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Nim VS Rust benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Sat Nov 16 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 775ms 7.6ms 34.4MB 753ms 3ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 952ms 0.1ms 34.7MB 933ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.0
rust 4.rs 1243ms 6.8ms 33.8MB 1220ms 7ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 5.rs 1316ms 2.7ms 33.8MB 1293ms 7ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 3.rs 1481ms 17ms 49.8MB 1453ms 17ms rustc 1.82.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 75ms 1.3ms 5.5MB 60ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 93ms 2.7ms 5.8MB 80ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
rust 4.rs 119ms 2.8ms 5.8MB 110ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 5.rs 126ms 3.2ms 5.8MB 117ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 3.rs 141ms 2.4ms 7.8MB 130ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 3-m.rs 523ms 46ms 11.1MB 1937ms 87ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 5-m.rs 676ms 26ms 7.5MB 2553ms 73ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 1-m.rs 966ms 13ms 10.4MB 3450ms 323ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 3.rs 1129ms 26ms 9.3MB 1077ms 40ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 4.rs 1909ms 15ms 7.5MB 1890ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 548.2MB 2457ms 2090ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 556.6MB 2397ms 2143ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 5-m.rs 50ms 2.2ms 7.2MB 143ms 10ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 3-m.rs 50ms 3.1ms 6.4MB 157ms 7ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 3.rs 71ms 2.4ms 4.0MB 57ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 1-m.rs 80ms 7.5ms 9.8MB 233ms 43ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 4.rs 115ms 3.7ms 3.4MB 103ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 1.nim 4356ms 13ms 518.7MB 2117ms 1810ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 4483ms 29ms 519.4MB 2187ms 1867ms nim 2.2.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 5c-m.rs 89ms 1.0ms 4.8MB 240ms 3ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 5-m.rs 99ms 1.4ms 4.8MB 323ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 1c.rs 162ms 0.6ms 1.9MB 150ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 2.nim 185ms 1.2ms 1.5MB 170ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
rust 1.rs 195ms 0.9ms 1.9MB 180ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 2.nim 237ms 2.1ms 1.8MB 220ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 572ms 3.7ms 1.8MB 427ms 130ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 596ms 1.5ms 1.5MB 473ms 107ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 5c-m.rs 16ms 0.4ms 4.8MB 23ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 5-m.rs 17ms 0.8ms 4.9MB 23ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 1c.rs 19ms 0.6ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 2.nim 21ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 10ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
rust 1.rs 22ms 0.1ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 2.nim 26ms 0.7ms 1.8MB 13ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 61ms 0.8ms 1.8MB 47ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 63ms 1.0ms 1.5MB 43ms 3ms nim 2.2.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1.1ms 0.0ms 1.9MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 1.2ms 0.1ms 1.6MB 0ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
rust 1.rs 1.3ms 0.1ms 1.8MB 0ms 0ms rustc 1.84.0-nightly
rust 1.rs 1.3ms 0.1ms 1.8MB 0ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 1.rs 334ms 31ms 48.5MB 133ms 340ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 2-http2.rs 406ms 99ms 66.1MB 637ms 483ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 2-m.rs 499ms 44ms 87.2MB 220ms 833ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 1-http2.rs 535ms 89ms 71.7MB 747ms 743ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 1.nim 995ms 24ms 98.7MB 293ms 673ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 995ms 19ms 99.1MB 257ms 710ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 1.rs 93ms 4.5ms 17.2MB 20ms 63ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 2.rs 130ms 8.5ms 31.2MB 37ms 153ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 1.nim 161ms 1.8ms 18.2MB 33ms 110ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 163ms 3.0ms 18.3MB 33ms 113ms nim/clang 2.2.0
rust 2-http2.rs 193ms 20ms 27.7MB 263ms 153ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 1-http2.rs 306ms 52ms 35.1MB 673ms 217ms rustc 1.82.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 0-unsafe.rs 42ms 1.1ms 1.9MB 30ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 1.rs 50ms 12ms 2.0MB 37ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 2.nim 116ms 1.8ms 1.6MB 110ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 117ms 0.9ms 1.6MB 110ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
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: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 0-unsafe.rs 155ms 0.3ms 1.9MB 150ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 1.rs 205ms 20ms 2.0MB 193ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 2.nim 334ms 3.3ms 1.6MB 323ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 338ms 3.9ms 1.4MB 327ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
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
rust 0-unsafe.rs 26ms 0.5ms 1.9MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 1.rs 29ms 0.5ms 1.9MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 2.nim 50ms 1.5ms 1.5MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 52ms 1.2ms 1.3MB 43ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 482ms 6.4ms 1.5MB 477ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 492ms 2.4ms 1.3MB 480ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 9.rs 252ms 8.8ms 4.9MB 243ms 0ms rustc 1.84.0-nightly
rust 8.rs 306ms 1.5ms 4.9MB 297ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 1.nim 386ms 0.9ms 4.8MB 377ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 577ms 2.3ms 4.5MB 567ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 9.rs 13ms 0.1ms 2.0MB 0ms 0ms rustc 1.84.0-nightly
rust 8.rs 15ms 0.2ms 1.9MB 0ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 1.nim 19ms 0.6ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 27ms 0.8ms 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 560ms 17ms 34.4MB 540ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 630ms 12ms 35.2MB 613ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.0
rust 1.rs 687ms 1.6ms 33.8MB 663ms 10ms rustc 1.82.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 118ms 2.1ms 9.6MB 107ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 133ms 5.2ms 9.9MB 120ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
rust 1.rs 148ms 2.0ms 9.8MB 133ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 4-i.rs 165ms 2.7ms 1.8MB 153ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 7-i.rs 236ms 1.4ms 1.9MB 230ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 1.rs 239ms 0.6ms 1.8MB 223ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 2.rs 278ms 0.5ms 1.8MB 270ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 3.rs 280ms 0.3ms 1.8MB 270ms 0ms rustc 1.84.0-nightly
nim 2.nim 320ms 1.8ms 1.8MB 310ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 340ms 1.1ms 2.0MB 330ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 4-i.rs 19ms 0.2ms 1.8MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 7-i.rs 26ms 0.3ms 1.9MB 17ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 1.rs 26ms 0.3ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 3.rs 30ms 0.1ms 1.9MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.84.0-nightly
rust 2.rs 30ms 0.0ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 2.nim 35ms 1.2ms 1.8MB 27ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
nim 2.nim 37ms 1.1ms 2.0MB 30ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 270ms 7.2ms 41.5MB 253ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
rust 1.rs 307ms 2.9ms 40.9MB 290ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 1.nim 318ms 4.7ms 41.7MB 303ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
rust 2.rs 321ms 3.0ms 6.6MB 310ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 54ms 2.7ms 11.5MB 47ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
rust 1.rs 60ms 3.1ms 11.6MB 50ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 1.nim 65ms 2.6ms 11.8MB 53ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
rust 2.rs 79ms 0.3ms 2.9MB 70ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 7.rs 459ms 26ms 80.3MB 473ms 17ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 1.nim 1625ms 3.5ms 151.9MB 1590ms 13ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 1649ms 6.6ms 152.1MB 1613ms 20ms nim 2.2.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 7.rs 52ms 2.2ms 11.3MB 47ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 1.nim 172ms 0.2ms 16.8MB 160ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 175ms 1.9ms 17.1MB 160ms 0ms nim 2.2.0

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 8-m.rs 496ms 0.1ms 4.5MB 1907ms 0ms rustc 1.84.0-nightly
rust 7-m.rs 498ms 0.3ms 4.2MB 1917ms 3ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 8.rs 1010ms 2.8ms 2.4MB 1000ms 0ms rustc 1.84.0-nightly
rust 2-m.rs 1936ms 2.2ms 4.1MB 7590ms 7ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 7.rs 2078ms 11ms 1.9MB 2067ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 1.nim 3574ms 3.5ms 1.6MB 3563ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 3585ms 8.7ms 1.4MB 3577ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
rust 2.rs 4188ms 1.3ms 2.0MB 4177ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 8-m.rs 128ms 0.4ms 4.2MB 467ms 3ms rustc 1.84.0-nightly
rust 7-m.rs 128ms 0.2ms 4.1MB 467ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 8.rs 255ms 0.6ms 2.1MB 247ms 0ms rustc 1.84.0-nightly
rust 2-m.rs 488ms 1.2ms 4.1MB 1873ms 7ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 7.rs 529ms 14ms 1.8MB 517ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 1.nim 899ms 7.6ms 1.5MB 890ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 900ms 3.3ms 1.8MB 890ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
rust 2.rs 1049ms 1.1ms 1.9MB 1040ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 7-m.rs 36ms 0.3ms 6.1MB 113ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 8-m.rs 36ms 0.4ms 6.1MB 113ms 0ms rustc 1.84.0-nightly
rust 8.rs 66ms 0.9ms 2.0MB 57ms 0ms rustc 1.84.0-nightly
rust 2-m.rs 126ms 0.2ms 4.1MB 467ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
rust 7.rs 135ms 3.0ms 1.8MB 123ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0
nim 1.nim 225ms 0.1ms 1.5MB 210ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.0
nim 1.nim 228ms 1.4ms 1.3MB 220ms 0ms nim 2.2.0
rust 2.rs 266ms 1.0ms 1.9MB 253ms 0ms rustc 1.82.0