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Zig VS C benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Thu Feb 01 2024, 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
zig 1.zig 1782ms 14ms 49.1MB 1747ms 17ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 176ms 52ms 7.1MB 163ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2265ms 7.1ms 2.5MB 2237ms 13ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 381ms 1.2ms 1.9MB 367ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 639ms 6.1ms 3.5MB 2410ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
zig 3-i.zig 1769ms 3.5ms 1.1MB 1760ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
zig 2.zig 1999ms 9.9ms 1.1MB 1990ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
zig 1.zig 2839ms 2.3ms 1.1MB 2830ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 63ms 0.3ms 3.6MB 203ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
zig 3-i.zig 148ms 0.3ms 1.1MB 140ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
zig 2.zig 167ms 0.7ms 1.1MB 160ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
zig 1.zig 248ms 13ms 1.1MB 237ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 87ms 0.8ms 1.3MB 73ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 11ms 0.8ms 1.3MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 1.0ms 0.0ms 1.3MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 1.c 1.1ms 0.1ms 1.4MB 0ms 0ms zigcc 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 1.c 1.3ms 0.1ms 2.1MB 0ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 1.c 1.5ms 0.3ms 2.1MB 0ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1-m.c 174ms 4.0ms 25.5MB 410ms 7ms gcc 13.2.0
c 1-m.c 306ms 28ms 29.7MB 1020ms 30ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
zig 1.zig 771ms 2.9ms 20.4MB 750ms 7ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1-m.c 28ms 1.9ms 13.4MB 63ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 1-m.c 41ms 4.7ms 16.8MB 107ms 7ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
zig 1.zig 90ms 2.1ms 7.0MB 80ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 36ms 2.0ms 2.9MB 27ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 98ms 0.8ms 2.9MB 90ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 17ms 1.4ms 1.4MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 247ms 1.0ms 4.2MB 237ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 13ms 2.0ms 1.3MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 867ms 9.1ms 41.1MB 840ms 10ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 176ms 3.9ms 11.1MB 163ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 8-i.c 245ms 0.5ms 1.5MB 233ms 0ms zigcc 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 8-i.c 255ms 1.1ms 2.3MB 243ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
zig 2.zig 276ms 0.5ms 1.1MB 267ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 5.c 297ms 0.4ms 1.5MB 287ms 0ms zigcc 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 8-i.c 301ms 1.9ms 2.1MB 290ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 2.c 309ms 0.5ms 2.3MB 300ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 2.c 311ms 1.1ms 1.5MB 300ms 0ms zigcc 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 5.c 311ms 1.0ms 2.3MB 300ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 5.c 314ms 1.5ms 2.1MB 303ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
zig 1.zig 314ms 0.6ms 1.3MB 310ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 2.c 318ms 3.6ms 2.1MB 303ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 8-i.c 27ms 0.1ms 1.5MB 20ms 0ms zigcc 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 8-i.c 28ms 0.5ms 2.3MB 20ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
zig 2.zig 29ms 0.0ms 1.1MB 20ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 5.c 32ms 0.4ms 1.5MB 20ms 0ms zigcc 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 2.c 33ms 0.3ms 2.3MB 23ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 8-i.c 33ms 1.6ms 2.1MB 27ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5.c 33ms 0.5ms 2.3MB 27ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
zig 1.zig 33ms 0.3ms 1.3MB 23ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 2.c 34ms 0.8ms 1.5MB 27ms 0ms zigcc 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 2.c 34ms 0.9ms 2.1MB 27ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5.c 34ms 1.1ms 2.1MB 27ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 273ms 3.3ms 40.3MB 257ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 1.c 283ms 1.3ms 41.1MB 267ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 1.c 287ms 7.5ms 40.8MB 273ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 1.c 295ms 2.4ms 40.3MB 273ms 3ms zigcc 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
zig 2.zig 335ms 1.6ms 6.1MB 323ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
c 1.c 54ms 0.5ms 11.8MB 40ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
zig 1.zig 55ms 1.5ms 11.0MB 47ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 1.c 58ms 1.7ms 11.5MB 47ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 1.c 59ms 1.3ms 11.0MB 47ms 0ms zigcc 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
zig 2.zig 82ms 1.3ms 2.4MB 70ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2449ms 3.4ms 2.3MB 2423ms 10ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 567ms 2.5ms 1.8MB 557ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 475ms 1.1ms 3.8MB 1780ms 7ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
zig 2.zig 917ms 2.4ms 1.5MB 910ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 4-m.c 947ms 11ms 4.1MB 3703ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 6-im.c 981ms 47ms 4.1MB 3790ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 6-im.c 1003ms 11ms 9.1MB 3920ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 4-m.c 1117ms 3.7ms 5.1MB 4367ms 10ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 1145ms 6.7ms 4.1MB 4493ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 5-im.c 1335ms 18ms 5.3MB 5220ms 13ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 1825ms 3.8ms 7.3MB 7183ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 1933ms 0.6ms 4.1MB 7637ms 3ms gcc 13.2.0
zig 1.zig 3668ms 10ms 1.4MB 3657ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 126ms 0.3ms 3.7MB 427ms 7ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
zig 2.zig 230ms 0.9ms 1.4MB 220ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 4-m.c 246ms 0.5ms 4.1MB 937ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 6-im.c 252ms 6.4ms 4.0MB 957ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 6-im.c 258ms 0.1ms 9.2MB 973ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 4-m.c 288ms 1.9ms 7.0MB 1090ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 297ms 1.3ms 4.0MB 1130ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 5-im.c 340ms 0.0ms 7.3MB 1300ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 462ms 0.4ms 5.3MB 1787ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 487ms 1.0ms 4.0MB 1893ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
zig 1.zig 920ms 1.8ms 1.3MB 910ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 38ms 0.0ms 3.7MB 97ms 3ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
zig 2.zig 60ms 1.0ms 1.4MB 50ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f
c 4-m.c 69ms 0.7ms 4.1MB 243ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 6-im.c 70ms 0.0ms 4.0MB 247ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 6-im.c 72ms 1.1ms 7.1MB 247ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 4-m.c 80ms 0.5ms 5.1MB 280ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 5-im.c 83ms 0.5ms 4.0MB 300ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
c 5-im.c 109ms 28ms 5.2MB 363ms 3ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 124ms 0.7ms 7.0MB 447ms 0ms clang 14.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
c 3-m.c 129ms 1.4ms 4.0MB 480ms 0ms gcc 13.2.0
zig 1.zig 232ms 1.1ms 1.3MB 223ms 0ms zig 0.12.0-dev.2341+92211135f