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Nim VS Haxe benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Tue Jul 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
nim 2.nim 819ms 29ms 34.4MB 800ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 968ms 6.2ms 35.2MB 950ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.4
haxe 1.hx 1350ms 7.6ms 143.9MB 1543ms 67ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 4488ms 22ms 495.1MB 5047ms 253ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 48.6MB 5730ms 390ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 83.0MB 5197ms 670ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 50.4MB 7673ms 410ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 130.9MB 7593ms 773ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 77ms 2.5ms 5.5MB 70ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
haxe 1.hx 91ms 0.4ms 25.6MB 83ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
nim 2.nim 93ms 2.5ms 5.8MB 80ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
haxe 2.hx 411ms 5.4ms 58.3MB 453ms 27ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 668ms 23ms 8.7MB 637ms 50ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 713ms 53ms 11.2MB 790ms 57ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 2.hx 979ms 37ms 13.6MB 883ms 150ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 1273ms 68ms 25.0MB 1337ms 187ms 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
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 572.1MB 2667ms 1857ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 574.6MB 2610ms 1913ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 4108ms 3.9ms 518.6MB 2127ms 1553ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 4147ms 34ms 519.4MB 2150ms 1567ms nim 2.2.4

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 189ms 1.3ms 1.5MB 180ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 242ms 1.4ms 1.8MB 230ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 539ms 0.9ms 1.8MB 447ms 80ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 562ms 2.0ms 1.5MB 467ms 77ms nim 2.2.4
haxe 1.hx 2386ms 0.4ms 25.6MB 2323ms 190ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.2MB 4347ms 877ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.7MB 4373ms 870ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 21ms 1.0ms 1.5MB 10ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 26ms 0.3ms 1.6MB 20ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 56ms 0.7ms 1.9MB 40ms 7ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 58ms 0.5ms 1.5MB 43ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
haxe 1.hx 253ms 3.2ms 25.6MB 230ms 27ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 661ms 18ms 3.3MB 557ms 120ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 684ms 4.4ms 3.6MB 600ms 100ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1.0ms 0.0ms 1.5MB 0ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 1.1ms 0.0ms 1.8MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
haxe 1.hx 1.8ms 0.1ms 2.9MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2.2ms 0.2ms 4.4MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 3.3ms 0.1ms 2.8MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 111ms 2.3ms 1.9MB 103ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 114ms 1.1ms 1.6MB 110ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
haxe 1.hx 134ms 1.8ms 20.4MB 120ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 138ms 0.7ms 3.0MB 130ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 158ms 3.2ms 3.8MB 150ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4990ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.5MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 326ms 1.8ms 1.6MB 317ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 335ms 2.3ms 1.6MB 327ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
haxe 1.hx 377ms 1.5ms 25.6MB 370ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 397ms 6.3ms 3.1MB 390ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 461ms 6.7ms 3.8MB 447ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4990ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.5MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 49ms 0.7ms 1.5MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 51ms 2.1ms 1.5MB 43ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
haxe 1.hx 63ms 1.3ms 12.3MB 50ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 67ms 0.7ms 3.0MB 60ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 80ms 0.5ms 3.6MB 70ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
nim 1.nim 477ms 2.9ms 1.3MB 470ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 486ms 13ms 1.5MB 477ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 387ms 1.2ms 4.8MB 380ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 578ms 3.9ms 4.5MB 567ms 0ms nim 2.2.4

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 19ms 0.4ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 26ms 0.6ms 1.6MB 20ms 0ms nim 2.2.4

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 550ms 7.5ms 34.9MB 533ms 7ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 626ms 13ms 35.2MB 607ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.4
haxe 1.hx 918ms 0.6ms 95.0MB 1023ms 43ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 32.6MB 5057ms 457ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 55.1MB 6137ms 470ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 117ms 1.4ms 9.6MB 107ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 133ms 1.2ms 9.9MB 120ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
haxe 1.hx 186ms 8.5ms 26.6MB 190ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1401ms 85ms 10.7MB 1320ms 157ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1668ms 5.5ms 20.3MB 1743ms 150ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 319ms 1.6ms 1.8MB 310ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 341ms 1.3ms 2.0MB 330ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
haxe 2.hx 870ms 25ms 3.0MB 860ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1072ms 15ms 3.0MB 1063ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 1407ms 15ms 25.6MB 1640ms 33ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 2409ms 10ms 3.8MB 2400ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 1.hx 2472ms 13ms 3.6MB 2463ms 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 4.4MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.4MB 3940ms 1563ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.8MB 4113ms 1343ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 35ms 0.5ms 1.8MB 30ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 37ms 0.7ms 2.0MB 30ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
haxe 2.hx 90ms 1.5ms 3.0MB 80ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 112ms 4.0ms 3.0MB 103ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 158ms 2.9ms 25.6MB 163ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 247ms 0.8ms 3.6MB 240ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 1.hx 253ms 3.2ms 3.6MB 243ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 2.hx 681ms 16ms 4.4MB 670ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 744ms 120ms 3.1MB 603ms 197ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 793ms 3.6ms 3.8MB 663ms 190ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0
haxe 1.hx 806ms 1.4ms 4.4MB 797ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 281ms 9.2ms 41.5MB 270ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 314ms 3.5ms 41.8MB 303ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 51ms 1.7ms 11.5MB 40ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 64ms 3.6ms 11.8MB 53ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1641ms 6.1ms 151.9MB 1607ms 20ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 1674ms 9.9ms 152.1MB 1640ms 20ms nim 2.2.4

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 173ms 1.8ms 16.8MB 160ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 177ms 3.9ms 16.5MB 163ms 0ms nim 2.2.4

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 3588ms 2.7ms 1.6MB 3580ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 3609ms 14ms 1.4MB 3603ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
haxe 1.hx 3899ms 5.5ms 3.3MB 3883ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 6.9MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.9MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 899ms 0.7ms 1.5MB 890ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 904ms 2.9ms 1.3MB 893ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
haxe 1.hx 983ms 3.6ms 3.1MB 970ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2397ms 1.1ms 6.5MB 2387ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 3.7MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 226ms 0.3ms 1.5MB 220ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 229ms 0.9ms 1.3MB 220ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
haxe 1.hx 253ms 1.7ms 3.1MB 240ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 604ms 1.3ms 5.4MB 590ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2306ms 9.6ms 3.6MB 2293ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.16.0