Kotlin VS Haxe 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.)

binarytrees

Input: 18

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 1.kt 500ms 16ms 578.4MB 597ms 97ms kotlin/jvm 21
haxe 1.hx 1290ms 13ms 144.0MB 1470ms 67ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
kotlin 1.kt 3911ms 6.4ms 143.8MB 4087ms 70ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
haxe 2.hx 4336ms 13ms 495.3MB 4867ms 253ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 48.6MB 5457ms 423ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 83.0MB 5003ms 683ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 51.1MB 7750ms 430ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 131.0MB 7297ms 770ms 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 88ms 0.4ms 25.6MB 77ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
kotlin 1.kt 122ms 1.1ms 159.5MB 143ms 37ms kotlin/jvm 21
kotlin 1.kt 203ms 6.2ms 17.3MB 210ms 3ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
haxe 2.hx 380ms 5.8ms 58.3MB 410ms 20ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 640ms 2.4ms 8.7MB 613ms 43ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 671ms 4.4ms 11.4MB 727ms 57ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 2.hx 930ms 3.9ms 13.6MB 817ms 157ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 940ms 11ms 25.0MB 910ms 170ms 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
kotlin 2-m.kt 1822ms 185ms 234.2MB 6767ms 103ms kotlin/jvm 21
kotlin 1.kt 2180ms 5.5ms 221.2MB 3010ms 73ms kotlin/jvm 21
kotlin 2-m.kt 4271ms 80ms 21.5MB 14227ms 520ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
kotlin 1.kt timeout 0.0ms 17.4MB 5510ms 27ms kotlin/native 2.1.20

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 2-m.kt 247ms 1.8ms 21.6MB 840ms 37ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
kotlin 1.kt 386ms 5.0ms 17.4MB 397ms 10ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
kotlin 1-m.kt 473ms 2.3ms 74.2MB 1100ms 40ms kotlin/jvm 21
kotlin 2-m.kt 861ms 25ms 96.7MB 3007ms 67ms kotlin/jvm 21

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 1.9ms 0.2ms 2.9MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
kotlin 1.kt 2.2ms 0.2ms 3.0MB 0ms 0ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
haxe 1.hx 2.3ms 0.3ms 4.4MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 3.4ms 0.4ms 2.9MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
kotlin 1.kt 61ms 0.9ms 47.6MB 74ms 18ms kotlin/jvm 21

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 2-m.kt 2407ms 2407ms 418.1MB 10360ms 1773ms kotlin/jvm 21
kotlin 1.kt timeout 0.0ms 420.7MB 16243ms 2813ms kotlin/jvm 21

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 1-m.kt 2079ms 169ms 257.4MB 6020ms 580ms kotlin/jvm 21
kotlin 2-m.kt 2107ms 35ms 231.9MB 5390ms 557ms kotlin/jvm 21

json-serde

Input: sample 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 1-m.kt 702ms 36ms 168.7MB 1873ms 77ms kotlin/jvm 21

Input: canada 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 1-m.kt 1801ms 57ms 690.0MB 4283ms 153ms kotlin/jvm 21

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 134ms 1.8ms 20.4MB 120ms 7ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 135ms 0.3ms 3.3MB 127ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 157ms 3.8ms 3.8MB 147ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
kotlin 2.kt 171ms 9.2ms 12.4MB 170ms 0ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
kotlin 1-m.kt 194ms 4.6ms 95.0MB 323ms 27ms kotlin/jvm 21
kotlin 2-m.kt 206ms 5.2ms 102.2MB 433ms 37ms kotlin/jvm 21
kotlin 1.kt 357ms 1.0ms 12.4MB 360ms 0ms kotlin/native 2.1.20

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 2-m.kt 315ms 6.1ms 212.8MB 547ms 43ms kotlin/jvm 21
kotlin 1.kt 338ms 2.0ms 202.9MB 467ms 40ms kotlin/jvm 21
haxe 1.hx 378ms 5.6ms 25.5MB 363ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 398ms 6.1ms 3.1MB 387ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 459ms 7.2ms 3.8MB 450ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
kotlin 2.kt 473ms 5.4ms 12.4MB 500ms 3ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
kotlin 1.kt 1048ms 9.4ms 12.4MB 1077ms 3ms kotlin/native 2.1.20

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 63ms 0.7ms 12.3MB 50ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 67ms 0.6ms 3.0MB 60ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 77ms 0.7ms 3.6MB 70ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
kotlin 2.kt 94ms 0.9ms 12.8MB 90ms 0ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
kotlin 1.kt 121ms 1.5ms 12.8MB 113ms 0ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
kotlin 1-m.kt 153ms 0.7ms 90.8MB 290ms 33ms kotlin/jvm 21
kotlin 2-m.kt 171ms 14ms 96.5MB 377ms 30ms kotlin/jvm 21

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 1.kt 386ms 5.6ms 680.7MB 433ms 93ms kotlin/jvm 21
haxe 1.hx 908ms 5.7ms 94.9MB 1010ms 40ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
kotlin 1.kt 1880ms 15ms 89.9MB 1963ms 40ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 32.5MB 4877ms 553ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 55.1MB 5960ms 490ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 1-m.kt 154ms 0.3ms 207.3MB 210ms 40ms kotlin/jvm 21
haxe 1.hx 170ms 4.0ms 26.6MB 173ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
kotlin 1.kt 268ms 4.1ms 25.6MB 273ms 13ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
haxe 1.hx 1306ms 1.8ms 10.8MB 1253ms 140ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1322ms 7.0ms 20.2MB 1330ms 127ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 1n.kt 352ms 2.5ms 3.5MB 340ms 0ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
kotlin 1.kt 442ms 1.2ms 49.6MB 483ms 20ms kotlin/jvm 21
haxe 2.hx 856ms 3.6ms 3.0MB 847ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1084ms 8.6ms 3.0MB 1073ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 1407ms 30ms 25.6MB 1560ms 30ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 2414ms 4.4ms 3.6MB 2403ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 1.hx 2476ms 3.3ms 3.6MB 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 4.5MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.2MB 3920ms 1573ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.9MB 4133ms 1323ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 1n.kt 39ms 0.6ms 3.5MB 30ms 0ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
haxe 2.hx 88ms 0.2ms 3.0MB 80ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 111ms 2.9ms 3.1MB 103ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
kotlin 1-m.kt 118ms 1.3ms 49.6MB 160ms 20ms kotlin/jvm 21
haxe 3.hx 153ms 2.6ms 25.6MB 147ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 244ms 1.1ms 3.6MB 237ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 1.hx 253ms 2.2ms 3.6MB 243ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 2.hx 674ms 7.0ms 4.4MB 663ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 676ms 2.5ms 3.3MB 530ms 203ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 795ms 13ms 3.8MB 643ms 210ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 1.hx 812ms 5.7ms 4.4MB 803ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 1.kt 3669ms 28ms 353.1MB 4487ms 113ms kotlin/jvm 21
kotlin 1n.kt timeout 0.0ms 26.6MB 3973ms 1500ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
kotlin 2n.kt timeout 0.0ms 30.9MB 5110ms 130ms kotlin/native 2.1.20

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 1-m.kt 957ms 5.5ms 357.3MB 1767ms 90ms kotlin/jvm 21
kotlin 1n.kt timeout 0.0ms 26.8MB 3970ms 1513ms kotlin/native 2.1.20
kotlin 2n.kt timeout 0.0ms 30.6MB 5120ms 117ms kotlin/native 2.1.20

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 1.kt timeout 0.0ms 173.5MB 5407ms 40ms kotlin/jvm 21
kotlin 1n.kt timeout 0.0ms 226.8MB 5063ms 130ms kotlin/native 2.1.20

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 1-m.kt 835ms 9.6ms 134.4MB 1263ms 43ms kotlin/jvm 21
kotlin 1n.kt 3210ms 31ms 51.1MB 3280ms 70ms kotlin/native 2.1.20

secp256k1

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 1.kt 3132ms 21ms 232.2MB 4037ms 77ms kotlin/jvm 21

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
kotlin 1-m.kt 981ms 52ms 231.2MB 1923ms 60ms kotlin/jvm 21