Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

Nim VS V benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Mon Oct 03 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
v 1.v 1081ms 4.2ms 37.1MB 1060ms 10ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 1096ms 11ms 37.1MB 1080ms 3ms v/clang 0.3.1
nim 2.nim 3377ms 55ms 34.4MB 3353ms 7ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 2.nim 3539ms 69ms 35.1MB 3510ms 13ms nim 1.6.8

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 112ms 1.5ms 5.6MB 100ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 113ms 1.2ms 5.5MB 100ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
nim 2.nim 319ms 3.0ms 5.7MB 307ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 2.nim 330ms 0.7ms 5.4MB 317ms 0ms nim 1.6.8

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 1.6.8
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1-m.v 1954ms 19ms 20.4MB 1920ms 1750ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1

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 1.6.8
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1

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 1.6.8
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 257ms 0.4ms 0.7MB 250ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
nim 2.nim 339ms 2.7ms 1.0MB 327ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
v 1.v 569ms 0.9ms 2.2MB 553ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 569ms 1.7ms 2.2MB 553ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
nim 1.nim 786ms 1.8ms 0.6MB 683ms 80ms nim 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 809ms 2.8ms 1.0MB 720ms 70ms nim/clang 1.6.8

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 29ms 0.4ms 0.7MB 20ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
nim 2.nim 37ms 0.6ms 0.9MB 30ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
v 1.v 60ms 0.6ms 2.2MB 50ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 62ms 3.2ms 2.3MB 50ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
nim 1.nim 83ms 0.4ms 1.0MB 67ms 3ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 84ms 4.0ms 0.7MB 67ms 3ms nim 1.6.8

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1.6ms 0.4ms 0.7MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 1.9ms 0.7ms 1.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
v 1.v 2.1ms 0.2ms 2.0MB 0ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 2.6ms 0.6ms 2.0MB 0ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 731ms 2.3ms 94.2MB 330ms 367ms nim 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 735ms 1.5ms 94.3MB 297ms 407ms nim/clang 1.6.8

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 123ms 0.9ms 18.3MB 53ms 57ms nim 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 125ms 0.9ms 18.7MB 40ms 67ms nim/clang 1.6.8

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 1.6.8
nim 2.nim 158ms 1.3ms 0.7MB 150ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
v 1.v 418ms 0.4ms 2.2MB 410ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 427ms 0.4ms 2.3MB 420ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 434ms 0.5ms 0.9MB 420ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 2.nim 466ms 0.8ms 0.7MB 457ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
v 1.v 1248ms 2.5ms 2.2MB 1240ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 1278ms 1.8ms 2.3MB 1267ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 65ms 0.6ms 1.0MB 53ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 2.nim 68ms 0.9ms 0.6MB 60ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
v 1.v 136ms 0.8ms 2.3MB 127ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 141ms 0.8ms 2.2MB 130ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
nim 1.nim 419ms 6.5ms 1.0MB 407ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 448ms 0.6ms 0.7MB 440ms 0ms nim 1.6.8

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 427ms 0.7ms 5.0MB 413ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 436ms 1.0ms 8.4MB 423ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
nim 1.nim 575ms 0.8ms 4.9MB 563ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 996ms 0.9ms 4.5MB 983ms 0ms nim 1.6.8

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 21ms 0.7ms 2.2MB 10ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 21ms 1.1ms 2.3MB 10ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
nim 1.nim 27ms 0.3ms 2.0MB 20ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 44ms 0.9ms 0.7MB 33ms 0ms nim 1.6.8

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1605ms 45ms 34.8MB 1583ms 3ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 1659ms 3.2ms 35.1MB 1637ms 3ms nim 1.6.8

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 340ms 1.1ms 9.9MB 327ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 359ms 2.9ms 9.3MB 343ms 0ms nim 1.6.8

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 405ms 1.0ms 1.0MB 393ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 2.nim 428ms 0.3ms 1.0MB 413ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
v 1.v 1041ms 44ms 2.3MB 1030ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 1070ms 92ms 2.3MB 1053ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 46ms 0.7ms 1.0MB 37ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
nim 2.nim 47ms 4.8ms 1.0MB 33ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
v 1.v 104ms 0.2ms 2.4MB 93ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 105ms 0.3ms 2.3MB 93ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 2.v 500ms 1.7ms 10.6MB 487ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
v 2.v 501ms 2.9ms 10.5MB 487ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
nim 2.nim 588ms 1.8ms 6.4MB 577ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 2.nim 642ms 0.9ms 6.0MB 630ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
v 1.v 646ms 4.7ms 41.2MB 627ms 3ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 653ms 36ms 41.2MB 637ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
nim 1.nim 665ms 15ms 41.1MB 643ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 734ms 6.6ms 40.6MB 713ms 3ms nim/clang 1.6.8

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 115ms 1.4ms 19.0MB 100ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 2.v 116ms 0.4ms 3.3MB 110ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
v 1.v 116ms 0.9ms 19.5MB 100ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
v 2.v 116ms 0.3ms 3.3MB 100ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
nim 1.nim 122ms 0.5ms 11.1MB 110ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 128ms 0.3ms 11.4MB 117ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 2.nim 140ms 0.6ms 3.2MB 130ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 2.nim 153ms 1.0ms 2.9MB 140ms 0ms nim 1.6.8

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 4729ms 31ms 3.3MB 4703ms 3ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
v 2.v timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 1153ms 23ms 2.7MB 1140ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 2.v 1457ms 5.6ms 3.1MB 1447ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 1621ms 74ms 3.0MB 1600ms 3ms v/clang 0.3.1
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 2569ms 0.7ms 167.2MB 2520ms 30ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 2574ms 3.7ms 167.2MB 2527ms 33ms nim 1.6.8
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 265ms 1.4ms 17.0MB 250ms 3ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 266ms 2.0ms 16.7MB 250ms 3ms nim 1.6.8
v 1.v 4360ms 13ms 26.1MB 4340ms 3ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 4120ms 0.8ms 2.8MB 4110ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1
v 1.v 4121ms 0.4ms 2.9MB 4110ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
nim 1.nim 4121ms 3.1ms 1.9MB 4107ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 4122ms 2.2ms 1.8MB 4107ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1032ms 0.1ms 1.0MB 1020ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 1032ms 0.5ms 0.9MB 1020ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
v 1.v 1033ms 0.5ms 2.6MB 1017ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 1034ms 1.3ms 2.6MB 1023ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 260ms 0.9ms 1.0MB 250ms 0ms nim 1.6.8
nim 1.nim 261ms 1.0ms 1.0MB 250ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.8
v 1.v 261ms 0.6ms 2.6MB 250ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.1
v 1.v 261ms 0.6ms 2.6MB 250ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.1