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Go VS Ruby 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
go 1-m.go 2720ms 34ms 46.1MB 5730ms 43ms go 1.23.3
ruby 1-m.rb 3083ms 2670ms 806.0MB 6603ms 543ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 3707ms 64ms 147.1MB 3593ms 93ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
go 1.go 3817ms 45ms 51.5MB 3800ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 78.9MB 4933ms 53ms ruby 3.3.6

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
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
ruby 1.rb 403ms 3.5ms 36.4MB 350ms 37ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1-m.rb 605ms 85ms 432.9MB 1207ms 170ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 843ms 2.6ms 36.3MB 797ms 33ms ruby 3.3.6

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
ruby 1.rb 1401ms 13ms 78.5MB 1313ms 67ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
go 1.go 1415ms 5.8ms 256.7MB 1377ms 23ms tinygo 0.34.0
ruby 1.rb 1794ms 17ms 78.3MB 1690ms 87ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 676.8MB 4573ms 1570ms truffleruby 24.1.1

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
ruby 1.rb 166ms 0.3ms 40.4MB 120ms 30ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 191ms 1.2ms 40.1MB 143ms 33ms ruby 3.3.6
go 1.go 256ms 1.1ms 66.7MB 240ms 0ms tinygo 0.34.0
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 708.3MB 4670ms 1473ms truffleruby 24.1.1

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
ruby 6.rb 2115ms 31ms 39.6MB 2087ms 17ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 6-m.rb 2208ms 39ms 393.6MB 5667ms 377ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 6.rb 3726ms 20ms 37.5MB 3690ms 27ms ruby 3.3.6

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
ruby 6.rb 286ms 12ms 30.8MB 257ms 17ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 6.rb 448ms 10ms 31.0MB 417ms 17ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 6-m.rb 814ms 14ms 395.1MB 1973ms 187ms truffleruby 24.1.1

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
go 1.go 1.4ms 0.1ms 3.4MB 0ms 0ms go 1.23.3
ruby 1.rb 38ms 0.2ms 164.1MB 18ms 24ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 68ms 1.2ms 28.1MB 40ms 16ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 71ms 0.4ms 27.9MB 44ms 16ms ruby 3.3.6

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

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

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
ruby 1.rb 294ms 1.9ms 46.9MB 250ms 30ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 297ms 3.8ms 49.1MB 247ms 37ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1-m.rb 4661ms 228ms 506.6MB 12150ms 317ms truffleruby 24.1.1

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
ruby 1.rb 2300ms 6.4ms 167.0MB 2183ms 97ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 2314ms 14ms 169.5MB 2207ms 90ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 557.8MB 13143ms 343ms truffleruby 24.1.1

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
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
ruby 1.rb 325ms 1.4ms 28.4MB 300ms 10ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 515ms 2.8ms 28.3MB 483ms 20ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1-m.rb 675ms 8.6ms 379.0MB 1210ms 120ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
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
ruby 1.rb 828ms 5.1ms 28.5MB 797ms 17ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1-m.rb 1237ms 106ms 424.7MB 1713ms 170ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 1402ms 4.3ms 28.3MB 1373ms 10ms ruby 3.3.6

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
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
ruby 1.rb 198ms 3.7ms 28.4MB 167ms 13ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 293ms 2.2ms 28.3MB 257ms 17ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1-m.rb 531ms 4.6ms 370.3MB 1030ms 140ms truffleruby 24.1.1

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
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
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
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
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 88.0MB 4940ms 43ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 88.2MB 4913ms 70ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 600.6MB 12707ms 390ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
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
ruby 1-m.rb 2264ms 138ms 544.5MB 5797ms 280ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 3024ms 14ms 47.0MB 2983ms 27ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 4054ms 43ms 46.5MB 4003ms 33ms ruby 3.3.6

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
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
ruby 2.rb 836ms 3.2ms 328.9MB 1067ms 113ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 2.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.1MB 4973ms 13ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 2.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.1MB 4973ms 17ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
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
ruby 2-m.rb 320ms 5.4ms 323.3MB 570ms 93ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 2.rb 1451ms 4.2ms 28.3MB 1407ms 27ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 2.rb 2876ms 55ms 28.0MB 2843ms 13ms ruby 3.3.6

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
go 1.go 302ms 4.7ms 71.7MB 287ms 3ms go 1.23.3
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
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 340.6MB 4833ms 147ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 341.9MB 4837ms 147ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 766.6MB 5057ms 153ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
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
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
ruby 1-m.rb 1723ms 34ms 487.6MB 2497ms 163ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 3483ms 25ms 146.6MB 3380ms 87ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 4478ms 20ms 146.5MB 4387ms 70ms ruby 3.3.6

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
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 108.5MB 4930ms 57ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 108.9MB 4933ms 47ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 468.5MB 13197ms 417ms truffleruby 24.1.1

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
ruby 1-m.rb 1636ms 242ms 437.0MB 4297ms 203ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 1677ms 12ms 108.7MB 1600ms 60ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 1681ms 11ms 108.4MB 1607ms 60ms ruby 3.3.6

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
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
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
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
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.1MB 4963ms 17ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.3MB 4963ms 20ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 442.6MB 5190ms 203ms truffleruby 24.1.1

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
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
ruby 4.rb 4430ms 29ms 453.8MB 4663ms 227ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.1MB 4967ms 17ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.3MB 4970ms 17ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6

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
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
ruby 4.rb 1226ms 41ms 385.4MB 1527ms 130ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.1MB 4967ms 20ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.3MB 4960ms 20ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6