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Haxe VS Lua benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Mon May 19 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 1312ms 6.5ms 144.0MB 1500ms 67ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
lua 1.lua 3557ms 39ms 172.9MB 3410ms 133ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 2.hx 4437ms 43ms 495.1MB 4973ms 263ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 48.6MB 5723ms 387ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 83.2MB 5100ms 680ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 50.4MB 7817ms 433ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 130.9MB 7407ms 767ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
lua 1.lua timeout 0.0ms 104.9MB 4953ms 37ms lua 5.4.7

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 91ms 2.9ms 25.6MB 87ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
lua 1.lua 292ms 2.5ms 15.8MB 270ms 7ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 2.hx 397ms 15ms 58.1MB 437ms 23ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 642ms 4.2ms 8.8MB 613ms 47ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 698ms 13ms 11.2MB 767ms 57ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
lua 1.lua 818ms 6.5ms 17.0MB 800ms 0ms lua 5.4.7
haxe 2.hx 944ms 9.8ms 13.7MB 837ms 147ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 1238ms 51ms 25.0MB 1300ms 173ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 2394ms 18ms 25.6MB 2327ms 203ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.1MB 4367ms 863ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.6MB 4380ms 870ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 256ms 12ms 25.6MB 227ms 23ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 646ms 0.5ms 3.4MB 553ms 110ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 678ms 2.1ms 3.6MB 593ms 107ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
lua 1.lua 1.5ms 0.1ms 2.1MB 0ms 0ms lua 5.4.7
lua 1.lua 1.5ms 0.1ms 2.4MB 0ms 0ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 1.hx 1.9ms 0.1ms 2.9MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2.2ms 0.2ms 4.4MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 3.7ms 0.2ms 2.8MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 136ms 1.8ms 20.5MB 120ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 136ms 0.9ms 3.0MB 130ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 158ms 1.9ms 3.8MB 150ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 377ms 5.0ms 25.5MB 363ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 397ms 1.2ms 3.1MB 383ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 463ms 3.5ms 3.9MB 450ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 64ms 0.6ms 12.3MB 50ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 67ms 0.4ms 3.1MB 60ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 80ms 0.7ms 3.8MB 70ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 921ms 4.3ms 95.0MB 1023ms 50ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 32.6MB 5080ms 467ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 55.1MB 6033ms 460ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
lua 1.lua timeout 0.0ms 107.4MB 4950ms 33ms lua 5.4.7
lua 1.lua timeout 0.0ms 149.3MB 4930ms 57ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 172ms 4.5ms 26.6MB 170ms 13ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
lua 1.lua 1219ms 43ms 31.1MB 1187ms 17ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 1.hx 1343ms 20ms 10.8MB 1287ms 143ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1521ms 17ms 20.3MB 1557ms 143ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
lua 1.lua 2203ms 7.2ms 28.6MB 2187ms 7ms lua 5.4.7

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
lua 4.lua 714ms 3.6ms 2.3MB 703ms 0ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 2.hx 855ms 6.2ms 3.0MB 843ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1067ms 9.4ms 3.0MB 1057ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 1396ms 13ms 25.6MB 1600ms 40ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 2406ms 5.6ms 3.6MB 2397ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
haxe 1.hx 2473ms 2.8ms 3.6MB 2463ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
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 3.2MB 3960ms 1563ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.9MB 4203ms 1287ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
lua 4.lua timeout 0.0ms 2.3MB 4990ms 0ms lua 5.4.7

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
lua 4.lua 75ms 1.4ms 2.4MB 67ms 0ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 2.hx 90ms 1.5ms 3.1MB 80ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 111ms 3.5ms 3.0MB 103ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 156ms 1.9ms 25.6MB 157ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 246ms 0.9ms 3.6MB 240ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
haxe 1.hx 263ms 14ms 3.6MB 253ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
haxe 3.hx 671ms 1.8ms 3.3MB 523ms 203ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 673ms 9.6ms 4.4MB 663ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 781ms 4.9ms 3.8MB 627ms 220ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
haxe 1.hx 806ms 6.1ms 4.4MB 797ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
lua 4.lua 1124ms 44ms 2.3MB 1113ms 0ms lua 5.4.7

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 3900ms 6.3ms 3.4MB 3887ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
lua 1.lua 4074ms 26ms 2.5MB 4067ms 0ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 7.0MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.9MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
lua 1.lua timeout 0.0ms 2.4MB 4990ms 0ms lua 5.4.7

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 983ms 3.9ms 3.3MB 970ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
lua 1.lua 1025ms 6.0ms 2.4MB 1013ms 0ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 1.hx 2400ms 2.4ms 6.5MB 2387ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.8MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
lua 1.lua timeout 0.0ms 2.1MB 4990ms 0ms lua 5.4.7

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 251ms 2.3ms 3.0MB 240ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
lua 1.lua 259ms 1.6ms 2.3MB 250ms 0ms luajit 2.1.0-beta3
haxe 1.hx 603ms 0.3ms 5.3MB 590ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2307ms 6.7ms 3.6MB 2297ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.15.0
lua 1.lua timeout 0.0ms 2.0MB 4990ms 0ms lua 5.4.7