Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

OCaml VS Ruby benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Mon Jun 23 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
ocaml 1.ml 3028ms 44ms 157.2MB 2940ms 73ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 1.rb 4905ms 47ms 110.1MB 4803ms 87ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 70.5MB 4950ms 37ms ruby 3.4.4
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 757.2MB 6760ms 690ms truffleruby 24.2.1

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 1.ml 214ms 0.9ms 19.1MB 200ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 1.rb 500ms 4.2ms 20.3MB 477ms 10ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4
ruby 1-m.rb 571ms 43ms 418.8MB 1113ms 167ms truffleruby 24.2.1
ruby 1.rb 948ms 9.8ms 19.5MB 927ms 10ms ruby 3.4.4

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 2.ml 2914ms 16ms 4.9MB 2907ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 2.ml 245ms 3.3ms 4.9MB 237ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 6.ml 347ms 1.7ms 24.8MB 337ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 6.rb 2028ms 6.4ms 23.0MB 2003ms 10ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4
ruby 6-m.rb 2281ms 208ms 390.3MB 5913ms 350ms truffleruby 24.2.1
ruby 6.rb 3700ms 25ms 22.4MB 3677ms 10ms ruby 3.4.4

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 6.ml 39ms 0.5ms 7.5MB 30ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 6.rb 302ms 71ms 15.2MB 287ms 3ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4
ruby 6.rb 419ms 3.5ms 14.5MB 400ms 3ms ruby 3.4.4
ruby 6-m.rb 825ms 52ms 388.8MB 2063ms 170ms truffleruby 24.2.1

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 1.ml 1.8ms 0.2ms 5.0MB 0ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 1.rb 36ms 0.9ms 141.8MB 12ms 30ms truffleruby 24.2.1
ruby 1.rb 51ms 1.3ms 12.8MB 40ms 0ms ruby 3.4.4
ruby 1.rb 54ms 1.3ms 12.9MB 40ms 4ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 1.ml 190ms 0.6ms 6.4MB 180ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 1.rb 342ms 2.7ms 13.5MB 323ms 7ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4
ruby 1.rb 530ms 6.8ms 12.9MB 513ms 3ms ruby 3.4.4
ruby 1-m.rb 675ms 36ms 370.2MB 1157ms 147ms truffleruby 24.2.1

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 1.ml 518ms 3.2ms 6.6MB 510ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 1.rb 908ms 1.9ms 13.5MB 887ms 10ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4
ruby 1-m.rb 1250ms 4.8ms 410.5MB 1783ms 160ms truffleruby 24.2.1
ruby 1.rb 1469ms 7.6ms 12.8MB 1453ms 7ms ruby 3.4.4

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 1.ml 77ms 1.4ms 5.9MB 70ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 1.rb 202ms 6.0ms 13.5MB 183ms 7ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4
ruby 1.rb 289ms 3.4ms 12.8MB 273ms 3ms ruby 3.4.4
ruby 1-m.rb 537ms 6.4ms 359.2MB 1050ms 143ms truffleruby 24.2.1

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 1.ml 1094ms 11ms 70.2MB 1047ms 30ms ocaml 5.3.0
ocaml 2.ml 2066ms 16ms 91.8MB 2013ms 33ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 1-m.rb 3904ms 35ms 557.5MB 9970ms 347ms truffleruby 24.2.1
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 93.5MB 4940ms 47ms ruby 3.4.4
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 97.2MB 4940ms 47ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 1.ml 147ms 4.1ms 21.7MB 130ms 7ms ocaml 5.3.0
ocaml 2.ml 367ms 7.6ms 27.7MB 343ms 7ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 1-m.rb 2022ms 35ms 597.2MB 5207ms 257ms truffleruby 24.2.1
ruby 1.rb 3278ms 18ms 38.4MB 3243ms 20ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4
ruby 1.rb 4357ms 20ms 37.6MB 4323ms 20ms ruby 3.4.4

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 1.ml 373ms 1.9ms 5.2MB 360ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 2.rb 831ms 18ms 310.8MB 1067ms 110ms truffleruby 24.2.1
ruby 2.rb timeout 0.0ms 12.8MB 4983ms 0ms ruby 3.4.4
ruby 2.rb timeout 0.0ms 13.5MB 4980ms 7ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 1.ml 41ms 1.4ms 5.2MB 30ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 2-m.rb 310ms 3.7ms 323.2MB 563ms 110ms truffleruby 24.2.1
ruby 2.rb 1029ms 3.6ms 13.5MB 1017ms 0ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4
ruby 2.rb 2937ms 80ms 12.8MB 2920ms 3ms ruby 3.4.4

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 1.ml 957ms 3.4ms 550.3MB 900ms 43ms ocaml 5.3.0
ocaml 2.ml 1886ms 14ms 18.9MB 1873ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 325.3MB 4850ms 137ms ruby 3.4.4
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 327.0MB 4840ms 140ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 726.3MB 5057ms 167ms truffleruby 24.2.1

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 1.ml 191ms 3.0ms 141.6MB 170ms 10ms ocaml 5.3.0
ocaml 2.ml 471ms 4.3ms 9.1MB 460ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 1-m.rb 1705ms 21ms 478.0MB 2453ms 170ms truffleruby 24.2.1
ruby 1.rb 4023ms 798ms 131.8MB 3930ms 73ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4
ruby 1.rb 4558ms 108ms 131.0MB 4463ms 80ms ruby 3.4.4

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 2.ml timeout 0.0ms 462.9MB 4830ms 153ms ocaml 5.3.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 2.ml 549ms 4.5ms 57.1MB 513ms 23ms ocaml 5.3.0

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 2.ml 4582ms 24ms 6.4MB 4570ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 12.9MB 4983ms 3ms ruby 3.4.4
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 13.5MB 4983ms 3ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 444.0MB 5170ms 240ms truffleruby 24.2.1

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 2.ml 1159ms 5.5ms 6.1MB 1150ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 4.rb 4929ms 35ms 450.6MB 5243ms 210ms truffleruby 24.2.1
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 12.9MB 4980ms 3ms ruby 3.4.4
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 13.5MB 4987ms 0ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ocaml 2.ml 294ms 4.6ms 5.2MB 283ms 0ms ocaml 5.3.0
ruby 4.rb 1454ms 17ms 382.2MB 1783ms 143ms truffleruby 24.2.1
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 12.9MB 4980ms 3ms ruby 3.4.4
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 13.6MB 4980ms 0ms ruby/yjit 3.4.4