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Rust VS Nim benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Fri Aug 01 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.)

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1.1ms 0.0ms 1.9MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 1.rs 1.2ms 0.1ms 1.8MB 0ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 1.2ms 0.1ms 1.9MB 0ms 0ms rustc 1.90.0-nightly
nim 1.nim 1.6ms 0.2ms 2.6MB 0ms 0ms nim 2.2.4

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 9.rs 246ms 0.5ms 4.8MB 240ms 0ms rustc 1.90.0-nightly
nim 1.nim 288ms 0.3ms 5.9MB 280ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
rust 8.rs 292ms 0.8ms 4.8MB 280ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 1.nim 388ms 0.1ms 4.9MB 380ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 9.rs 13ms 0.4ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.90.0-nightly
rust 8.rs 14ms 0.1ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 1.nim 15ms 0.2ms 2.9MB 10ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 19ms 0.6ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 4-i.rs 163ms 0.3ms 1.8MB 157ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 7-i.rs 218ms 1.1ms 1.8MB 210ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 229ms 0.6ms 1.8MB 220ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 3.rs 279ms 0.5ms 1.9MB 270ms 0ms rustc 1.90.0-nightly
rust 2.rs 279ms 0.3ms 1.6MB 270ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 2.nim 319ms 1.0ms 2.9MB 310ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 343ms 2.4ms 2.0MB 333ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 4-i.rs 18ms 0.1ms 1.8MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 7-i.rs 24ms 0.5ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 25ms 0.5ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 3.rs 30ms 0.1ms 1.9MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.90.0-nightly
rust 2.rs 30ms 0.1ms 1.6MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 2.nim 34ms 0.2ms 2.9MB 30ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 38ms 1.4ms 2.0MB 30ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 7-m.rs 492ms 0.6ms 2.3MB 1907ms 3ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 8-m.rs 493ms 0.0ms 2.4MB 1917ms 0ms rustc 1.90.0-nightly
rust 8.rs 994ms 2.5ms 2.4MB 983ms 0ms rustc 1.90.0-nightly
rust 7.rs 1964ms 9.9ms 2.0MB 1957ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2-m.rs 2079ms 5.2ms 2.4MB 8167ms 3ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 1.nim 3589ms 0.8ms 1.6MB 3580ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 3591ms 1.0ms 2.8MB 3580ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
rust 2.rs 4264ms 2.5ms 2.0MB 4253ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 7-m.rs 127ms 0.2ms 2.1MB 463ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 8-m.rs 127ms 0.4ms 2.3MB 470ms 0ms rustc 1.90.0-nightly
rust 8.rs 251ms 0.9ms 2.0MB 240ms 0ms rustc 1.90.0-nightly
rust 7.rs 496ms 4.5ms 1.8MB 490ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2-m.rs 523ms 1.6ms 2.3MB 2023ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 1.nim 899ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 890ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 901ms 1.3ms 2.6MB 890ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
rust 2.rs 1068ms 0.2ms 2.0MB 1060ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 8-m.rs 35ms 0.2ms 2.1MB 110ms 0ms rustc 1.90.0-nightly
rust 7-m.rs 35ms 0.4ms 2.1MB 110ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 8.rs 65ms 0.5ms 2.0MB 60ms 0ms rustc 1.90.0-nightly
rust 7.rs 130ms 7.3ms 1.8MB 123ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2-m.rs 135ms 0.3ms 2.1MB 493ms 3ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 1.nim 227ms 0.4ms 1.5MB 220ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 228ms 1.2ms 2.6MB 220ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
rust 2.rs 269ms 0.8ms 1.9MB 260ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0

binarytrees

Input: 18

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 685ms 7.3ms 36.3MB 667ms 7ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 978ms 54ms 35.2MB 957ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 4.rs 1259ms 3.4ms 33.8MB 1240ms 7ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 5.rs 1337ms 1.1ms 33.8MB 1317ms 10ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 3.rs 1443ms 32ms 49.8MB 1410ms 13ms rustc 1.88.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 64ms 2.2ms 6.9MB 53ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 93ms 1.9ms 5.8MB 80ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 4.rs 121ms 2.1ms 5.8MB 110ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 5.rs 126ms 2.0ms 5.8MB 120ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 3.rs 138ms 4.5ms 7.8MB 127ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 3-m.rs 540ms 40ms 8.9MB 2037ms 60ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 6.nim 571ms 7.7ms 4.5MB 557ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 6.nim 649ms 37ms 3.3MB 640ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 5-m.rs 650ms 108ms 5.6MB 2473ms 67ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1-m.rs 975ms 1.4ms 7.4MB 3630ms 197ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 3.rs 1139ms 4.6ms 9.3MB 1100ms 27ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 4.rs 1934ms 7.8ms 6.9MB 1923ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 5.nim 4637ms 30ms 7.6MB 4613ms 10ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 575.6MB 2617ms 1907ms nim 2.2.4
nim 3.nim timeout 0.0ms 8.8MB 4987ms 3ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 575.9MB 2610ms 1913ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 3.nim timeout 0.0ms 7.0MB 4983ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 5.nim timeout 0.0ms 5.9MB 4970ms 13ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 6.nim 38ms 0.7ms 3.3MB 30ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 6.nim 43ms 1.2ms 2.1MB 37ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 5-m.rs 53ms 3.2ms 3.4MB 160ms 13ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 3-m.rs 53ms 1.0ms 4.4MB 160ms 13ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 3.rs 70ms 0.3ms 4.0MB 60ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1-m.rs 75ms 0.9ms 3.5MB 243ms 20ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 4.rs 116ms 2.5ms 3.1MB 110ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 5.nim 273ms 3.3ms 4.0MB 260ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 5.nim 336ms 0.7ms 2.9MB 320ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 3.nim 884ms 14ms 5.3MB 873ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 3.nim 899ms 4.6ms 4.0MB 887ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 4094ms 14ms 519.8MB 2130ms 1533ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 4098ms 7.4ms 519.7MB 2143ms 1530ms nim 2.2.4

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 1.rs 121ms 3.5ms 3.6MB 113ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2.rs 422ms 3.6ms 3.6MB 413ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 1.rs 34ms 1.6ms 2.9MB 23ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2.rs 77ms 1.4ms 3.0MB 70ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 3-im.rs 413ms 0.7ms 2.1MB 1587ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 5-m.rs 558ms 2.0ms 2.0MB 2130ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2-im.rs 667ms 5.0ms 2.1MB 2540ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1-m.rs 955ms 4.2ms 2.1MB 3670ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 3-i.rs 1497ms 2.0ms 1.8MB 1490ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2-i.rs 2365ms 0.5ms 1.8MB 2357ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 2700ms 26ms 1.8MB 2690ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 3-im.rs 38ms 0.1ms 2.0MB 127ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 5-m.rs 52ms 1.3ms 2.1MB 170ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2-im.rs 60ms 1.6ms 2.0MB 200ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1-m.rs 84ms 0.3ms 2.0MB 290ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 3-i.rs 125ms 0.6ms 1.9MB 120ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2-i.rs 195ms 0.4ms 1.8MB 183ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 224ms 3.0ms 1.8MB 217ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 6.rs 88ms 2.0ms 1.9MB 80ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 5c-m.rs 89ms 0.8ms 3.2MB 250ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 5-m.rs 92ms 1.4ms 3.2MB 287ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1c.rs 164ms 0.4ms 1.9MB 157ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 197ms 1.0ms 1.9MB 190ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 2.nim 209ms 1.0ms 2.6MB 200ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 240ms 0.0ms 1.8MB 230ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 535ms 2.6ms 1.8MB 440ms 80ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 566ms 4.2ms 2.8MB 473ms 80ms nim 2.2.4

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 6.rs 11ms 1.0ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 5c-m.rs 15ms 0.3ms 3.4MB 23ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 5-m.rs 16ms 0.7ms 3.4MB 27ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1c.rs 19ms 0.5ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 22ms 0.4ms 1.9MB 10ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 2.nim 24ms 1.0ms 2.6MB 13ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 26ms 0.1ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 56ms 1.1ms 1.8MB 40ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 59ms 0.1ms 2.6MB 43ms 3ms nim 2.2.4

http-server

Input: 3000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 1-m.rs 219ms 191ms 80.3MB 1827ms 2833ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2-http2.rs 284ms 64ms 50.0MB 633ms 310ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2-m.rs 349ms 10ms 78.0MB 240ms 837ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1-http2.rs 394ms 30ms 60.1MB 793ms 547ms rustc 1.88.0

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 1-m.rs 44ms 5.0ms 19.0MB 20ms 67ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2-m.rs 82ms 6.1ms 22.8MB 37ms 160ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1-http2.rs 220ms 96ms 24.1MB 590ms 173ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2-http2.rs 223ms 41ms 25.9MB 600ms 173ms rustc 1.88.0

json-serde

Input: sample 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 5-i.rs 29ms 1.5ms 9.8MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 4-i.rs 33ms 0.8ms 7.9MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 3.rs 60ms 1.1ms 32.0MB 40ms 10ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2.rs 61ms 1.6ms 33.8MB 40ms 7ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 101ms 3.0ms 67.4MB 60ms 23ms rustc 1.88.0

Input: canada 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 5-i.rs 216ms 2.9ms 53.0MB 190ms 10ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 4-i.rs 262ms 5.4ms 54.5MB 210ms 37ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2.rs 392ms 6.9ms 238.0MB 290ms 87ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 3.rs 403ms 5.1ms 237.8MB 307ms 80ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 679ms 0.6ms 551.8MB 443ms 227ms rustc 1.88.0

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 8-m.rs 219ms 11ms 28.1MB 633ms 10ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 8.rs 411ms 1.3ms 23.8MB 390ms 3ms rustc 1.88.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 8-m.rs 29ms 2.8ms 15.9MB 60ms 10ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 8.rs 55ms 2.1ms 11.4MB 40ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 0-unsafe.rs 37ms 4.5ms 1.9MB 27ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 51ms 3.1ms 2.0MB 43ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 2.nim 104ms 1.0ms 2.6MB 97ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 110ms 2.5ms 1.9MB 103ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 2.6MB 4990ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.5MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 0-unsafe.rs 133ms 9.5ms 1.8MB 123ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 203ms 10ms 1.9MB 193ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 2.nim 306ms 2.9ms 2.6MB 300ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 324ms 3.6ms 1.6MB 313ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 2.6MB 4990ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.5MB 4990ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 0-unsafe.rs 24ms 0.7ms 1.8MB 17ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 31ms 1.7ms 1.9MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 2.nim 45ms 0.1ms 2.6MB 40ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 49ms 1.5ms 1.5MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 364ms 4.5ms 2.6MB 353ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 495ms 19ms 1.5MB 487ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 460ms 6.9ms 36.3MB 443ms 10ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 629ms 11ms 35.2MB 610ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 1.rs 709ms 8.0ms 33.8MB 690ms 10ms rustc 1.88.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 95ms 2.9ms 11.0MB 83ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 134ms 0.8ms 9.9MB 123ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 1.rs 160ms 6.9ms 9.9MB 150ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 274ms 4.6ms 42.9MB 260ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
rust 2.rs 301ms 2.9ms 6.6MB 290ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 305ms 4.3ms 40.9MB 287ms 3ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 1.nim 316ms 6.2ms 41.8MB 307ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 52ms 3.2ms 12.8MB 43ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
rust 1.rs 64ms 1.9ms 11.6MB 57ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 1.nim 66ms 3.5ms 11.8MB 57ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
rust 2.rs 77ms 1.1ms 2.9MB 70ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 1.rs 1525ms 5.8ms 2.7MB 1310ms 200ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2.rs 1707ms 7.2ms 2.7MB 1613ms 77ms rustc 1.88.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 1.rs 321ms 2.3ms 2.4MB 300ms 10ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 2.rs 381ms 2.0ms 2.4MB 370ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 7.rs 438ms 2.7ms 78.6MB 450ms 13ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 1.nim 1635ms 1.6ms 161.2MB 1603ms 17ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 1643ms 6.4ms 152.4MB 1610ms 17ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 7.rs 49ms 0.5ms 11.6MB 40ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
nim 1.nim 173ms 1.2ms 19.7MB 160ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 173ms 1.9ms 17.6MB 160ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

secp256k1

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 0.rs 119ms 3.0ms 1.9MB 110ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 1429ms 26ms 1.9MB 1420ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0

Input: 500

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
rust 0.rs 32ms 0.6ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0
rust 1.rs 359ms 4.6ms 1.9MB 350ms 0ms rustc 1.88.0