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Nim VS Ruby benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Sun Dec 01 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 793ms 24ms 34.9MB 777ms 3ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 986ms 7.4ms 34.2MB 967ms 7ms nim/clang 2.2.0
ruby 1-m.rb 3037ms 2639ms 793.8MB 6587ms 477ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 3763ms 40ms 113.5MB 3657ms 90ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 78.9MB 4930ms 50ms ruby 3.3.6

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 72ms 1.1ms 5.5MB 60ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 94ms 2.8ms 5.8MB 80ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
ruby 1.rb 411ms 3.8ms 36.4MB 370ms 23ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1-m.rb 587ms 83ms 434.3MB 1170ms 163ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 847ms 11ms 36.3MB 807ms 27ms ruby 3.3.6

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 1.rb 1415ms 30ms 78.4MB 1310ms 93ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 1783ms 20ms 78.3MB 1687ms 80ms ruby 3.3.6
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 545.3MB 2497ms 2050ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 552.6MB 2520ms 2020ms nim/clang 2.2.0
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 768.0MB 4493ms 1697ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 1.rb 172ms 3.9ms 40.4MB 120ms 37ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 197ms 2.8ms 40.1MB 143ms 37ms ruby 3.3.6
nim 1.nim 4405ms 8.9ms 519.8MB 2203ms 1773ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 4519ms 16ms 519.3MB 2230ms 1857ms nim 2.2.0
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 670.5MB 4720ms 1480ms truffleruby 24.1.1

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 188ms 0.7ms 1.5MB 177ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 239ms 2.9ms 1.8MB 227ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 569ms 1.0ms 1.8MB 433ms 123ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 596ms 1.0ms 1.5MB 467ms 113ms nim 2.2.0
ruby 6.rb 2124ms 38ms 37.6MB 2080ms 27ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 6-m.rb 2363ms 337ms 455.2MB 5933ms 410ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 6.rb 3752ms 11ms 39.3MB 3713ms 27ms ruby 3.3.6

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 21ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 10ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 26ms 0.4ms 1.6MB 17ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 60ms 1.1ms 1.8MB 40ms 7ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 63ms 1.0ms 1.5MB 43ms 7ms nim 2.2.0
ruby 6.rb 286ms 3.9ms 30.8MB 253ms 17ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 6.rb 441ms 2.4ms 31.0MB 410ms 17ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 6-m.rb 845ms 16ms 397.2MB 2117ms 157ms truffleruby 24.1.1

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1.2ms 0.0ms 1.8MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 1.2ms 0.2ms 1.6MB 0ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
ruby 1.rb 41ms 0.8ms 168.5MB 20ms 26ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 69ms 1.8ms 28.0MB 48ms 12ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 70ms 0.6ms 28.1MB 42ms 14ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 996ms 14ms 99.4MB 277ms 693ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 1015ms 23ms 99.2MB 290ms 693ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 159ms 2.7ms 17.8MB 37ms 103ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 166ms 6.9ms 18.1MB 37ms 113ms nim/clang 2.2.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 110ms 2.7ms 1.6MB 100ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 116ms 2.9ms 1.3MB 107ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
ruby 1.rb 327ms 4.3ms 28.4MB 293ms 20ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 541ms 51ms 28.3MB 510ms 17ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1-m.rb 688ms 35ms 390.9MB 1207ms 143ms truffleruby 24.1.1
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 322ms 3.0ms 1.9MB 313ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 335ms 1.0ms 1.3MB 323ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
ruby 1.rb 834ms 9.1ms 28.5MB 800ms 20ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1-m.rb 1270ms 23ms 436.7MB 1760ms 173ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 1406ms 22ms 28.3MB 1373ms 23ms ruby 3.3.6
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: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 49ms 1.7ms 1.5MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 51ms 0.5ms 1.3MB 40ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
ruby 1.rb 197ms 0.7ms 28.4MB 167ms 13ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 290ms 3.2ms 28.3MB 260ms 13ms ruby 3.3.6
nim 1.nim 489ms 3.0ms 1.5MB 480ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 490ms 1.1ms 1.3MB 480ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
ruby 1-m.rb 555ms 11ms 368.8MB 1063ms 157ms truffleruby 24.1.1

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 386ms 2.1ms 4.8MB 373ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 573ms 1.8ms 4.5MB 563ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 19ms 0.2ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 27ms 0.7ms 1.6MB 20ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 556ms 11ms 34.4MB 540ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 619ms 4.0ms 35.2MB 600ms 7ms nim/clang 2.2.0
ruby 1-m.rb 4499ms 14ms 553.8MB 11583ms 350ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 88.0MB 4917ms 70ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 88.2MB 4910ms 70ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 122ms 2.0ms 9.6MB 107ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 131ms 4.4ms 9.9MB 120ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
ruby 1-m.rb 2205ms 87ms 510.9MB 5660ms 270ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 3025ms 9.5ms 47.1MB 2983ms 27ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 4035ms 24ms 46.9MB 3990ms 30ms ruby 3.3.6

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 319ms 1.8ms 1.8MB 310ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 339ms 0.8ms 2.0MB 330ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
ruby 2.rb 861ms 20ms 329.1MB 1117ms 120ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 2.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.0MB 4967ms 17ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 2.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.3MB 4963ms 17ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 34ms 0.6ms 1.8MB 23ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 36ms 0.2ms 2.0MB 27ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
ruby 2-m.rb 323ms 3.4ms 328.9MB 570ms 107ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 2.rb 1450ms 8.5ms 28.3MB 1413ms 23ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 2.rb 2881ms 59ms 28.1MB 2850ms 20ms ruby 3.3.6

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 291ms 18ms 41.5MB 273ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 317ms 14ms 41.8MB 307ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 340.6MB 4843ms 143ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 341.9MB 4833ms 150ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 764.3MB 5047ms 183ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 53ms 2.9ms 11.5MB 43ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 64ms 4.0ms 11.8MB 57ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
ruby 1-m.rb 1748ms 14ms 492.6MB 2550ms 163ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 1.rb 3501ms 85ms 146.6MB 3403ms 80ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 1.rb 4518ms 42ms 146.4MB 4413ms 83ms ruby 3.3.6

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1629ms 16ms 152.2MB 1600ms 17ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 1651ms 7.0ms 152.1MB 1620ms 17ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 173ms 3.9ms 17.6MB 153ms 7ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 175ms 2.2ms 16.5MB 163ms 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 3574ms 1.3ms 1.6MB 3563ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 3593ms 7.6ms 1.4MB 3583ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.1MB 4970ms 20ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.3MB 4967ms 17ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 455.7MB 5143ms 237ms truffleruby 24.1.1

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 896ms 0.8ms 1.5MB 887ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 904ms 3.3ms 1.3MB 893ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
ruby 4.rb 4475ms 23ms 439.6MB 4760ms 200ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.0MB 4960ms 20ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.3MB 4963ms 20ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 226ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 213ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 228ms 1.3ms 1.3MB 220ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
ruby 4.rb 1235ms 59ms 393.4MB 1547ms 143ms truffleruby 24.1.1
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.1MB 4973ms 13ms ruby 3.3.6
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 28.3MB 4963ms 20ms ruby/yjit 3.3.6