Python VS D benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Mon Apr 14 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
python 1.py 1213ms 9.6ms 96.3MB 1153ms 47ms pypy 3.10.16
d 1.d 1781ms 9.7ms 312.7MB 1753ms 37ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 3029ms 5.2ms 314.9MB 3207ms 50ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 40.9MB 4967ms 17ms cpython 3.13.3
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 40.5MB 4760ms 227ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 97ms 0.7ms 68.7MB 70ms 20ms pypy 3.10.16
d 1.d 162ms 2.9ms 209.9MB 137ms 13ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 261ms 2.3ms 212.1MB 237ms 10ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 477ms 2.7ms 11.9MB 450ms 10ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 732ms 10.0ms 12.8MB 720ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1229ms 8.1ms 106.1MB 1177ms 37ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 2740ms 11ms 25.2MB 2720ms 10ms cpython 3.13.3
d 1.d timeout 0.0ms 17.8MB 4970ms 20ms dmd 2.111.0
d 1.d timeout 0.0ms 16.5MB 4967ms 13ms ldc2 1.40.1
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 17.3MB 4980ms 3ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 226ms 4.5ms 86.4MB 190ms 23ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 238ms 4.8ms 20.5MB 217ms 7ms cpython 3.13.3
python 1.py 677ms 17ms 16.8MB 657ms 7ms pyston 3.8.12
d 1.d 1031ms 1.4ms 12.2MB 1010ms 10ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 1364ms 12ms 12.1MB 1343ms 10ms dmd 2.111.0

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 249ms 0.9ms 83.6MB 213ms 20ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 364ms 4.3ms 12.6MB 350ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3
python 1.py 2004ms 3.1ms 9.6MB 1990ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
d 1.d 2553ms 3.2ms 8.1MB 2543ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 2873ms 4.6ms 10.4MB 2857ms 7ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 101ms 1.7ms 63.4MB 73ms 13ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 112ms 3.3ms 12.4MB 97ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3
python 1.py 350ms 3.1ms 8.8MB 340ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
d 1.d 442ms 1.1ms 8.0MB 430ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 523ms 2.9ms 10.4MB 513ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 156ms 2.3ms 2.9MB 147ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 640ms 0.8ms 4.6MB 630ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 1856ms 3.7ms 88.7MB 1810ms 33ms pypy 3.10.16
python 5-m.py 2281ms 14ms 65.4MB 3517ms 857ms pypy 3.10.16
python 5-m.py 2454ms 16ms 12.5MB 3597ms 933ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 3039ms 6.1ms 8.1MB 3027ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 5-m.py 3378ms 6.8ms 13.9MB 4507ms 907ms cpython 3.13.3
python 1.py 4717ms 37ms 8.9MB 4703ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 19ms 0.4ms 3.0MB 10ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 68ms 1.3ms 4.9MB 60ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 253ms 4.7ms 63.3MB 227ms 10ms pypy 3.10.16
python 5-m.py 311ms 6.2ms 12.5MB 407ms 143ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 313ms 1.7ms 8.1MB 300ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 5-m.py 410ms 4.8ms 13.8MB 487ms 147ms cpython 3.13.3
python 5-m.py 451ms 3.7ms 65.4MB 747ms 310ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 498ms 22ms 8.9MB 483ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 1.6ms 0.1ms 2.9MB 0ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 2.1ms 0.2ms 5.0MB 0ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 11ms 0.9ms 7.8MB 0ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 14ms 1.3ms 8.6MB 10ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3
python 1.py 28ms 0.4ms 51.6MB 10ms 10ms pypy 3.10.16

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1982ms 291ms 26.5MB 1100ms 1583ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 2558ms 418ms 27.5MB 1607ms 1657ms cpython 3.13.3
python 1.py 4758ms 76ms 103.4MB 2947ms 1227ms pypy 3.10.16

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1099ms 21ms 21.1MB 243ms 273ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1164ms 45ms 22.8MB 320ms 287ms cpython 3.13.3
python 1.py 1596ms 195ms 86.4MB 730ms 227ms pypy 3.10.16

json-serde

Input: sample 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 2.d 57ms 0.1ms 15.8MB 63ms 7ms ldc2 1.40.1
python 1.py 201ms 3.2ms 38.2MB 167ms 17ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 222ms 3.4ms 38.8MB 197ms 10ms cpython 3.13.3
d 2.d 238ms 0.7ms 22.5MB 243ms 7ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 299ms 3.1ms 89.5MB 260ms 27ms pypy 3.10.16

Input: canada 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 2.d 465ms 6.7ms 141.8MB 433ms 37ms ldc2 1.40.1
python 1.py 1828ms 1.9ms 220.5MB 1663ms 153ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1898ms 10ms 222.2MB 1817ms 63ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 1919ms 14ms 221.5MB 1827ms 80ms cpython 3.13.3
d 2.d 2485ms 13ms 158.9MB 2507ms 27ms dmd 2.111.0

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1-m.d 653ms 20ms 47.2MB 2180ms 13ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1-m.d 1844ms 52ms 49.5MB 5630ms 17ms dmd 2.111.0
python 3-m.py 2479ms 7.2ms 136.3MB 8417ms 323ms pypy 3.10.16
python 3-m.py 3176ms 41ms 34.3MB 12123ms 117ms pyston 3.8.12
python 3.py timeout 0.0ms 35.7MB 93ms 20ms cpython 3.13.3

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1-m.d 90ms 7.2ms 39.9MB 250ms 10ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1-m.d 211ms 8.5ms 40.0MB 597ms 10ms dmd 2.111.0
python 3-m.py 389ms 2.2ms 75.7MB 997ms 157ms pypy 3.10.16
python 3-m.py 395ms 1.5ms 14.3MB 1307ms 67ms pyston 3.8.12
python 3-m.py 691ms 2.2ms 15.2MB 2443ms 60ms cpython 3.13.3

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 130ms 0.8ms 5.9MB 120ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
python 2.py 145ms 1.4ms 58.3MB 120ms 10ms pypy 3.10.16
d 1.d 174ms 1.5ms 7.9MB 163ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 178ms 1.3ms 59.3MB 150ms 10ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 726ms 8.6ms 8.9MB 717ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 840ms 8.8ms 8.5MB 830ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1148ms 17ms 9.5MB 1137ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3
python 2.py 1347ms 2.0ms 9.3MB 1333ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 344ms 7.2ms 59.2MB 320ms 10ms pypy 3.10.16
d 1.d 375ms 0.8ms 5.9MB 360ms 17ms ldc2 1.40.1
python 1.py 380ms 1.8ms 60.3MB 357ms 10ms pypy 3.10.16
d 1.d 512ms 3.5ms 7.9MB 503ms 13ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 2133ms 11ms 8.9MB 2120ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 2493ms 11ms 8.5MB 2480ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 3395ms 51ms 9.5MB 3383ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3
python 2.py 3992ms 18ms 9.1MB 3980ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 57ms 0.3ms 5.9MB 50ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 79ms 0.5ms 8.2MB 70ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
python 2.py 104ms 2.3ms 58.1MB 87ms 7ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 122ms 4.0ms 58.7MB 100ms 13ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 349ms 7.4ms 8.5MB 337ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 390ms 5.2ms 8.1MB 377ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 552ms 6.4ms 9.3MB 540ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3
python 2.py 649ms 7.0ms 8.8MB 637ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 993ms 10ms 312.6MB 957ms 40ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 1872ms 32ms 315.0MB 2010ms 43ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 2227ms 9.2ms 202.8MB 2113ms 100ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 94.0MB 4960ms 27ms cpython 3.13.3
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 130.4MB 4937ms 47ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 201ms 1.6ms 312.6MB 163ms 27ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 361ms 8.8ms 315.1MB 330ms 27ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 384ms 2.6ms 105.2MB 327ms 43ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 3481ms 73ms 37.3MB 3450ms 20ms cpython 3.13.3
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 48.9MB 4957ms 30ms pyston 3.8.12

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 2.d 361ms 0.8ms 2.9MB 350ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 362ms 1.7ms 2.9MB 350ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 689ms 3.9ms 4.6MB 680ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
python 2.py 1350ms 3.5ms 57.9MB 1327ms 10ms pypy 3.10.16
d 2.d 2028ms 2.4ms 4.8MB 2020ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 2654ms 20ms 57.2MB 2627ms 13ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 8.9MB 4990ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 8.9MB 4990ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3
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
d 1.d 39ms 0.4ms 2.9MB 30ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 2.d 39ms 0.5ms 2.9MB 30ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 71ms 0.7ms 4.6MB 60ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
python 2.py 177ms 2.0ms 57.9MB 157ms 10ms pypy 3.10.16
d 2.d 207ms 2.0ms 4.8MB 200ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 309ms 11ms 57.1MB 287ms 7ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 1009ms 134ms 8.3MB 997ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 1304ms 5.0ms 8.3MB 1293ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 2984ms 72ms 8.8MB 2970ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3
python 2.py 3398ms 9.8ms 8.9MB 3387ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 349ms 1.2ms 77.3MB 337ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 1.d 353ms 6.9ms 42.9MB 337ms 3ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 2.d 844ms 2.0ms 49.1MB 827ms 3ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 2.d 1166ms 3.1ms 51.0MB 1150ms 3ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 2598ms 14ms 369.5MB 2527ms 60ms pypy 3.10.16
python 2.py 3071ms 19ms 633.0MB 2897ms 157ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 4831ms 76ms 320.4MB 4770ms 47ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 321.3MB 4960ms 27ms cpython 3.13.3
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 633.8MB 4833ms 150ms cpython 3.13.3
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 959.7MB 4723ms 260ms pypy 3.10.16

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 61ms 0.8ms 15.0MB 50ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 74ms 1.5ms 27.2MB 63ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 2.d 208ms 1.8ms 14.9MB 197ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 2.d 292ms 0.6ms 18.9MB 280ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 545ms 16ms 135.2MB 510ms 20ms pypy 3.10.16
python 2.py 746ms 6.9ms 164.2MB 707ms 27ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1093ms 21ms 86.0MB 1070ms 10ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 1471ms 14ms 165.0MB 1430ms 30ms cpython 3.13.3
python 2.py 1569ms 31ms 290.2MB 1480ms 77ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 2775ms 8.1ms 86.9MB 2750ms 10ms cpython 3.13.3

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 4.py 1925ms 11ms 8.9MB 1877ms 33ms pyston 3.8.12
python 4.py 1996ms 9.8ms 9.5MB 1940ms 43ms cpython 3.13.3
python 4.py 2190ms 2.9ms 89.4MB 2150ms 27ms pypy 3.10.16
d 1.d 2442ms 0.9ms 8.1MB 2387ms 437ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 4423ms 16ms 10.5MB 4377ms 467ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 4.py 451ms 0.8ms 8.6MB 440ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 4.py 476ms 4.0ms 9.3MB 467ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3
python 4.py 553ms 5.0ms 83.9MB 513ms 23ms pypy 3.10.16
d 1.d 586ms 1.5ms 8.0MB 577ms 93ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 1052ms 4.2ms 10.4MB 1030ms 117ms dmd 2.111.0

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 3.d 577ms 2.8ms 182.2MB 760ms 17ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 3.d 1203ms 2.2ms 176.9MB 1397ms 20ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 2250ms 7.9ms 243.5MB 2190ms 40ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 4742ms 16ms 252.7MB 4557ms 170ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 149.9MB 4927ms 57ms cpython 3.13.3

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 3.d 64ms 0.4ms 27.5MB 70ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 3.d 128ms 3.1ms 30.8MB 133ms 3ms dmd 2.111.0
python 1.py 332ms 4.0ms 87.9MB 293ms 23ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 499ms 5.4ms 30.0MB 467ms 23ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 619ms 0.9ms 29.5MB 583ms 23ms cpython 3.13.3

secp256k1

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 3164ms 6.1ms 8.4MB 3153ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 3535ms 23ms 74.3MB 3500ms 20ms pypy 3.10.16
python 1.py 3825ms 22ms 8.9MB 3813ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3
d 1.d 4811ms 39ms 3.9MB 4750ms 393ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d timeout 0.0ms 6.5MB 4747ms 507ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 801ms 5.4ms 8.3MB 790ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 970ms 6.6ms 8.8MB 957ms 0ms cpython 3.13.3
python 1.py 992ms 6.4ms 67.3MB 963ms 13ms pypy 3.10.16
d 1.d 1205ms 2.4ms 3.9MB 1177ms 100ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 2107ms 4.5ms 6.5MB 2067ms 133ms dmd 2.111.0

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 3597ms 3.3ms 3.9MB 3583ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 3641ms 25ms 6.0MB 3633ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 14.8MB 40ms 7ms cpython 3.13.3
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 96.8MB 803ms 73ms pypy 3.10.16
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 14.1MB 33ms 10ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 902ms 0.9ms 3.5MB 890ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 928ms 5.7ms 5.3MB 917ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 14.6MB 50ms 10ms cpython 3.13.3
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 96.2MB 1303ms 180ms pypy 3.10.16
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 13.7MB 57ms 20ms pyston 3.8.12

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 230ms 0.6ms 3.0MB 220ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 234ms 2.3ms 5.0MB 223ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
python 8-m.py 1955ms 10ms 93.2MB 6330ms 253ms pypy 3.10.16
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 14.3MB 90ms 13ms cpython 3.13.3
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 13.1MB 127ms 37ms pyston 3.8.12