Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

Nim VS C++ benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Sun Dec 01 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 793ms 24ms 34.9MB 777ms 3ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 986ms 7.4ms 34.2MB 967ms 7ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 72ms 1.1ms 5.5MB 60ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 94ms 2.8ms 5.8MB 80ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 545.3MB 2497ms 2050ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 552.6MB 2520ms 2020ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 4405ms 8.9ms 519.8MB 2203ms 1773ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 4519ms 16ms 519.3MB 2230ms 1857ms nim 2.2.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 188ms 0.7ms 1.5MB 177ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 239ms 2.9ms 1.8MB 227ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 569ms 1.0ms 1.8MB 433ms 123ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 596ms 1.0ms 1.5MB 467ms 113ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 21ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 10ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 26ms 0.4ms 1.6MB 17ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 60ms 1.1ms 1.8MB 40ms 7ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 63ms 1.0ms 1.5MB 43ms 7ms nim 2.2.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
cpp 1.cpp 1.1ms 0.1ms 1.4MB 0ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
nim 1.nim 1.2ms 0.0ms 1.8MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 1.2ms 0.2ms 1.6MB 0ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
cpp 1.cpp 1.5ms 0.2ms 2.3MB 0ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 996ms 14ms 99.4MB 277ms 693ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 1015ms 23ms 99.2MB 290ms 693ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 159ms 2.7ms 17.8MB 37ms 103ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 166ms 6.9ms 18.1MB 37ms 113ms nim/clang 2.2.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 110ms 2.7ms 1.6MB 100ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 116ms 2.9ms 1.3MB 107ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
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: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 322ms 3.0ms 1.9MB 313ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 335ms 1.0ms 1.3MB 323ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
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 49ms 1.7ms 1.5MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 51ms 0.5ms 1.3MB 40ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 489ms 3.0ms 1.5MB 480ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 490ms 1.1ms 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 2.1ms 4.8MB 373ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 573ms 1.8ms 4.5MB 563ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 19ms 0.2ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 27ms 0.7ms 1.6MB 20ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 556ms 11ms 34.4MB 540ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 619ms 4.0ms 35.2MB 600ms 7ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 122ms 2.0ms 9.6MB 107ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 131ms 4.4ms 9.9MB 120ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
cpp 0-i.cpp 167ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 157ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 0-i.cpp 170ms 0.3ms 2.3MB 160ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 1.cpp 313ms 0.8ms 1.8MB 300ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 1.cpp 314ms 1.2ms 2.4MB 303ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
nim 2.nim 319ms 1.8ms 1.8MB 310ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 339ms 0.8ms 2.0MB 330ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
cpp 0-i.cpp 19ms 0.1ms 1.5MB 10ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 0-i.cpp 20ms 0.2ms 2.3MB 10ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 1.cpp 33ms 0.2ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
nim 2.nim 34ms 0.6ms 1.8MB 23ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
cpp 1.cpp 34ms 0.2ms 2.3MB 27ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
nim 2.nim 36ms 0.2ms 2.0MB 27ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 291ms 18ms 41.5MB 273ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 317ms 14ms 41.8MB 307ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
cpp 1.cpp 486ms 4.6ms 7.3MB 470ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 1.cpp 530ms 4.9ms 7.7MB 517ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 53ms 2.9ms 11.5MB 43ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 64ms 4.0ms 11.8MB 57ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
cpp 1.cpp 119ms 0.3ms 3.6MB 110ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 1.cpp 130ms 0.6ms 4.1MB 120ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1629ms 16ms 152.2MB 1600ms 17ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 1651ms 7.0ms 152.1MB 1620ms 17ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 173ms 3.9ms 17.6MB 153ms 7ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 175ms 2.2ms 16.5MB 163ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
cpp 8-m.cpp 471ms 1.8ms 5.4MB 1820ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 8-m.cpp 481ms 1.7ms 4.2MB 1863ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 6-im.cpp 926ms 12ms 7.4MB 3607ms 10ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 6-im.cpp 929ms 8.1ms 4.2MB 3630ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
nim 1.nim 3574ms 1.3ms 1.6MB 3563ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 3593ms 7.6ms 1.4MB 3583ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
cpp 8-m.cpp 126ms 0.4ms 7.4MB 450ms 3ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 8-m.cpp 133ms 6.0ms 4.1MB 487ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 6-im.cpp 240ms 3.2ms 7.4MB 900ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 6-im.cpp 240ms 0.9ms 4.1MB 907ms 3ms g++ 11.4.0
nim 1.nim 896ms 0.8ms 1.5MB 887ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 904ms 3.3ms 1.3MB 893ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
cpp 8-m.cpp 38ms 0.8ms 9.1MB 110ms 3ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 8-m.cpp 39ms 0.5ms 4.0MB 123ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
cpp 6-im.cpp 67ms 0.2ms 7.4MB 220ms 0ms clang++ 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
cpp 6-im.cpp 79ms 17ms 4.0MB 260ms 0ms g++ 11.4.0
nim 1.nim 226ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 213ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 228ms 1.3ms 1.3MB 220ms 0ms nim 2.2.0