Programming Language and compiler
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V VS Nim benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Thu May 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.)

binarytrees

Input: 18

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 768ms 17ms 28.9MB 750ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 2.nim 775ms 6.2ms 33.9MB 757ms 10ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 953ms 12ms 35.2MB 933ms 7ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 2185ms 4.8ms 2086.6MB 1287ms 883ms v/clang 0.4.10

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 71ms 2.4ms 4.6MB 60ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 2.nim 76ms 2.3ms 5.5MB 67ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 92ms 3.6ms 5.8MB 83ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 210ms 2.0ms 197.8MB 120ms 77ms v/clang 0.4.10

coro-prime-sieve

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 554.2MB 2543ms 1993ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 552.6MB 2487ms 2053ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 17.6MB 8397ms 11117ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 18.0MB 8957ms 10320ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1-m.v 1412ms 30ms 9.8MB 2280ms 3097ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1-m.v 1430ms 41ms 10.3MB 2463ms 2910ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 1.nim 4338ms 12ms 519.4MB 2163ms 1750ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 4380ms 6.7ms 518.6MB 2120ms 1837ms nim/clang 2.2.4

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 8.5MB 4990ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 4.6MB 4990ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 2229ms 4.9ms 1.9MB 2223ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
v 1.v 2257ms 3.9ms 1.1MB 2247ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 190ms 2.3ms 1.9MB 180ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
v 1.v 192ms 1.9ms 1.1MB 180ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 187ms 0.8ms 1.5MB 180ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 243ms 2.3ms 1.8MB 233ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 501ms 1.9ms 1.3MB 490ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 513ms 3.6ms 2.1MB 507ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 1.nim 550ms 1.7ms 1.8MB 440ms 100ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 574ms 3.5ms 1.5MB 467ms 97ms nim 2.2.4

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 20ms 0.1ms 1.5MB 10ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 26ms 0.7ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 54ms 1.9ms 1.3MB 43ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 55ms 2.1ms 2.1MB 50ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 1.nim 58ms 0.4ms 1.8MB 40ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 60ms 0.9ms 1.5MB 43ms 0ms nim 2.2.4

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 1.0ms 0.0ms 1.4MB 0ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
nim 1.nim 1.0ms 0.0ms 1.5MB 0ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 1.1ms 0.0ms 1.9MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 1.4ms 0.1ms 1.9MB 0ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 112ms 3.7ms 1.6MB 103ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 113ms 0.4ms 1.4MB 103ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 249ms 4.0ms 1.3MB 240ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 261ms 4.7ms 2.1MB 253ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 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
nim 2.nim 325ms 2.2ms 1.6MB 320ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 337ms 3.0ms 1.4MB 327ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 760ms 5.8ms 1.3MB 753ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 777ms 4.7ms 2.1MB 767ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 1.3MB 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
nim 2.nim 49ms 0.5ms 1.5MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 51ms 0.7ms 1.3MB 40ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 89ms 0.3ms 1.5MB 80ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 100ms 1.7ms 2.1MB 90ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 1.nim 488ms 11ms 1.5MB 480ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 493ms 16ms 1.3MB 483ms 0ms nim 2.2.4

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 311ms 1.2ms 1.6MB 300ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 311ms 0.2ms 2.3MB 300ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 2.nim 320ms 1.7ms 1.8MB 310ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 344ms 1.7ms 2.0MB 337ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 34ms 0.4ms 1.6MB 30ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 34ms 0.1ms 2.3MB 27ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 2.nim 35ms 0.5ms 1.8MB 30ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 37ms 0.5ms 2.0MB 30ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 269ms 7.3ms 41.5MB 260ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 305ms 4.9ms 40.3MB 287ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 312ms 1.2ms 60.6MB 297ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 1.nim 318ms 3.3ms 41.8MB 307ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 2.v 333ms 3.9ms 6.1MB 323ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 2.v 338ms 1.5ms 6.9MB 330ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 54ms 4.3ms 11.5MB 47ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 60ms 2.6ms 11.9MB 50ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
v 1.v 61ms 3.4ms 11.0MB 50ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
nim 1.nim 65ms 1.4ms 11.8MB 57ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 2.v 82ms 1.3ms 3.1MB 73ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
v 2.v 83ms 2.2ms 2.4MB 77ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 2.v 3213ms 64ms 3.3MB 3193ms 7ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 2.v 789ms 5.6ms 2.6MB 777ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

regex-redux

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 1644ms 4.7ms 152.4MB 1610ms 20ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 1672ms 7.2ms 152.1MB 1640ms 20ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 83.1MB 4980ms 7ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 173ms 1.3ms 17.6MB 160ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 177ms 3.1ms 17.4MB 163ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 3514ms 101ms 26.0MB 3497ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 3589ms 1.3ms 1.6MB 3580ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 3603ms 8.0ms 1.4MB 3597ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 1.6MB 4990ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 2.8MB 4990ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 899ms 0.2ms 1.5MB 890ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 904ms 4.4ms 1.3MB 893ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 1286ms 2.9ms 1.5MB 1277ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 1297ms 1.5ms 2.5MB 1290ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 227ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 220ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 228ms 1.2ms 1.3MB 220ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 324ms 0.5ms 1.5MB 313ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 326ms 0.3ms 2.5MB 317ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10