ms 0ms go 1.23.3

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 1-http2.go 109ms 2.4ms 57.5MB 300ms 73ms go 1.23.3
go 1-m.go 478ms 56ms 174.5MB 643ms 653ms go 1.23.3
go 2-m.go 485ms 29ms 172.5MB 660ms 647ms go 1.23.3
nim 1.nim 995ms 24ms 98.7MB 293ms 673ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 995ms 19ms 99.1MB 257ms 710ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 1-http2.go 22ms 12ms 22.7MB 45ms 25ms go 1.23.3
go 2-m.go 98ms 17ms 40.5MB 73ms 113ms go 1.23.3
go 1-m.go 128ms 4.8ms 38.2MB 83ms 137ms go 1.23.3
nim 1.nim 161ms 1.8ms 18.2MB 33ms 110ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 163ms 3.0ms 18.3MB 33ms 113ms nim/clang 2.2.0

json-serde

Input: sample 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 2-ffi.go 45ms 0.9ms 40.6MB 40ms 0ms go 1.23.3
go 1.go 142ms 3.4ms 18.4MB 127ms 3ms go 1.23.3

Input: canada 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 2-ffi.go 238ms 5.4ms 149.3MB 240ms 20ms go 1.23.3
go 1.go 775ms 3.8ms 104.7MB 763ms 10ms go 1.23.3

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 7-m.go 789ms 4.1ms 41.6MB 2813ms 27ms go 1.23.3

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 7-m.go 143ms 5.6ms 29.1MB 367ms 37ms go 1.23.3

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 116ms 1.8ms 1.6MB 110ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 117ms 0.9ms 1.6MB 110ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
go 3.go 131ms 3.4ms 3.4MB 123ms 0ms go 1.23.3
go 3.go 133ms 2.8ms 0.3MB 123ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4990ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.5MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 334ms 3.3ms 1.6MB 323ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 338ms 3.9ms 1.4MB 327ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
go 3.go 385ms 6.1ms 3.4MB 377ms 0ms go 1.23.3
go 3.go 391ms 4.4ms 2.1MB 380ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4987ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.5MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 50ms 1.5ms 1.5MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 52ms 1.2ms 1.3MB 43ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
go 3.go 65ms 0.5ms 0.1MB 53ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0
go 3.go 69ms 1.3ms 5.5MB 60ms 0ms go 1.23.3
nim 1.nim 482ms 6.4ms 1.5MB 477ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 492ms 2.4ms 1.3MB 480ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 386ms 0.9ms 4.8MB 377ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 577ms 2.3ms 4.5MB 567ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
go 1.go 2682ms 19ms 7.5MB 2673ms 0ms go 1.23.3
go 1.go 4001ms 11ms 5.6MB 3990ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 19ms 0.6ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 27ms 0.8ms 1.6MB 20ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
go 1.go 115ms 3.4ms 3.4MB 103ms 0ms go 1.23.3
go 1.go 171ms 2.4ms 2.2MB 160ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 560ms 17ms 34.4MB 540ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 630ms 12ms 35.2MB 613ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.0
go 1-m.go 1612ms 18ms 36.6MB 3263ms 33ms go 1.23.3
go 2-m.go 1871ms 71ms 43.0MB 3923ms 27ms go 1.23.3
go 1.go 2050ms 9.5ms 52.0MB 2030ms 3ms tinygo 0.34.0
go 2.go 3360ms 7.7ms 90.6MB 3333ms 10ms tinygo 0.34.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 118ms 2.1ms 9.6MB 107ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 133ms 5.2ms 9.9MB 120ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
go 1-m.go 365ms 1.7ms 12.1MB 700ms 27ms go 1.23.3
go 2-m.go 410ms 1.5ms 13.9MB 847ms 13ms go 1.23.3
go 1.go 441ms 5.4ms 13.7MB 430ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0
go 2.go 669ms 4.4ms 29.0MB 657ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 320ms 1.8ms 1.8MB 310ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 340ms 1.1ms 2.0MB 330ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
go 1.go 348ms 4.4ms 0.1MB 337ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0
go 1.go 362ms 2.1ms 3.4MB 350ms 0ms go 1.23.3

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 35ms 1.2ms 1.8MB 27ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 37ms 1.1ms 2.0MB 30ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
go 1.go 37ms 1.4ms 2.1MB 30ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0
go 1.go 40ms 0.4ms 3.4MB 30ms 0ms go 1.23.3

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 270ms 7.2ms 41.5MB 253ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
go 1.go 302ms 4.7ms 71.7MB 287ms 3ms go 1.23.3
nim 1.nim 318ms 4.7ms 41.7MB 303ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
go 1.go 361ms 8.8ms 42.8MB 347ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0
go 2.go 434ms 4.2ms 17.3MB 423ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0
go 2.go 779ms 0.5ms 21.8MB 763ms 7ms go 1.23.3

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 54ms 2.7ms 11.5MB 47ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
go 1.go 60ms 0.6ms 21.6MB 47ms 0ms go 1.23.3
go 1.go 65ms 2.5ms 13.7MB 53ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0
nim 1.nim 65ms 2.6ms 11.8MB 53ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
go 2.go 107ms 1.7ms 5.6MB 97ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0
go 2.go 197ms 2.3ms 7.6MB 180ms 3ms go 1.23.3

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 8.go 1125ms 7.4ms 8.4MB 1110ms 3ms go 1.23.3

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 8.go 270ms 2.8ms 8.4MB 253ms 3ms go 1.23.3

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1625ms 3.5ms 151.9MB 1590ms 13ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 1649ms 6.6ms 152.1MB 1613ms 20ms nim 2.2.0
go 3.go timeout 0.0ms 122.2MB 4973ms 57ms go 1.23.3
go 3.go timeout 0.0ms 106.4MB 4977ms 10ms tinygo 0.34.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 172ms 0.2ms 16.8MB 160ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 175ms 1.9ms 17.1MB 160ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
go 3.go 1796ms 32ms 20.2MB 1780ms 23ms go 1.23.3
go 3.go 2422ms 21ms 30.3MB 2407ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0

secp256k1

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 0-ffi.go 141ms 0.6ms 11.5MB 133ms 0ms go 1.23.3

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 0-ffi.go 46ms 0.7ms 11.9MB 40ms 0ms go 1.23.3

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 4-m.go 1890ms 3.1ms 5.5MB 7367ms 0ms go 1.23.3
nim 1.nim 3574ms 3.5ms 1.6MB 3563ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 3585ms 8.7ms 1.4MB 3577ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
go 1.go 3654ms 21ms 5.5MB 3643ms 3ms go 1.23.3
go 1.go timeout 0.0ms 2.3MB 4990ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 4-m.go 479ms 3.5ms 5.5MB 1820ms 7ms go 1.23.3
nim 1.nim 899ms 7.6ms 1.5MB 890ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 900ms 3.3ms 1.8MB 890ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
go 1.go 922ms 9.4ms 3.4MB 913ms 0ms go 1.23.3
go 1.go 1392ms 2.1ms 0.4MB 1380ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 4-m.go 126ms 2.3ms 5.4MB 437ms 3ms go 1.23.3
nim 1.nim 225ms 0.1ms 1.5MB 210ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 228ms 1.4ms 1.3MB 220ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
go 1.go 235ms 4.7ms 3.4MB 227ms 0ms go 1.23.3
go 1.go 350ms 0.2ms 0.3MB 340ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0