Programming Language and compiler
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Nim VS Haxe benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Mon Feb 06 2023, full log can be found HERE

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[x86_64][2 cores] Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8272CL CPU @ 2.60GHz (Model 85)

* -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 1880ms 26ms 146.2MB 2330ms 70ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
nim 2.nim 2133ms 3.3ms 33.6MB 2107ms 13ms nim 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 2138ms 5.8ms 35.0MB 2120ms 3ms nim/clang 1.6.10
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 480.8MB 6600ms 247ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 48.6MB 4707ms 277ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 83.0MB 4503ms 480ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 49.0MB 4733ms 250ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 130.2MB 4497ms 480ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 126ms 3.3ms 27.7MB 117ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
nim 2.nim 201ms 0.2ms 5.7MB 190ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 202ms 1.0ms 5.6MB 190ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
haxe 2.hx 510ms 9.4ms 60.3MB 587ms 30ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 909ms 9.0ms 8.6MB 860ms 33ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 1133ms 11ms 11.1MB 1077ms 37ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0
haxe 2.hx 1314ms 27ms 13.4MB 1213ms 83ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 2.hx 1509ms 8.7ms 25.0MB 1383ms 110ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0

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 429.3MB 3407ms 1243ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 432.9MB 3397ms 1250ms nim/clang 1.6.10

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 431.1MB 3390ms 1257ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 433.4MB 3370ms 1273ms nim/clang 1.6.10

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 3.0MB 4983ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 3.0MB 4987ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 2.3MB 4990ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 2.2MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 242ms 0.5ms 1.0MB 227ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 308ms 2.2ms 1.3MB 300ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 690ms 3.1ms 1.2MB 593ms 80ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 712ms 0.9ms 1.0MB 607ms 90ms nim 1.6.10
haxe 1.hx 3083ms 3.1ms 27.5MB 3050ms 247ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.4MB 4683ms 300ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.8MB 4750ms 233ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 26ms 0.8ms 1.1MB 20ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 34ms 0.4ms 1.2MB 23ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 72ms 1.4ms 1.2MB 53ms 3ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 74ms 0.4ms 1.0MB 60ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
haxe 1.hx 328ms 3.5ms 27.5MB 300ms 33ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 769ms 1.0ms 3.3MB 710ms 43ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 834ms 0.2ms 3.6MB 770ms 50ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1.4ms 0.5ms 1.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 1.7ms 0.5ms 1.3MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
haxe 1.hx 2.7ms 0.7ms 2.4MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 4.0ms 0.7ms 3.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0
haxe 1.hx 4.3ms 1.7ms 3.2MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 848ms 0.3ms 93.8MB 397ms 420ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 881ms 2.7ms 94.5MB 433ms 417ms nim/clang 1.6.10

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 134ms 0.7ms 18.3MB 50ms 70ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 143ms 2.2ms 18.1MB 57ms 73ms nim/clang 1.6.10

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 149ms 0.3ms 1.3MB 140ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 152ms 0.1ms 1.0MB 140ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
haxe 1.hx 189ms 2.3ms 22.3MB 177ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 209ms 5.8ms 2.8MB 197ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 229ms 3.3ms 3.6MB 217ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.0MB 4990ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4983ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 440ms 0.3ms 1.2MB 430ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 451ms 0.0ms 1.0MB 440ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
haxe 1.hx 538ms 8.2ms 27.5MB 523ms 7ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 610ms 3.4ms 2.8MB 593ms 3ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 674ms 13ms 3.7MB 660ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.1MB 4987ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4987ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 65ms 0.4ms 1.2MB 53ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 66ms 0.7ms 1.0MB 60ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
haxe 1.hx 86ms 0.6ms 14.1MB 73ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 102ms 1.2ms 2.9MB 90ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 113ms 0.6ms 3.6MB 100ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0
nim 1.nim 388ms 6.2ms 1.3MB 377ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 438ms 20ms 1.0MB 427ms 0ms nim 1.6.10

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 587ms 5.9ms 4.8MB 573ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 869ms 0.8ms 4.5MB 860ms 0ms nim 1.6.10

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 27ms 0.5ms 1.2MB 20ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 39ms 1.5ms 1.1MB 30ms 0ms nim 1.6.10

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1081ms 3.0ms 34.6MB 1060ms 3ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 1089ms 2.4ms 34.6MB 1063ms 7ms nim 1.6.10
haxe 1.hx 1315ms 13ms 97.2MB 1570ms 50ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 32.7MB 4650ms 333ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 54.0MB 4590ms 393ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 230ms 0.3ms 9.3MB 217ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 230ms 0.9ms 9.5MB 217ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
haxe 1.hx 253ms 10ms 28.5MB 243ms 23ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 1659ms 4.1ms 10.9MB 1533ms 110ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 1917ms 76ms 20.2MB 1800ms 103ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 404ms 0.9ms 1.3MB 390ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 415ms 13ms 1.2MB 403ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
haxe 2.hx 1107ms 28ms 2.3MB 1097ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 1439ms 3.4ms 2.4MB 1427ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 3-m.hx 1482ms 19ms 27.6MB 2480ms 23ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 2.hx 2488ms 69ms 3.3MB 2477ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0
haxe 1.hx 2618ms 43ms 3.2MB 2600ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.2MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.3MB 4983ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.3MB 4537ms 443ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.8MB 4630ms 350ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 43ms 0.7ms 1.3MB 30ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 44ms 0.9ms 1.3MB 30ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
haxe 2.hx 112ms 1.0ms 2.4MB 100ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 147ms 1.1ms 2.4MB 140ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 3-m.hx 166ms 0.9ms 27.7MB 243ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 2.hx 251ms 0.5ms 3.3MB 237ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0
haxe 1.hx 268ms 6.1ms 3.3MB 253ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0
haxe 3.hx 686ms 2.3ms 3.2MB 623ms 47ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 3.hx 824ms 11ms 3.7MB 763ms 43ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0
haxe 2.hx 865ms 7.0ms 3.2MB 853ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 1043ms 1.1ms 3.2MB 1030ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 689ms 7.0ms 6.3MB 677ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 838ms 3.1ms 6.0MB 827ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 1031ms 44ms 40.6MB 1010ms 10ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 1316ms 20ms 41.3MB 1290ms 10ms nim/clang 1.6.10

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 122ms 2.5ms 11.1MB 107ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 142ms 1.3ms 11.2MB 130ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 154ms 1.1ms 3.3MB 140ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 198ms 0.5ms 3.1MB 183ms 0ms nim 1.6.10

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 5.8MB 4980ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 5.8MB 4983ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 5.9MB 4987ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 5.8MB 4983ms 3ms nim/clang 1.6.10

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 2436ms 0.3ms 167.9MB 2367ms 47ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 2487ms 3.3ms 167.2MB 2417ms 50ms nim 1.6.10

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 249ms 1.1ms 17.1MB 237ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 255ms 1.2ms 16.8MB 237ms 3ms nim 1.6.10

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 3433ms 1.3ms 1.3MB 3420ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 3434ms 1.2ms 1.3MB 3420ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 7.2MB 4987ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.0MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.7MB 4987ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 861ms 0.6ms 1.3MB 847ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 862ms 1.6ms 1.3MB 850ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
haxe 1.hx 1352ms 0.8ms 3.0MB 1340ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 2172ms 0.6ms 6.6MB 2157ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.6MB 4983ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 217ms 0.3ms 1.3MB 207ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 218ms 0.4ms 1.3MB 207ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
haxe 1.hx 342ms 1.0ms 2.9MB 330ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 548ms 1.0ms 5.4MB 533ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 2851ms 1.2ms 3.6MB 2840ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.13.0