Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

Nim VS D benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Mon Apr 14 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
nim 2.nim 934ms 16ms 34.6MB 917ms 3ms nim 2.2.2
nim 2.nim 960ms 15ms 34.9MB 947ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
d 1.d 1781ms 9.7ms 312.7MB 1753ms 37ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 3029ms 5.2ms 314.9MB 3207ms 50ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 88ms 1.6ms 5.5MB 80ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
nim 2.nim 91ms 2.6ms 5.8MB 80ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
d 1.d 162ms 2.9ms 209.9MB 137ms 13ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 261ms 2.3ms 212.1MB 237ms 10ms dmd 2.111.0

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d timeout 0.0ms 17.8MB 4970ms 20ms dmd 2.111.0
d 1.d timeout 0.0ms 16.5MB 4967ms 13ms ldc2 1.40.1
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 559.4MB 2500ms 2040ms nim 2.2.2
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 555.8MB 2460ms 2080ms nim/clang 2.2.2

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 1031ms 1.4ms 12.2MB 1010ms 10ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 1364ms 12ms 12.1MB 1343ms 10ms dmd 2.111.0
nim 1.nim 4313ms 32ms 519.8MB 2100ms 1790ms nim/clang 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 4341ms 20ms 519.4MB 2177ms 1743ms nim 2.2.2

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 156ms 2.3ms 2.9MB 147ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
nim 2.nim 187ms 1.4ms 1.5MB 180ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
nim 2.nim 236ms 2.8ms 1.8MB 223ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 554ms 2.2ms 1.8MB 453ms 90ms nim/clang 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 575ms 2.2ms 1.5MB 473ms 90ms nim 2.2.2
d 1.d 640ms 0.8ms 4.6MB 630ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 19ms 0.4ms 3.0MB 10ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
nim 2.nim 21ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 10ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
nim 2.nim 26ms 0.3ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 58ms 0.8ms 1.8MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 61ms 0.3ms 1.5MB 40ms 10ms nim 2.2.2
d 1.d 68ms 1.3ms 4.9MB 60ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1.1ms 0.1ms 1.5MB 0ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 1.1ms 0.1ms 1.9MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
d 1.d 1.6ms 0.1ms 2.9MB 0ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 2.1ms 0.2ms 5.0MB 0ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 110ms 0.4ms 1.4MB 100ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
nim 2.nim 114ms 0.7ms 1.9MB 110ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
d 1.d 130ms 0.8ms 5.9MB 120ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 174ms 1.5ms 7.9MB 163ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4990ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.5MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 326ms 2.2ms 1.4MB 320ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
nim 2.nim 340ms 0.3ms 1.6MB 330ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
d 1.d 375ms 0.8ms 5.9MB 360ms 17ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 512ms 3.5ms 7.9MB 503ms 13ms dmd 2.111.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4990ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.5MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 49ms 0.2ms 1.5MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
nim 2.nim 52ms 1.4ms 1.3MB 43ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
d 1.d 57ms 0.3ms 5.9MB 50ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 79ms 0.5ms 8.2MB 70ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
nim 1.nim 446ms 2.7ms 1.5MB 440ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 479ms 2.2ms 1.3MB 470ms 0ms nim 2.2.2

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 295ms 0.4ms 7.1MB 280ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
nim 1.nim 386ms 0.2ms 4.7MB 380ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 576ms 0.7ms 4.4MB 570ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
d 1.d 2305ms 325ms 9.0MB 2293ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 15ms 0.2ms 3.0MB 10ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
nim 1.nim 18ms 0.2ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 26ms 0.9ms 1.6MB 20ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
d 1.d 102ms 16ms 4.5MB 93ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 532ms 4.4ms 34.6MB 513ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 609ms 7.4ms 34.9MB 593ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
d 1.d 993ms 10ms 312.6MB 957ms 40ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 1872ms 32ms 315.0MB 2010ms 43ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 113ms 0.7ms 9.6MB 100ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 134ms 2.0ms 9.9MB 123ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
d 1.d 201ms 1.6ms 312.6MB 163ms 27ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 361ms 8.8ms 315.1MB 330ms 27ms dmd 2.111.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 319ms 0.9ms 1.8MB 310ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
nim 2.nim 342ms 1.8ms 2.0MB 330ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
d 2.d 361ms 0.8ms 2.9MB 350ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 362ms 1.7ms 2.9MB 350ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 689ms 3.9ms 4.6MB 680ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 2.d 2028ms 2.4ms 4.8MB 2020ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 34ms 0.6ms 1.8MB 30ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
nim 2.nim 38ms 0.5ms 2.0MB 30ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
d 1.d 39ms 0.4ms 2.9MB 30ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 2.d 39ms 0.5ms 2.9MB 30ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 71ms 0.7ms 4.6MB 60ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 2.d 207ms 2.0ms 4.8MB 200ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 289ms 6.8ms 41.5MB 277ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 329ms 8.1ms 41.8MB 317ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
d 1.d 349ms 1.2ms 77.3MB 337ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 1.d 353ms 6.9ms 42.9MB 337ms 3ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 2.d 844ms 2.0ms 49.1MB 827ms 3ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 2.d 1166ms 3.1ms 51.0MB 1150ms 3ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 53ms 2.7ms 11.5MB 40ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 56ms 3.9ms 11.8MB 43ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
d 1.d 61ms 0.8ms 15.0MB 50ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 74ms 1.5ms 27.2MB 63ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 2.d 208ms 1.8ms 14.9MB 197ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 2.d 292ms 0.6ms 18.9MB 280ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 3.d 577ms 2.8ms 182.2MB 760ms 17ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 3.d 1203ms 2.2ms 176.9MB 1397ms 20ms dmd 2.111.0
nim 1.nim 1632ms 4.8ms 164.1MB 1603ms 20ms nim/clang 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 1698ms 8.9ms 163.9MB 1667ms 13ms nim 2.2.2

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 3.d 64ms 0.4ms 27.5MB 70ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 3.d 128ms 3.1ms 30.8MB 133ms 3ms dmd 2.111.0
nim 1.nim 172ms 1.7ms 20.9MB 160ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 178ms 1.9ms 20.6MB 163ms 0ms nim 2.2.2

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 3587ms 0.7ms 1.6MB 3580ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 3592ms 2.0ms 1.4MB 3580ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
d 1.d 3597ms 3.3ms 3.9MB 3583ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 3641ms 25ms 6.0MB 3633ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 900ms 0.9ms 1.5MB 890ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
d 1.d 902ms 0.9ms 3.5MB 890ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
nim 1.nim 902ms 2.5ms 1.3MB 890ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
d 1.d 928ms 5.7ms 5.3MB 917ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 227ms 0.4ms 1.5MB 220ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.2
nim 1.nim 227ms 1.0ms 1.3MB 220ms 0ms nim 2.2.2
d 1.d 230ms 0.6ms 3.0MB 220ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 234ms 2.3ms 5.0MB 223ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0