Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

Nim VS D benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Tue Dec 31 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 741ms 8.3ms 34.9MB 727ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 919ms 4.1ms 34.7MB 900ms 7ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 1655ms 6.5ms 312.8MB 1623ms 40ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 1.d 2539ms 16ms 314.8MB 2723ms 37ms dmd 2.109.1

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 67ms 0.5ms 5.5MB 57ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 85ms 2.2ms 5.8MB 77ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 153ms 3.5ms 208.1MB 123ms 13ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 1.d 218ms 2.9ms 209.9MB 190ms 13ms dmd 2.109.1

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 16.5MB 4973ms 17ms dmd 2.109.1
d 1.d timeout 0.0ms 15.6MB 4960ms 23ms ldc2 1.40.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 561.4MB 2450ms 2080ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 570.6MB 2543ms 1987ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 957ms 7.3ms 10.2MB 940ms 3ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 1.d 1242ms 5.8ms 10.6MB 1223ms 3ms dmd 2.109.1
nim 1.nim 4127ms 12ms 519.8MB 2037ms 1663ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 4262ms 22ms 519.3MB 2010ms 1827ms nim 2.2.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 174ms 1.9ms 1.5MB 160ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 186ms 2.6ms 48.7MB 177ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
nim 2.nim 226ms 6.1ms 1.8MB 213ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 542ms 6.4ms 1.8MB 420ms 110ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 569ms 4.4ms 1.5MB 470ms 87ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 590ms 10ms 42.2MB 573ms 7ms dmd 2.109.1

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 20ms 0.4ms 1.5MB 10ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 22ms 0.2ms 10.5MB 17ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
nim 2.nim 25ms 1.4ms 1.8MB 17ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 58ms 0.7ms 1.8MB 30ms 17ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 60ms 2.1ms 1.5MB 37ms 10ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 63ms 2.0ms 14.1MB 53ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1.0ms 0.0ms 1.6MB 0ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 1.1ms 0.1ms 1.8MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 1.7ms 0.1ms 2.9MB 0ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 1.d 2.2ms 0.1ms 5.0MB 0ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 930ms 5.9ms 99.3MB 260ms 647ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 934ms 16ms 99.4MB 237ms 673ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 152ms 5.5ms 18.1MB 30ms 107ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 155ms 3.4ms 18.2MB 37ms 100ms nim 2.2.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 105ms 4.1ms 1.6MB 97ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 108ms 2.2ms 1.8MB 100ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 115ms 1.1ms 5.9MB 100ms 10ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 1.d 169ms 2.3ms 8.1MB 160ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1
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 307ms 6.6ms 1.6MB 297ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 319ms 3.0ms 1.4MB 310ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 348ms 14ms 6.1MB 330ms 43ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 1.d 505ms 9.6ms 7.8MB 487ms 20ms dmd 2.109.1
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4990ms 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 46ms 1.6ms 1.8MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 49ms 1.9ms 1.5MB 40ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 50ms 1.2ms 4.0MB 43ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 1.d 78ms 2.3ms 8.1MB 67ms 3ms dmd 2.109.1
nim 1.nim 463ms 5.7ms 1.5MB 450ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 467ms 5.4ms 1.3MB 453ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 284ms 2.4ms 7.5MB 270ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
nim 1.nim 366ms 3.5ms 4.8MB 353ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 542ms 1.7ms 4.5MB 533ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 1993ms 13ms 8.5MB 1980ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 14ms 0.5ms 3.1MB 10ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
nim 1.nim 18ms 0.5ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 25ms 0.8ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 86ms 1.7ms 4.5MB 80ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 520ms 10ms 34.9MB 497ms 7ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 578ms 6.2ms 34.7MB 553ms 10ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 894ms 6.6ms 312.8MB 857ms 37ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 1.d 1665ms 7.6ms 314.0MB 1790ms 33ms dmd 2.109.1

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 112ms 2.9ms 9.6MB 100ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 124ms 3.0ms 9.9MB 110ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 190ms 2.1ms 312.6MB 150ms 20ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 1.d 321ms 4.2ms 314.7MB 283ms 33ms dmd 2.109.1

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 302ms 2.8ms 1.8MB 290ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 330ms 8.5ms 2.0MB 320ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 340ms 2.8ms 2.9MB 327ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 2.d 342ms 3.2ms 2.9MB 330ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 1.d 642ms 10ms 4.6MB 630ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1
d 2.d 1931ms 36ms 4.6MB 1923ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 32ms 0.5ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 35ms 0.9ms 2.0MB 23ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 37ms 0.2ms 2.9MB 30ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 2.d 37ms 0.2ms 2.9MB 30ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 1.d 67ms 2.1ms 4.8MB 60ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1
d 2.d 198ms 2.4ms 4.8MB 190ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 252ms 0.5ms 41.5MB 240ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 285ms 1.0ms 43.7MB 273ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
nim 1.nim 293ms 2.6ms 41.8MB 280ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 296ms 2.6ms 77.2MB 277ms 3ms dmd 2.109.1
d 2.d 798ms 3.1ms 47.7MB 777ms 10ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 2.d 1115ms 19ms 49.3MB 1100ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 53ms 2.2ms 11.5MB 40ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
d 1.d 58ms 2.9ms 13.7MB 47ms 3ms ldc2 1.40.0
nim 1.nim 60ms 3.6ms 11.8MB 50ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 62ms 1.1ms 23.9MB 47ms 3ms dmd 2.109.1
d 2.d 196ms 2.3ms 15.7MB 177ms 3ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 2.d 274ms 1.6ms 17.6MB 260ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 3.d 553ms 3.0ms 171.3MB 723ms 17ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 3.d 1264ms 9.1ms 173.4MB 1433ms 23ms dmd 2.109.1
nim 1.nim 1541ms 6.9ms 152.3MB 1513ms 13ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 1567ms 8.6ms 151.5MB 1530ms 23ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 3.d 64ms 4.9ms 24.0MB 73ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 3.d 131ms 1.5ms 26.8MB 140ms 3ms dmd 2.109.1
nim 1.nim 162ms 0.2ms 17.6MB 143ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 163ms 1.8ms 17.4MB 153ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 3383ms 20ms 1.6MB 3370ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 3388ms 14ms 4.0MB 3377ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 1.d 3420ms 19ms 5.8MB 3410ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1
nim 1.nim 3439ms 35ms 1.4MB 3430ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 848ms 4.3ms 1.5MB 837ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 854ms 19ms 3.5MB 840ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
d 1.d 859ms 2.7ms 5.3MB 847ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1
nim 1.nim 860ms 8.6ms 1.3MB 853ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 214ms 0.7ms 3.1MB 200ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.0
nim 1.nim 214ms 1.3ms 1.3MB 203ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 217ms 5.1ms 1.5MB 207ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
d 1.d 223ms 4.2ms 4.8MB 213ms 0ms dmd 2.109.1