Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

Nim VS Haxe benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Fri May 20 2022, full log can be found HERE

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[x86_64][2 cores] Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8370C CPU @ 2.80GHz (Model 106)

* -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 1746ms 39ms 146.0MB 2053ms 50ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
nim 2.nim 3400ms 65ms 34.4MB 3377ms 7ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 2.nim 3513ms 2.5ms 34.5MB 3490ms 7ms nim 1.6.6
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 112ms 1.7ms 27.4MB 113ms 7ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
nim 2.nim 320ms 4.9ms 5.7MB 310ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 2.nim 332ms 2.4ms 5.4MB 320ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
haxe 2.hx 471ms 7.8ms 60.2MB 547ms 27ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 799ms 17ms 7.8MB 757ms 23ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 1052ms 5.0ms 11.1MB 1000ms 37ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
haxe 2.hx 1257ms 16ms 13.5MB 1083ms 160ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 2.hx 1595ms 8.6ms 24.5MB 1413ms 167ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

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 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 261ms 0.9ms 0.7MB 247ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 2.nim 337ms 0.7ms 0.9MB 320ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 771ms 2.8ms 0.7MB 650ms 103ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 787ms 2.3ms 0.9MB 657ms 110ms nim/clang 1.6.6
haxe 1.hx 3288ms 4.4ms 27.4MB 3187ms 280ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 28ms 0.1ms 0.7MB 20ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 2.nim 36ms 0.1ms 1.0MB 30ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 81ms 0.5ms 0.7MB 57ms 7ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 82ms 0.9ms 1.0MB 63ms 3ms nim/clang 1.6.6
haxe 1.hx 348ms 3.6ms 27.4MB 310ms 40ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 823ms 1.1ms 3.5MB 717ms 87ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 854ms 0.5ms 3.8MB 800ms 37ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1.7ms 0.5ms 0.7MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 1.8ms 0.5ms 1.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
haxe 1.hx 2.2ms 0.7ms 2.6MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 2.7ms 0.4ms 3.2MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 4.0ms 0.7ms 3.3MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 760ms 4.4ms 94.5MB 327ms 393ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 767ms 2.5ms 94.7MB 320ms 413ms nim/clang 1.6.6

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 126ms 0.5ms 18.1MB 47ms 63ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 131ms 0.9ms 18.0MB 50ms 63ms nim/clang 1.6.6

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 147ms 0.8ms 1.0MB 140ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 2.nim 154ms 0.4ms 0.7MB 143ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
haxe 1.hx 180ms 0.8ms 2.8MB 170ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 182ms 1.5ms 20.3MB 167ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 249ms 4.9ms 3.8MB 233ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 436ms 4.3ms 1.0MB 427ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 2.nim 458ms 2.1ms 0.7MB 447ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
haxe 1.hx 518ms 0.7ms 27.5MB 510ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 535ms 3.8ms 3.0MB 523ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 720ms 11ms 3.7MB 707ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 64ms 1.0ms 1.0MB 53ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 2.nim 67ms 0.4ms 0.7MB 60ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
haxe 1.hx 86ms 1.4ms 14.1MB 73ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 89ms 1.0ms 2.9MB 77ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 120ms 1.3ms 3.6MB 110ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
nim 1.nim 421ms 0.9ms 1.0MB 410ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 466ms 4.2ms 0.7MB 457ms 0ms nim 1.6.6

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 576ms 0.8ms 4.8MB 567ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 997ms 0.5ms 4.5MB 990ms 0ms nim 1.6.6

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 26ms 0.2ms 0.9MB 17ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 43ms 0.3ms 0.7MB 33ms 0ms nim 1.6.6

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 1165ms 17ms 97.0MB 1357ms 37ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
nim 1.nim 1581ms 0.4ms 35.1MB 1560ms 10ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 1664ms 0.7ms 35.1MB 1643ms 7ms nim 1.6.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 222ms 3.5ms 28.6MB 230ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
nim 1.nim 340ms 2.8ms 9.9MB 330ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 361ms 4.6ms 9.3MB 347ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
haxe 1.hx 1591ms 10ms 15.3MB 1497ms 77ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 1950ms 6.7ms 20.4MB 1800ms 133ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 405ms 0.5ms 1.0MB 390ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 2.nim 429ms 1.0ms 1.0MB 420ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
haxe 2.hx 978ms 29ms 2.6MB 967ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 1318ms 51ms 2.6MB 1307ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 3.hx 2348ms 2.5ms 27.6MB 2647ms 47ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 2.hx 2467ms 70ms 3.4MB 2457ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
haxe 1.hx 2528ms 21ms 3.3MB 2517ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 43ms 0.1ms 1.0MB 33ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 2.nim 45ms 0.9ms 1.0MB 40ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
haxe 2.hx 99ms 2.0ms 2.6MB 87ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 130ms 1.0ms 2.6MB 117ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 2.hx 246ms 2.4ms 3.4MB 233ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
haxe 3.hx 250ms 1.0ms 27.6MB 263ms 7ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 259ms 2.3ms 3.3MB 250ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
haxe 3.hx 697ms 12ms 3.3MB 623ms 57ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 2.hx 841ms 3.8ms 4.4MB 827ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 3.hx 849ms 3.5ms 3.7MB 777ms 53ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
haxe 1.hx 1135ms 2.7ms 3.1MB 1123ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 593ms 2.3ms 6.4MB 583ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 2.nim 668ms 3.2ms 6.1MB 650ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 828ms 1.4ms 41.1MB 813ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 829ms 24ms 40.9MB 813ms 3ms nim/clang 1.6.6

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 124ms 0.7ms 11.0MB 110ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 129ms 2.5ms 11.3MB 117ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 2.nim 140ms 0.3ms 3.3MB 130ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 2.nim 158ms 0.2ms 3.0MB 150ms 0ms nim 1.6.6

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 4121ms 0.3ms 1.8MB 4110ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 4122ms 1.3ms 1.8MB 4110ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1032ms 0.3ms 1.0MB 1020ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 1033ms 1.6ms 1.0MB 1020ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
haxe 1.hx 2333ms 0.6ms 6.6MB 2320ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 2339ms 1.2ms 3.2MB 2327ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 260ms 0.3ms 1.0MB 250ms 0ms nim 1.6.6
nim 1.nim 260ms 0.3ms 1.0MB 250ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.6
haxe 1.hx 586ms 0.6ms 5.3MB 573ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 588ms 0.8ms 3.0MB 580ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.4
haxe 1.hx 3428ms 1.3ms 3.7MB 3420ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0