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Python VS C benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Sun Dec 01 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 1149ms 16ms 95.7MB 1087ms 47ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 40.8MB 4970ms 17ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 40.6MB 4743ms 240ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 94ms 1.9ms 68.0MB 63ms 20ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 491ms 25ms 11.9MB 463ms 7ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 710ms 4.2ms 12.8MB 697ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1178ms 15ms 102.5MB 1133ms 30ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 21.1MB 4977ms 7ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 17.1MB 4977ms 7ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 219ms 6.3ms 84.3MB 183ms 20ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 572ms 3.4ms 20.4MB 543ms 10ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 685ms 13ms 16.8MB 663ms 7ms pyston 3.8.12

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 250ms 4.1ms 82.8MB 203ms 30ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 356ms 1.6ms 12.6MB 337ms 3ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 1997ms 6.3ms 9.6MB 1983ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 101ms 1.8ms 62.9MB 70ms 17ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 112ms 8.0ms 11.9MB 97ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 346ms 1.7ms 8.8MB 330ms 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 1909ms 10.0ms 88.3MB 1867ms 23ms pypy 3.10.14
python 5-m.py 2472ms 27ms 12.5MB 3610ms 997ms pyston 3.8.12
python 5-m.py 2826ms 10ms 64.9MB 4047ms 780ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 3033ms 47ms 8.1MB 3017ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 5-m.py 3411ms 65ms 13.9MB 4617ms 930ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 4670ms 96ms 8.8MB 4650ms 3ms cpython 3.13.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 250ms 0.3ms 63.8MB 223ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 5-m.py 312ms 1.4ms 12.5MB 420ms 123ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 312ms 2.4ms 8.1MB 297ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 5-m.py 408ms 10ms 13.9MB 520ms 120ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 478ms 11ms 8.8MB 463ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 5-m.py 555ms 5.0ms 65.0MB 817ms 313ms pypy 3.10.14

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1.c 1.0ms 0.0ms 1.4MB 0ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 1.c 1.3ms 0.1ms 2.1MB 0ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 1.c 1.3ms 0.1ms 2.1MB 0ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
python 1.py 12ms 1.2ms 7.6MB 5ms 5ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 15ms 0.3ms 8.5MB 10ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 29ms 1.5ms 51.0MB 4ms 12ms 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 2123ms 18ms 36.4MB 1133ms 1507ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 2379ms 301ms 33.3MB 1593ms 1627ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 4814ms 17ms 107.0MB 2870ms 1220ms pypy 3.10.14

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1101ms 27ms 28.8MB 217ms 287ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1170ms 92ms 28.7MB 317ms 273ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 1611ms 66ms 89.5MB 723ms 200ms 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 197ms 4.7ms 38.1MB 170ms 10ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 218ms 1.6ms 38.5MB 190ms 10ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 292ms 7.9ms 87.4MB 247ms 30ms pypy 3.10.14

Input: canada 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1808ms 8.0ms 220.5MB 1643ms 143ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1885ms 7.7ms 222.0MB 1820ms 50ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 1937ms 18ms 223.0MB 1830ms 93ms cpython 3.13.0

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1-m.c 180ms 7.8ms 25.8MB 427ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 1-m.c 298ms 4.2ms 27.7MB 1027ms 17ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
python 3-m.py 2277ms 16ms 137.9MB 7727ms 313ms pypy 3.10.14
python 3-m.py 3092ms 33ms 33.7MB 11747ms 113ms pyston 3.8.12
python 3.py timeout 0.0ms 35.4MB 83ms 30ms cpython 3.13.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1-m.c 30ms 1.4ms 12.6MB 63ms 3ms gcc 14.2.0
c 1-m.c 38ms 0.4ms 14.9MB 100ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
python 3-m.py 376ms 0.7ms 77.1MB 960ms 143ms pypy 3.10.14
python 3-m.py 397ms 3.1ms 17.7MB 1317ms 63ms pyston 3.8.12
python 3-m.py 664ms 8.0ms 17.0MB 2327ms 67ms cpython 3.13.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 146ms 5.0ms 57.9MB 120ms 7ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 176ms 0.5ms 59.5MB 150ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 713ms 3.1ms 8.9MB 703ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 841ms 12ms 8.5MB 830ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1118ms 25ms 9.4MB 1110ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py 1290ms 15ms 9.1MB 1273ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 339ms 1.0ms 58.9MB 313ms 13ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 372ms 2.9ms 60.4MB 347ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 2130ms 31ms 8.9MB 2117ms 3ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 2504ms 61ms 8.5MB 2490ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 3298ms 41ms 9.4MB 3283ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py 3869ms 4.9ms 9.1MB 3853ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 103ms 0.8ms 57.8MB 77ms 13ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 120ms 2.9ms 58.5MB 97ms 7ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 349ms 5.9ms 8.5MB 333ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 384ms 5.3ms 8.1MB 367ms 3ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 536ms 14ms 9.3MB 520ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py 617ms 1.4ms 8.8MB 607ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 2247ms 43ms 210.1MB 2133ms 97ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 93.9MB 4953ms 30ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 130.3MB 4930ms 50ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 378ms 2.6ms 103.6MB 327ms 33ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 3059ms 119ms 37.1MB 3030ms 17ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 48.9MB 4953ms 33ms 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 245ms 1.0ms 1.5MB 230ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 5.c 298ms 0.2ms 1.5MB 283ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 8-i.c 301ms 1.8ms 2.1MB 290ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 2.c 308ms 1.0ms 2.3MB 300ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 2.c 312ms 1.5ms 1.5MB 300ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 5.c 312ms 0.9ms 2.3MB 300ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 5.c 315ms 2.3ms 2.1MB 307ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 2.c 317ms 2.8ms 2.1MB 307ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 8-i.c 332ms 0.1ms 2.3MB 320ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
python 2.py 1352ms 14ms 59.8MB 1320ms 17ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 2641ms 30ms 56.6MB 2610ms 13ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 8.8MB 4987ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 8.8MB 4983ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 8.3MB 4990ms 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 27ms 0.1ms 1.5MB 20ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 5.c 32ms 0.2ms 1.5MB 20ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 8-i.c 32ms 0.3ms 2.1MB 20ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 2.c 33ms 0.1ms 2.3MB 23ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 5.c 34ms 0.6ms 2.3MB 20ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 2.c 34ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 23ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
c 5.c 34ms 0.9ms 2.1MB 23ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 8-i.c 36ms 0.4ms 2.3MB 30ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 2.c 37ms 5.1ms 2.1MB 27ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
python 2.py 180ms 2.7ms 57.6MB 153ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 304ms 5.3ms 56.8MB 277ms 10ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 1078ms 255ms 8.3MB 1063ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 1319ms 15ms 8.1MB 1303ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 2912ms 17ms 8.8MB 2900ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py 3132ms 41ms 8.8MB 3123ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1.c 278ms 2.0ms 40.9MB 257ms 10ms gcc 14.2.0
c 1.c 287ms 8.8ms 40.9MB 267ms 7ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 1.c 310ms 10ms 40.3MB 297ms 3ms zigcc 0.13.0
python 1.py 2489ms 28ms 369.0MB 2417ms 57ms pypy 3.10.14
python 2.py 2905ms 8.7ms 632.9MB 2723ms 167ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 4843ms 56ms 320.4MB 4783ms 43ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 321.2MB 4963ms 23ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 633.6MB 4813ms 170ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 959.3MB 4733ms 250ms pypy 3.10.14

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1.c 53ms 2.4ms 11.6MB 40ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 1.c 57ms 3.4ms 11.5MB 43ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 1.c 61ms 3.5ms 11.0MB 47ms 0ms zigcc 0.13.0
python 1.py 540ms 2.4ms 134.6MB 500ms 27ms pypy 3.10.14
python 2.py 709ms 4.9ms 164.2MB 657ms 33ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1118ms 29ms 86.0MB 1090ms 10ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 1383ms 21ms 164.9MB 1333ms 30ms cpython 3.13.0
python 2.py 1531ms 11ms 289.6MB 1443ms 73ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 2652ms 13ms 86.9MB 2623ms 10ms cpython 3.13.0

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 4.py 1907ms 12ms 8.9MB 1853ms 37ms pyston 3.8.12
python 4.py 1961ms 9.8ms 9.5MB 1897ms 47ms cpython 3.13.0
python 4.py 2141ms 12ms 89.1MB 2093ms 33ms pypy 3.10.14

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 4.py 450ms 3.5ms 8.6MB 437ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 4.py 484ms 30ms 9.1MB 470ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 4.py 545ms 13ms 83.5MB 503ms 27ms 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 2217ms 5.8ms 243.1MB 2157ms 43ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 4742ms 15ms 226.2MB 4557ms 170ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 179.6MB 4903ms 77ms cpython 3.13.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 330ms 5.3ms 85.5MB 283ms 30ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 493ms 3.6ms 30.3MB 450ms 27ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 587ms 4.1ms 29.9MB 547ms 23ms cpython 3.13.0

secp256k1

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 3142ms 2.3ms 8.3MB 3133ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 3709ms 13ms 74.6MB 3663ms 30ms pypy 3.10.14
python 1.py 3866ms 69ms 8.8MB 3857ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 799ms 3.3ms 8.3MB 783ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 976ms 18ms 8.8MB 960ms 0ms cpython 3.13.0
python 1.py 1043ms 10ms 67.5MB 1003ms 17ms pypy 3.10.14

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 6-im.c 956ms 1.0ms 4.1MB 3750ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 4-m.c 966ms 0.5ms 4.0MB 3790ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 6-im.c 1012ms 17ms 5.1MB 3937ms 7ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 1124ms 47ms 4.1MB 4327ms 3ms gcc 14.2.0
c 4-m.c 1139ms 14ms 5.3MB 4427ms 10ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 1334ms 8.3ms 5.2MB 5227ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 1835ms 6.5ms 7.2MB 7190ms 10ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 1981ms 16ms 4.1MB 7780ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 16.7MB 53ms 10ms cpython 3.13.0
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 100.0MB 833ms 137ms pypy 3.10.14
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 18.2MB 70ms 13ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 6-im.c 251ms 2.9ms 4.0MB 953ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 4-m.c 253ms 1.2ms 4.1MB 957ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 6-im.c 261ms 3.2ms 7.2MB 973ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 290ms 11ms 4.0MB 1093ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 4-m.c 291ms 2.9ms 5.4MB 1097ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 342ms 3.7ms 5.4MB 1313ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 479ms 25ms 7.3MB 1803ms 10ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 502ms 2.4ms 4.0MB 1950ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 16.4MB 93ms 30ms cpython 3.13.0
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 99.8MB 1533ms 517ms pypy 3.10.14
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 17.5MB 140ms 33ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 6-im.c 72ms 0.5ms 7.0MB 243ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 4-m.c 74ms 3.3ms 4.1MB 257ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 6-im.c 74ms 6.9ms 4.0MB 250ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 5-im.c 80ms 1.3ms 4.0MB 283ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
c 4-m.c 82ms 2.6ms 7.0MB 277ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 95ms 3.2ms 5.2MB 333ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 124ms 1.2ms 5.3MB 450ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 134ms 0.3ms 4.0MB 497ms 0ms gcc 14.2.0
python 8-m.py 1973ms 18ms 95.1MB 6307ms 370ms pypy 3.10.14
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 16.1MB 277ms 40ms cpython 3.13.0
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 17.3MB 397ms 113ms pyston 3.8.12