Programming Language and compiler
Benchmarks

V VS Nim benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Sun Jun 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 775ms 3.4ms 22.2MB 760ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 2.nim 779ms 1.2ms 34.4MB 760ms 3ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 963ms 9.3ms 35.2MB 940ms 10ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 2160ms 14ms 2086.6MB 1263ms 880ms v/clang 0.4.10

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 1.v 70ms 1.1ms 4.6MB 60ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 2.nim 75ms 4.0ms 5.5MB 63ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 91ms 2.7ms 5.8MB 80ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 206ms 5.6ms 197.9MB 120ms 73ms 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 574.3MB 2627ms 1900ms nim 2.2.4
nim 1.nim timeout 0.0ms 574.8MB 2630ms 1897ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 18.1MB 8343ms 10870ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 18.9MB 8547ms 10677ms 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 1401ms 28ms 9.8MB 2270ms 3003ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1-m.v 1467ms 100ms 10.4MB 2407ms 3117ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 1.nim 4103ms 11ms 519.8MB 2090ms 1590ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 4106ms 11ms 519.3MB 2163ms 1517ms nim 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 8.3MB 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 4.8MB 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 2198ms 7.2ms 1.9MB 2187ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
v 1.v 2294ms 1.6ms 1.1MB 2283ms 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 187ms 1.9ms 1.9MB 180ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
v 1.v 194ms 1.9ms 1.1MB 187ms 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 189ms 1.2ms 1.5MB 180ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 241ms 2.6ms 1.8MB 230ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 503ms 4.3ms 1.3MB 493ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 522ms 1.0ms 2.1MB 510ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 1.nim 535ms 1.0ms 1.8MB 430ms 90ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 558ms 2.5ms 1.5MB 473ms 67ms nim 2.2.4

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 2.nim 22ms 0.1ms 1.5MB 13ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 27ms 1.0ms 1.8MB 20ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 52ms 0.5ms 1.3MB 43ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 56ms 2.0ms 2.1MB 50ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 1.nim 57ms 0.5ms 1.8MB 40ms 3ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 57ms 0.2ms 1.5MB 40ms 3ms nim 2.2.4

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 0.9ms 0.0ms 1.5MB 0ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 1.0ms 0.0ms 1.4MB 0ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
nim 1.nim 1.1ms 0.0ms 1.9MB 0ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 1.3ms 0.0ms 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 111ms 2.3ms 1.6MB 100ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 114ms 1.7ms 1.4MB 110ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 243ms 6.1ms 1.3MB 233ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 256ms 1.5ms 2.1MB 250ms 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 328ms 1.4ms 1.6MB 320ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 333ms 1.4ms 1.4MB 323ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 717ms 0.9ms 1.3MB 710ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 768ms 2.8ms 2.1MB 760ms 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 48ms 0.6ms 1.5MB 40ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 51ms 0.8ms 1.3MB 40ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 90ms 2.6ms 1.5MB 80ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 103ms 2.0ms 2.1MB 93ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 1.nim 476ms 7.0ms 1.5MB 467ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 480ms 4.8ms 1.3MB 473ms 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 310ms 1.3ms 1.6MB 300ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 311ms 1.1ms 2.3MB 300ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 2.nim 318ms 0.5ms 1.8MB 310ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 344ms 2.8ms 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 33ms 0.6ms 1.6MB 27ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 34ms 0.5ms 2.3MB 30ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 2.nim 34ms 0.6ms 1.8MB 30ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
nim 2.nim 37ms 1.1ms 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 264ms 6.1ms 41.5MB 250ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 304ms 5.3ms 40.3MB 283ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
nim 1.nim 316ms 7.7ms 41.8MB 300ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 320ms 3.2ms 41.2MB 307ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
v 2.v 330ms 2.8ms 6.7MB 320ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
v 2.v 332ms 2.3ms 6.1MB 320ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
nim 1.nim 52ms 2.1ms 11.5MB 47ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 62ms 3.3ms 11.9MB 53ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10
nim 1.nim 63ms 5.6ms 11.8MB 53ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
v 1.v 65ms 1.9ms 11.0MB 57ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 2.v 82ms 1.2ms 2.4MB 73ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 2.v 82ms 1.3ms 3.1MB 70ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
v 2.v 3198ms 26ms 3.4MB 3177ms 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 782ms 13ms 2.6MB 770ms 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 1643ms 3.6ms 152.4MB 1610ms 20ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 1672ms 3.8ms 152.1MB 1640ms 20ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v timeout 0.0ms 83.1MB 4980ms 3ms 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 174ms 2.8ms 16.8MB 160ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 176ms 2.8ms 17.4MB 160ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 3500ms 102ms 34.2MB 3487ms 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 3587ms 1.2ms 1.6MB 3580ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 3604ms 3.0ms 1.8MB 3593ms 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 898ms 0.5ms 1.5MB 890ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 903ms 2.7ms 1.3MB 893ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 1285ms 5.0ms 1.5MB 1277ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 1330ms 15ms 2.5MB 1320ms 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 226ms 0.4ms 1.5MB 220ms 0ms nim/clang 2.2.4
nim 1.nim 229ms 1.5ms 1.3MB 220ms 0ms nim 2.2.4
v 1.v 326ms 1.3ms 1.5MB 320ms 0ms v/clang 0.4.10
v 1.v 332ms 2.2ms 2.5MB 323ms 0ms v/clang+gc 0.4.10