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Nim VS Rust benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Thu May 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 775ms 6.2ms 33.9MB 757ms 10ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 953ms 12ms 35.2MB 933ms 7ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 4.rs 1262ms 11ms 33.8MB 1240ms 10ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 5.rs 1330ms 3.4ms 33.8MB 1307ms 13ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 3.rs 1471ms 55ms 49.8MB 1440ms 17ms rustc 1.86.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 76ms 2.3ms 5.5MB 67ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 92ms 3.6ms 5.8MB 83ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 4.rs 121ms 0.2ms 5.8MB 110ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 5.rs 128ms 0.5ms 5.8MB 120ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 3.rs 137ms 9.7ms 7.8MB 123ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 3-m.rs 536ms 39ms 9.1MB 2017ms 67ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 5-m.rs 631ms 109ms 5.8MB 2383ms 60ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 1-m.rs 929ms 2.1ms 7.3MB 3410ms 223ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 3.rs 1120ms 2.0ms 9.3MB 1080ms 27ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 4.rs 1843ms 14ms 6.9MB 1833ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 554.2MB 2543ms 1993ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 552.6MB 2487ms 2053ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 5-m.rs 54ms 1.6ms 3.5MB 163ms 10ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 3-m.rs 57ms 2.5ms 4.3MB 183ms 7ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 3.rs 71ms 1.8ms 4.0MB 60ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 1-m.rs 72ms 0.4ms 3.5MB 223ms 27ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 4.rs 114ms 2.2ms 3.1MB 107ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 1.nim 4338ms 12ms 519.4MB 2163ms 1750ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 4380ms 6.7ms 518.6MB 2120ms 1837ms nim/clang 2.2.4

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 5c-m.rs 88ms 0.2ms 3.2MB 247ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 5-m.rs 91ms 1.2ms 3.2MB 273ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 6.rs 143ms 0.1ms 1.9MB 133ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 1c.rs 163ms 0.6ms 1.8MB 150ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 2.nim 187ms 0.8ms 1.5MB 180ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
rust 1.rs 194ms 1.0ms 2.0MB 187ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 2.nim 243ms 2.3ms 1.8MB 233ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 550ms 1.7ms 1.8MB 440ms 100ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 574ms 3.5ms 1.5MB 467ms 97ms nim 2.2.4

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 5-m.rs 16ms 0.2ms 3.2MB 30ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 5c-m.rs 16ms 0.5ms 3.2MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 6.rs 17ms 0.2ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 1c.rs 19ms 0.2ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 2.nim 20ms 0.1ms 1.5MB 10ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
rust 1.rs 22ms 0.4ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 2.nim 26ms 0.7ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 58ms 0.4ms 1.8MB 40ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 60ms 0.9ms 1.5MB 43ms 0ms nim 2.2.4

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 1.9MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 1.rs 1.2ms 0.0ms 1.8MB 0ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 1.rs 1.5ms 0.3ms 1.8MB 0ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0-nightly

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 0-unsafe.rs 41ms 7.1ms 1.9MB 33ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 1.rs 47ms 6.4ms 2.0MB 40ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 2.nim 112ms 3.7ms 1.6MB 103ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 113ms 0.4ms 1.4MB 103ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
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
rust 0-unsafe.rs 136ms 3.5ms 1.8MB 127ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 1.rs 199ms 9.5ms 1.9MB 190ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 2.nim 325ms 2.2ms 1.6MB 320ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 337ms 3.0ms 1.4MB 327ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
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
rust 0-unsafe.rs 23ms 0.2ms 1.8MB 13ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 1.rs 30ms 1.2ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 2.nim 49ms 0.5ms 1.5MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 51ms 0.7ms 1.3MB 40ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 488ms 11ms 1.5MB 480ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 493ms 16ms 1.3MB 483ms 0ms nim 2.2.4

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 9.rs 246ms 0.4ms 4.8MB 233ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0-nightly
rust 8.rs 292ms 2.2ms 4.9MB 283ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 1.nim 387ms 1.0ms 4.8MB 380ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 579ms 4.0ms 4.5MB 570ms 0ms nim 2.2.4

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 9.rs 13ms 0.2ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0-nightly
rust 8.rs 14ms 0.2ms 2.0MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 1.nim 19ms 0.5ms 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 545ms 3.9ms 34.9MB 523ms 7ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 627ms 17ms 35.2MB 610ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 1.rs 700ms 11ms 33.8MB 677ms 7ms rustc 1.86.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 117ms 2.0ms 9.6MB 107ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 133ms 1.1ms 9.9MB 120ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 1.rs 151ms 3.1ms 9.8MB 140ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 4-i.rs 166ms 3.7ms 1.9MB 157ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 1.rs 238ms 0.2ms 1.8MB 230ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 7-i.rs 239ms 2.5ms 1.8MB 230ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 3.rs 279ms 1.0ms 1.8MB 270ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0-nightly
rust 2.rs 284ms 1.0ms 1.6MB 273ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 2.nim 320ms 1.7ms 1.8MB 310ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 344ms 1.7ms 2.0MB 337ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 4-i.rs 18ms 0.1ms 1.8MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 1.rs 26ms 0.2ms 1.9MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 7-i.rs 26ms 0.1ms 1.9MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 3.rs 30ms 0.1ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0-nightly
rust 2.rs 31ms 0.1ms 1.6MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 2.nim 35ms 0.5ms 1.8MB 30ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 37ms 0.5ms 2.0MB 30ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 269ms 7.3ms 41.5MB 260ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 318ms 3.3ms 41.8MB 307ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 2.rs 324ms 2.1ms 6.6MB 313ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 1.rs 342ms 6.1ms 40.9MB 327ms 3ms rustc 1.86.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 54ms 4.3ms 11.5MB 47ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 65ms 1.4ms 11.8MB 57ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 1.rs 73ms 3.7ms 11.6MB 63ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 2.rs 82ms 1.1ms 3.0MB 70ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 7.rs 440ms 1.3ms 78.6MB 447ms 13ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 1.nim 1644ms 4.7ms 152.4MB 1610ms 20ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 1672ms 7.2ms 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
rust 7.rs 50ms 0.5ms 11.6MB 40ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 1.nim 173ms 1.3ms 17.6MB 160ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 177ms 3.1ms 17.4MB 163ms 0ms nim 2.2.4

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 8-m.rs 492ms 0.2ms 2.5MB 1903ms 3ms rustc 1.88.0-nightly
rust 7-m.rs 501ms 0.3ms 2.1MB 1940ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 8.rs 992ms 0.2ms 2.5MB 980ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0-nightly
rust 2-m.rs 1958ms 7.1ms 2.3MB 7653ms 3ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 7.rs 2070ms 8.8ms 1.9MB 2060ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 1.nim 3589ms 1.3ms 1.6MB 3580ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 3603ms 8.0ms 1.4MB 3597ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
rust 2.rs 4205ms 2.7ms 2.0MB 4197ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 8-m.rs 127ms 0.7ms 2.3MB 467ms 3ms rustc 1.88.0-nightly
rust 7-m.rs 129ms 0.3ms 2.3MB 477ms 3ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 8.rs 251ms 1.3ms 2.1MB 240ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0-nightly
rust 2-m.rs 492ms 0.4ms 2.3MB 1903ms 3ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 7.rs 517ms 2.2ms 1.9MB 510ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 1.nim 899ms 0.2ms 1.5MB 890ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 904ms 4.4ms 1.3MB 893ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
rust 2.rs 1053ms 0.4ms 2.0MB 1043ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 8-m.rs 35ms 0.0ms 2.1MB 110ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0-nightly
rust 7-m.rs 36ms 0.1ms 2.1MB 113ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 8.rs 65ms 0.1ms 2.0MB 60ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0-nightly
rust 2-m.rs 127ms 0.2ms 2.1MB 470ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
rust 7.rs 133ms 2.9ms 1.8MB 123ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0
nim 1.nim 227ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 220ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 228ms 1.2ms 1.3MB 220ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
rust 2.rs 266ms 1.6ms 2.0MB 257ms 0ms rustc 1.86.0