Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

Ruby VS Python benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Fri May 20 2022, 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
python 1.py 1667ms 61ms 273.7MB 1530ms 110ms pypy 3.8.13
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms truffleruby 22.1.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 128ms 2.2ms 82.9MB 83ms 20ms pypy 3.8.13
python 1.py 641ms 4.3ms 12.3MB 610ms 13ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 1.rb 897ms 6.4ms 292.1MB 740ms 137ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 1-m.rb 951ms 78ms 404.6MB 1523ms 130ms truffleruby 22.1.0
ruby 1.rb 976ms 8.7ms 35.5MB 930ms 23ms ruby 3.1.2
python 1.py 1532ms 2.7ms 11.8MB 1517ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1216ms 5.5ms 196.8MB 1140ms 60ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 1.rb 3053ms 9.8ms 336.7MB 2847ms 190ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb 3564ms 76ms 80.2MB 3487ms 60ms ruby 3.1.2
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms truffleruby 22.1.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 1.rb 243ms 3.7ms 42.3MB 203ms 23ms ruby 3.1.2
python 1.py 293ms 12ms 95.1MB 257ms 17ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 1.rb 375ms 3.0ms 298.9MB 220ms 137ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
python 1.py 965ms 4.9ms 17.2MB 947ms 3ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1003ms 35ms 17.1MB 967ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms truffleruby 22.1.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 2691ms 81ms 90.8MB 2643ms 30ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 6.rb 2839ms 35ms 295.0MB 2677ms 143ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
python 5-m.py 3357ms 14ms 12.9MB 4937ms 1013ms pyston 3.8.12
python 5-m.py 3998ms 20ms 85.2MB 4463ms 930ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 6.rb 4345ms 16ms 39.8MB 4310ms 17ms ruby 3.1.2
python 1.py 4467ms 32ms 8.2MB 4447ms 3ms pyston 3.8.12
python 5-m.py 4473ms 26ms 12.1MB 6287ms 1063ms cpython 3.10.4
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
ruby 6.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms truffleruby 22.1.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 347ms 5.0ms 81.5MB 320ms 13ms pypy 3.8.13
python 5-m.py 408ms 6.5ms 12.9MB 537ms 130ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 460ms 2.0ms 8.2MB 447ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 6.rb 491ms 2.7ms 287.8MB 340ms 133ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 6.rb 507ms 8.2ms 31.1MB 483ms 7ms ruby 3.1.2
python 5-m.py 522ms 3.8ms 12.0MB 670ms 147ms cpython 3.10.4
python 1.py 732ms 8.2ms 7.8MB 717ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 5-m.py 813ms 7.3ms 85.3MB 900ms 443ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 6-m.rb 1439ms 22ms 368.9MB 2527ms 140ms truffleruby 22.1.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 14ms 1.1ms 7.6MB 10ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 15ms 0.6ms 7.5MB 10ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 1.py 34ms 1.1ms 53.6MB 10ms 10ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 1.rb 39ms 1.0ms 134.6MB 20ms 18ms truffleruby 22.1.0
ruby 1.rb 72ms 1.1ms 30.1MB 50ms 10ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb 225ms 0.8ms 286.6MB 72ms 138ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2

json-serde

Input: sample 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 263ms 2.8ms 38.6MB 240ms 7ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 266ms 1.5ms 39.5MB 240ms 10ms cpython 3.10.4
python 1.py 431ms 0.6ms 109.0MB 380ms 30ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 1.rb 436ms 5.7ms 48.1MB 397ms 20ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb 592ms 3.6ms 304.6MB 433ms 140ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms truffleruby 22.1.0

Input: canada 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 2403ms 5.3ms 219.7MB 2277ms 110ms cpython 3.10.4
python 1.py 2446ms 4.3ms 221.0MB 2263ms 167ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 2600ms 2.7ms 249.5MB 2507ms 80ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 1.rb 3896ms 8.6ms 160.2MB 3783ms 97ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb 4051ms 2.5ms 417.8MB 3817ms 220ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms truffleruby 22.1.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 204ms 2.0ms 79.9MB 160ms 23ms pypy 3.8.13
python 1.py 244ms 0.9ms 81.2MB 217ms 10ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 1.rb 617ms 3.7ms 286.7MB 477ms 120ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb 623ms 13ms 30.2MB 603ms 3ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 1-m.rb 913ms 8.6ms 326.3MB 1430ms 100ms truffleruby 22.1.0
python 1.py 1052ms 3.9ms 9.3MB 1040ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 1290ms 15ms 9.0MB 1277ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py 1848ms 8.2ms 8.3MB 1830ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 2.py 2609ms 24ms 8.3MB 2597ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 470ms 1.2ms 80.1MB 443ms 10ms pypy 3.8.13
python 1.py 513ms 2.9ms 81.2MB 490ms 10ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 1.rb 1379ms 4.7ms 286.8MB 1223ms 140ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 1-m.rb 1509ms 4.5ms 360.3MB 2183ms 140ms truffleruby 22.1.0
ruby 1.rb 1696ms 22ms 30.3MB 1667ms 13ms ruby 3.1.2
python 1.py 3126ms 28ms 9.3MB 3117ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 3831ms 16ms 9.1MB 3817ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 147ms 0.7ms 80.0MB 117ms 13ms pypy 3.8.13
python 1.py 164ms 1.1ms 80.8MB 137ms 13ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 1.rb 343ms 4.0ms 30.0MB 313ms 13ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb 419ms 0.9ms 286.7MB 277ms 130ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
python 1.py 519ms 1.1ms 9.0MB 503ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 597ms 5.7ms 8.5MB 583ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 1-m.rb 680ms 65ms 309.9MB 1070ms 100ms truffleruby 22.1.0
python 1.py 868ms 2.3ms 7.8MB 857ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 2.py 1256ms 4.4ms 7.4MB 1240ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 2718ms 66ms 293.9MB 2520ms 183ms pypy 3.8.13
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms truffleruby 22.1.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 387ms 1.3ms 144.6MB 327ms 43ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 1-m.rb 3310ms 16ms 583.4MB 6047ms 240ms truffleruby 22.1.0
ruby 1.rb 3946ms 4.7ms 300.9MB 3780ms 147ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb 4797ms 7.7ms 44.4MB 4757ms 23ms ruby 3.1.2
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 2.rb 1338ms 3.0ms 301.9MB 1703ms 93ms truffleruby 22.1.0
python 2.py 2186ms 36ms 79.8MB 2157ms 13ms pypy 3.8.13
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms pypy 3.8.13
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 2.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 2.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 2.py 282ms 2.1ms 79.5MB 257ms 10ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 2-m.rb 489ms 4.2ms 289.6MB 797ms 83ms truffleruby 22.1.0
python 1.py 590ms 2.3ms 79.7MB 563ms 10ms pypy 3.8.13
python 1.py 1463ms 3.4ms 8.6MB 1450ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 2.py 2152ms 28ms 8.5MB 2140ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 2.rb 2366ms 7.0ms 286.8MB 2220ms 130ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 2.rb 3241ms 11ms 30.0MB 3213ms 10ms ruby 3.1.2
python 1.py 4709ms 32ms 7.3MB 4693ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 2.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 4135ms 8.4ms 391.3MB 4000ms 113ms pypy 3.8.13
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 1.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms truffleruby 22.1.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 1.py 1053ms 100ms 215.9MB 993ms 40ms pypy 3.8.13
python 1.py 2722ms 31ms 86.4MB 2687ms 17ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 1.rb 3510ms 27ms 408.6MB 3937ms 150ms truffleruby 22.1.0
python 1.py 4283ms 21ms 85.9MB 4240ms 27ms cpython 3.10.4
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 4.py 2762ms 3.2ms 9.4MB 2727ms 17ms pyston 3.8.12
python 4.py 2782ms 2.3ms 8.5MB 2740ms 23ms cpython 3.10.4
python 4.py 2800ms 13ms 119.5MB 2757ms 27ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms truffleruby 22.1.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 4.py 655ms 0.7ms 9.1MB 643ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
python 4.py 666ms 2.4ms 8.3MB 650ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 4.py 694ms 12ms 84.5MB 663ms 13ms pypy 3.8.13
ruby 1-m.rb 2095ms 83ms 383.5MB 3883ms 117ms truffleruby 22.1.0
ruby 1.rb 2507ms 16ms 162.6MB 2430ms 57ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 1.rb 2676ms 44ms 420.8MB 2477ms 183ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms pypy 3.8.13
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms truffleruby 22.1.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms pypy 3.8.13
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms truffleruby 22.1.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
ruby 4.rb 1862ms 8.4ms 436.8MB 2480ms 127ms truffleruby 22.1.0
python 8-m.py 3295ms 48ms 110.4MB 5600ms 377ms pypy 3.8.13
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms cpython 3.10.4
python 8.py timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms pyston 3.8.12
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby 3.1.2
ruby 4.rb timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms ruby/yjit 3.1.2