Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

Nim VS V benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Sat Jan 28 2023, 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 1286ms 4.6ms 37.1MB 1260ms 13ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
v 1.v 1296ms 49ms 37.2MB 1277ms 3ms v/clang 0.3.2
nim 2.nim 1946ms 26ms 35.1MB 1927ms 3ms nim 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 2142ms 32ms 35.5MB 2120ms 7ms nim/clang 1.6.10

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 94ms 1.4ms 5.6MB 83ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
v 1.v 95ms 1.3ms 5.5MB 83ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2
nim 2.nim 183ms 0.2ms 5.5MB 170ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 195ms 1.2ms 5.7MB 187ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10

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 425.1MB 3367ms 1280ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 425.7MB 3353ms 1293ms nim/clang 1.6.10
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 16.6MB 5250ms 4327ms v/clang 0.3.2
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 21.1MB 5033ms 4270ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1-m.v 3602ms 203ms 24.5MB 3690ms 3160ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
v 1-m.v 3937ms 909ms 16.5MB 3953ms 3430ms v/clang 0.3.2
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 424.7MB 3407ms 1243ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 428.4MB 3300ms 1347ms nim/clang 1.6.10

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 3.0MB 4983ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 2.9MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 28.8MB 4983ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 2.3MB 4990ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 2.3MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 12.8MB 4973ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 268ms 0.2ms 1.0MB 260ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 335ms 0.2ms 1.3MB 327ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
v 1.v 651ms 2.0ms 2.0MB 633ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
v 1.v 653ms 3.2ms 2.0MB 637ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2
nim 1.nim 779ms 4.3ms 1.1MB 687ms 73ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 796ms 1.3ms 1.2MB 687ms 93ms nim/clang 1.6.10

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 32ms 3.0ms 1.1MB 20ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 37ms 2.3ms 1.3MB 27ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
v 1.v 68ms 0.6ms 2.0MB 60ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
v 1.v 70ms 1.7ms 2.1MB 60ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2
nim 1.nim 79ms 0.1ms 1.1MB 57ms 7ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 83ms 1.7ms 1.3MB 67ms 3ms nim/clang 1.6.10

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1.5ms 0.8ms 1.3MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 1.7ms 0.7ms 1.0MB 0ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
v 1.v 1.8ms 0.6ms 2.0MB 0ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
v 1.v 1.8ms 0.6ms 2.1MB 0ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 724ms 4.5ms 94.5MB 323ms 367ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 726ms 1.1ms 94.5MB 320ms 373ms nim/clang 1.6.10
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 9.5MB 537ms 797ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 122ms 1.9ms 18.0MB 47ms 53ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 122ms 1.2ms 17.8MB 53ms 53ms nim 1.6.10
v 1.v 193ms 38ms 14.8MB 87ms 80ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 147ms 1.5ms 1.2MB 140ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 151ms 0.4ms 1.0MB 140ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
v 1.v 403ms 1.5ms 2.2MB 390ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
v 1.v 424ms 0.3ms 2.2MB 410ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.0MB 4990ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4987ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 430ms 1.7ms 1.2MB 420ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 448ms 1.1ms 1.0MB 437ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
v 1.v 1205ms 2.4ms 2.3MB 1193ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
v 1.v 1265ms 1.6ms 2.3MB 1257ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.0MB 4990ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 4983ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 63ms 0.2ms 1.3MB 50ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 65ms 0.7ms 1.1MB 57ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
v 1.v 134ms 1.0ms 2.3MB 123ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
v 1.v 140ms 0.3ms 2.3MB 130ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2
nim 1.nim 387ms 3.1ms 1.2MB 373ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 465ms 40ms 1.0MB 447ms 0ms nim 1.6.10

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 656ms 0.5ms 4.6MB 647ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 982ms 1.4ms 4.5MB 970ms 0ms nim 1.6.10

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 30ms 1.0ms 1.3MB 20ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 43ms 0.5ms 1.1MB 30ms 0ms nim 1.6.10

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1003ms 8.6ms 34.3MB 983ms 3ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 1037ms 18ms 35.2MB 1013ms 7ms nim/clang 1.6.10

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 213ms 1.3ms 9.3MB 197ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 222ms 1.4ms 9.5MB 210ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 381ms 0.4ms 1.3MB 370ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 412ms 3.2ms 1.3MB 403ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
v 1.v 871ms 0.8ms 2.3MB 860ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2
v 1.v 879ms 6.2ms 2.3MB 863ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 40ms 0.0ms 1.4MB 30ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 43ms 0.2ms 1.2MB 30ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
v 1.v 90ms 0.2ms 2.3MB 80ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
v 1.v 91ms 1.3ms 2.3MB 80ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 2.v 507ms 3.1ms 11.0MB 497ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2
v 2.v 510ms 3.1ms 10.7MB 493ms 3ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
nim 1.nim 574ms 11ms 40.6MB 553ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 587ms 10ms 40.2MB 570ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 587ms 4.0ms 6.4MB 573ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 667ms 5.2ms 6.2MB 657ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
v 1.v 1164ms 113ms 41.1MB 1143ms 7ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
v 1.v 1352ms 95ms 41.2MB 1330ms 7ms v/clang 0.3.2

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 2.v 116ms 0.4ms 4.0MB 107ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
v 2.v 117ms 0.7ms 4.1MB 107ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2
v 1.v 122ms 1.8ms 20.0MB 110ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
nim 1.nim 128ms 2.1ms 11.3MB 120ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 128ms 0.4ms 11.1MB 120ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
v 1.v 129ms 2.2ms 20.8MB 113ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2
nim 2.nim 138ms 0.3ms 3.2MB 130ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 2.nim 157ms 0.3ms 3.1MB 143ms 0ms nim 1.6.10

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 3901ms 88ms 3.2MB 3873ms 10ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 5.9MB 4987ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 6.1MB 4987ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 4.0MB 4980ms 7ms v/clang 0.3.2
v 2.v timeout 0.0ms 3.3MB 4983ms 7ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 959ms 2.4ms 2.9MB 947ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
v 1.v 1425ms 42ms 2.9MB 1410ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2
v 2.v 1737ms 35ms 2.7MB 1723ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 5.9MB 4987ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 6.1MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 2490ms 1.9ms 168.2MB 2440ms 30ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 2531ms 3.9ms 167.4MB 2480ms 33ms nim 1.6.10

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 256ms 2.0ms 17.0MB 233ms 3ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 260ms 2.1ms 16.8MB 247ms 0ms nim 1.6.10

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 4118ms 2.6ms 1.3MB 4107ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 4118ms 1.5ms 1.3MB 4107ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 3.0MB 4983ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 3.1MB 4987ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1031ms 0.1ms 1.2MB 1020ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 1033ms 3.1ms 1.3MB 1020ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
v 1.v 1551ms 0.4ms 2.8MB 1537ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2
v 1.v 1556ms 5.3ms 2.8MB 1543ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 260ms 0.1ms 1.3MB 250ms 0ms nim 1.6.10
nim 1.nim 261ms 0.1ms 1.3MB 250ms 0ms nim/clang 1.6.10
v 1.v 393ms 0.4ms 2.6MB 380ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.3.2
v 1.v 400ms 9.6ms 2.5MB 380ms 0ms v/clang 0.3.2