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Python VS C benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Tue Dec 31 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
python 1.py 1086ms 7.1ms 95.8MB 1023ms 47ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 40.8MB 4967ms 17ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 40.5MB 4750ms 237ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 93ms 4.4ms 68.1MB 57ms 20ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 448ms 2.5ms 11.9MB 423ms 7ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 675ms 16ms 12.6MB 660ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1119ms 8.2ms 102.5MB 1053ms 50ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 21.3MB 4980ms 3ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 17.4MB 4980ms 7ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 203ms 0.3ms 84.2MB 163ms 27ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 554ms 29ms 20.5MB 530ms 3ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py 598ms 6.9ms 16.8MB 577ms 10ms pyston 3.8.12

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 236ms 4.6ms 82.9MB 197ms 27ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 341ms 2.5ms 12.7MB 330ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py 1892ms 11ms 9.6MB 1877ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 97ms 4.0ms 62.8MB 70ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 107ms 1.8ms 12.1MB 90ms 3ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py 334ms 3.4ms 8.8MB 317ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1807ms 11ms 88.3MB 1767ms 30ms pypy 3.10.14
python 5-m.py 2335ms 46ms 12.5MB 3357ms 953ms pyston 3.8.12
python 5-m.py 2672ms 21ms 64.9MB 3783ms 763ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 2864ms 24ms 8.1MB 2850ms 3ms pyston 3.8.12
python 5-m.py 3195ms 8.8ms 13.8MB 4240ms 883ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py 4308ms 7.9ms 8.8MB 4297ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 238ms 5.8ms 63.6MB 210ms 13ms pypy 3.10.14
python 5-m.py 295ms 6.0ms 12.5MB 383ms 127ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 299ms 3.5ms 8.1MB 287ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 5-m.py 377ms 1.5ms 13.8MB 457ms 123ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py 451ms 3.5ms 8.8MB 440ms 3ms cpython 3.13.1
python 5-m.py 510ms 5.7ms 64.9MB 750ms 283ms pypy 3.10.14

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1.c 0.9ms 0.0ms 1.4MB 0ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 1.c 1.2ms 0.0ms 2.1MB 0ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 1.c 1.3ms 0.2ms 2.1MB 0ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
python 1.py 11ms 0.8ms 7.6MB 0ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 13ms 1.3ms 8.5MB 10ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py 26ms 0.9ms 51.0MB 8ms 8ms pypy 3.10.14

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 2185ms 130ms 36.3MB 963ms 1550ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 2293ms 260ms 33.2MB 1447ms 1537ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py 4404ms 18ms 106.6MB 2683ms 1083ms pypy 3.10.14

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1091ms 7.1ms 30.8MB 230ms 243ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1188ms 161ms 28.8MB 293ms 250ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py 1741ms 161ms 88.8MB 650ms 203ms pypy 3.10.14

json-serde

Input: sample 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 182ms 0.5ms 38.4MB 143ms 20ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 202ms 5.2ms 38.5MB 170ms 13ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py 281ms 7.9ms 87.3MB 240ms 23ms pypy 3.10.14

Input: canada 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1728ms 15ms 220.5MB 1570ms 140ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1788ms 9.0ms 221.8MB 1693ms 80ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 1796ms 4.2ms 221.7MB 1690ms 87ms cpython 3.13.1

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1-m.c 175ms 15ms 26.1MB 410ms 7ms gcc 14.2.0
c 1-m.c 282ms 6.9ms 29.6MB 953ms 30ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
python 3-m.py 2164ms 33ms 137.9MB 7297ms 307ms pypy 3.10.14
python 3-m.py 2926ms 28ms 34.0MB 11103ms 117ms pyston 3.8.12
python 3.py timeout 0.0ms 35.7MB 93ms 7ms cpython 3.13.1

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1-m.c 27ms 0.6ms 13.2MB 57ms 3ms gcc 14.2.0
c 1-m.c 35ms 1.3ms 14.9MB 103ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
python 3-m.py 356ms 2.8ms 75.7MB 893ms 163ms pypy 3.10.14
python 3-m.py 377ms 10ms 15.6MB 1223ms 73ms pyston 3.8.12
python 3-m.py 607ms 6.1ms 17.1MB 2127ms 67ms cpython 3.13.1

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 143ms 0.8ms 57.9MB 117ms 13ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 172ms 3.1ms 59.5MB 147ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 694ms 2.8ms 8.9MB 687ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 790ms 4.9ms 8.5MB 773ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1060ms 5.7ms 9.3MB 1043ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1
python 2.py 1262ms 16ms 9.0MB 1247ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 321ms 7.8ms 58.9MB 293ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 360ms 5.5ms 60.4MB 337ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 2016ms 25ms 8.9MB 2000ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 2346ms 34ms 8.5MB 2333ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 3111ms 15ms 9.3MB 3093ms 3ms cpython 3.13.1
python 2.py 3679ms 12ms 9.0MB 3667ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 101ms 2.0ms 57.8MB 77ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 115ms 1.3ms 58.5MB 90ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 328ms 7.8ms 8.5MB 313ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 366ms 15ms 8.1MB 350ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 503ms 5.9ms 9.1MB 483ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1
python 2.py 613ms 10ms 8.8MB 600ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 2111ms 2.8ms 210.1MB 2007ms 83ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 93.9MB 4963ms 23ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 130.4MB 4933ms 53ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 360ms 5.1ms 103.6MB 297ms 50ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 2752ms 61ms 37.2MB 2727ms 7ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py 4838ms 94ms 48.9MB 4770ms 50ms pyston 3.8.12

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 8-i.c 233ms 2.3ms 1.5MB 223ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 5.c 280ms 2.5ms 1.5MB 270ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 8-i.c 289ms 1.5ms 2.1MB 280ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 2.c 291ms 2.9ms 2.3MB 280ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 2.c 297ms 4.6ms 1.5MB 287ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 5.c 300ms 5.4ms 2.3MB 287ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 5.c 301ms 3.6ms 2.1MB 293ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 2.c 303ms 3.9ms 2.1MB 293ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 8-i.c 317ms 4.6ms 2.3MB 307ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
python 2.py 1278ms 0.7ms 59.8MB 1253ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 2492ms 13ms 56.6MB 2467ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 8.6MB 4983ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 8.8MB 4987ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 8.3MB 4987ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 8.1MB 4990ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 8-i.c 26ms 0.1ms 1.5MB 20ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 5.c 30ms 0.2ms 1.5MB 20ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 8-i.c 30ms 0.4ms 2.1MB 20ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 2.c 31ms 0.4ms 1.5MB 20ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 2.c 31ms 0.4ms 2.3MB 20ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 5.c 32ms 0.8ms 2.1MB 20ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5.c 32ms 0.5ms 2.3MB 20ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 2.c 33ms 1.7ms 2.1MB 23ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 8-i.c 33ms 0.3ms 2.3MB 23ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
python 2.py 165ms 1.2ms 57.8MB 143ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 284ms 2.2ms 56.6MB 267ms 3ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 892ms 9.1ms 8.3MB 883ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 1234ms 13ms 8.3MB 1220ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 2829ms 9.3ms 8.8MB 2813ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1
python 2.py 3043ms 23ms 8.8MB 3030ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1.c 247ms 8.8ms 40.9MB 227ms 3ms gcc 14.2.0
c 1.c 249ms 8.5ms 40.8MB 230ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 1.c 261ms 8.3ms 40.3MB 243ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
python 1.py 2328ms 43ms 369.1MB 2263ms 47ms pypy 3.10.14
python 2.py 2768ms 15ms 632.9MB 2590ms 163ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 4623ms 31ms 320.4MB 4567ms 40ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 321.1MB 4953ms 27ms cpython 3.13.1
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 633.5MB 4813ms 170ms cpython 3.13.1
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 959.3MB 4743ms 243ms pypy 3.10.14

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1.c 49ms 2.3ms 11.8MB 37ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 1.c 50ms 3.8ms 11.5MB 40ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 1.c 55ms 3.7ms 11.0MB 43ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
python 1.py 497ms 14ms 134.7MB 467ms 17ms pypy 3.10.14
python 2.py 679ms 22ms 164.2MB 630ms 30ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1022ms 10ms 86.0MB 1000ms 3ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 1327ms 14ms 164.8MB 1283ms 27ms cpython 3.13.1
python 2.py 1463ms 8.1ms 289.7MB 1363ms 80ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 2501ms 11ms 86.9MB 2473ms 10ms cpython 3.13.1

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 4.py 1803ms 1.7ms 8.9MB 1750ms 37ms pyston 3.8.12
python 4.py 1882ms 15ms 9.4MB 1823ms 40ms cpython 3.13.1
python 4.py 2018ms 13ms 89.1MB 1983ms 20ms pypy 3.10.14

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 4.py 427ms 4.9ms 8.8MB 413ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 4.py 450ms 5.6ms 9.1MB 437ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1
python 4.py 515ms 2.6ms 83.8MB 480ms 17ms pypy 3.10.14

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 2122ms 9.7ms 243.2MB 2060ms 43ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 4481ms 9.0ms 226.3MB 4283ms 180ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 165.8MB 4940ms 40ms cpython 3.13.1

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 310ms 4.2ms 85.0MB 273ms 20ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 468ms 2.3ms 30.5MB 440ms 13ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 594ms 8.6ms 31.0MB 557ms 23ms cpython 3.13.1

secp256k1

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 3007ms 4.8ms 8.3MB 2997ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 3542ms 41ms 74.6MB 3513ms 13ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 3659ms 51ms 8.8MB 3650ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 765ms 9.3ms 8.3MB 750ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 922ms 10.0ms 8.8MB 913ms 0ms cpython 3.13.1
python 1.py 973ms 12ms 67.5MB 947ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 4-m.c 912ms 4.9ms 4.1MB 3580ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 6-im.c 916ms 6.9ms 4.1MB 3603ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 6-im.c 957ms 5.6ms 7.3MB 3750ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 1032ms 4.9ms 4.1MB 4060ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 4-m.c 1101ms 27ms 5.1MB 4260ms 13ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 1258ms 3.2ms 5.2MB 4933ms 7ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 1730ms 10ms 7.2MB 6810ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 1868ms 12ms 4.1MB 7353ms 7ms gcc 14.2.0
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 16.7MB 43ms 13ms cpython 3.13.1
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 99.4MB 790ms 163ms pypy 3.10.14
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 16.5MB 67ms 20ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 4-m.c 242ms 7.9ms 4.0MB 927ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 6-im.c 249ms 5.3ms 5.3MB 937ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 6-im.c 250ms 20ms 4.0MB 937ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 4-m.c 272ms 1.5ms 5.1MB 1027ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 278ms 9.7ms 4.0MB 1050ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 5-im.c 327ms 5.4ms 5.3MB 1250ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 452ms 20ms 7.3MB 1713ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 477ms 2.5ms 4.0MB 1860ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 16.5MB 87ms 20ms cpython 3.13.1
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 100.4MB 1460ms 480ms pypy 3.10.14
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 15.6MB 147ms 37ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 4-m.c 67ms 0.5ms 4.0MB 233ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 6-im.c 69ms 3.3ms 7.3MB 240ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 6-im.c 70ms 6.7ms 4.0MB 240ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 5-im.c 76ms 1.5ms 4.0MB 270ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 4-m.c 83ms 7.1ms 5.0MB 277ms 7ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 89ms 2.8ms 5.1MB 320ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 117ms 2.1ms 5.1MB 417ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 126ms 1.7ms 4.0MB 470ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
python 8-m.py 1880ms 5.8ms 95.0MB 6000ms 323ms pypy 3.10.14
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 16.2MB 233ms 33ms cpython 3.13.1
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 17.2MB 440ms 127ms pyston 3.8.12