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Zig VS C# 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
csharp 1.cs 901ms 14ms 197.1MB 893ms 147ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 1061ms 140ms 164.4MB 963ms 127ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
zig 1.zig 1718ms 14ms 49.0MB 1683ms 20ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 1.cs 1725ms 105ms 103.6MB 1900ms 227ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
csharp 1.cs 141ms 1.3ms 46.1MB 120ms 10ms mono 6.12.0
zig 1.zig 150ms 2.1ms 7.0MB 140ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 1.cs 175ms 44ms 31.8MB 100ms 33ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 191ms 4.8ms 49.7MB 147ms 37ms dotnet 9.0.300

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2257ms 7.3ms 2.5MB 2230ms 10ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 1.cs 4081ms 3.3ms 18.6MB 4057ms 10ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 4963ms 16ms 37.8MB 4927ms 17ms dotnet 9.0.300

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 384ms 5.4ms 1.9MB 370ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 1.cs 682ms 5.7ms 14.6MB 663ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 867ms 15ms 33.6MB 847ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.300

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 638ms 2.2ms 1.4MB 2400ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 3-i.zig 1764ms 0.6ms 1.0MB 1753ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 1.zig 2716ms 5.8ms 1.0MB 2707ms 0ms zig 0.14.1

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 60ms 0.3ms 1.4MB 200ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 3-i.zig 147ms 0.4ms 1.0MB 140ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 1.zig 229ms 0.8ms 1.0MB 220ms 0ms zig 0.14.1

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 87ms 1.4ms 1.0MB 80ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 5-m.cs 124ms 7.2ms 23.0MB 350ms 80ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 5-m.cs 190ms 9.8ms 39.9MB 463ms 120ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 5-m.cs 234ms 8.5ms 37.7MB 657ms 93ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 10ms 0.1ms 1.0MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 5-m.cs 25ms 0.5ms 16.0MB 30ms 10ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 5-m.cs 63ms 2.5ms 37.0MB 83ms 17ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 5-m.cs 72ms 3.0ms 29.5MB 103ms 20ms mono 6.12.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 1.1ms 0.4ms 1.1MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 1.cs 7.8ms 2.1ms 9.5MB 0ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 30ms 0.5ms 21.7MB 18ms 2ms mono 6.12.0
csharp 1.cs 34ms 1.1ms 26.1MB 20ms 2ms dotnet 9.0.300

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1-m.zig 314ms 1.1ms 66.5MB 827ms 30ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 6-m.cs 481ms 13ms 47.1MB 1307ms 20ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
zig 1.zig 500ms 5.4ms 28.0MB 483ms 7ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 6-m.cs 714ms 22ms 68.3MB 1957ms 27ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 6-m.cs 1010ms 11ms 67.2MB 2927ms 23ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1-m.zig 63ms 0.5ms 54.3MB 123ms 33ms zig 0.14.1
zig 1.zig 66ms 1.0ms 15.5MB 50ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 6-m.cs 97ms 6.0ms 35.6MB 167ms 13ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 6-m.cs 179ms 8.7ms 56.7MB 260ms 27ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 6-m.cs 193ms 3.0ms 60.0MB 377ms 20ms mono 6.12.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 35ms 0.8ms 2.8MB 30ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 2.cs 94ms 4.1ms 9.9MB 83ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 2.cs 150ms 2.5ms 23.2MB 133ms 3ms mono 6.12.0
csharp 2.cs 253ms 4.8ms 29.4MB 237ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 1037ms 9.2ms 13.0MB 1020ms 3ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 1324ms 54ms 32.8MB 1313ms 13ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 3334ms 47ms 43.8MB 3287ms 37ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 95ms 3.4ms 2.8MB 87ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 2.cs 263ms 4.6ms 9.8MB 250ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 2.cs 362ms 2.4ms 23.2MB 350ms 0ms mono 6.12.0
csharp 2.cs 403ms 4.6ms 29.3MB 387ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 3102ms 23ms 13.4MB 3080ms 7ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 3566ms 25ms 32.8MB 3547ms 20ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs timeout 0.0ms 49.8MB 4947ms 43ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 15ms 0.4ms 1.3MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 2.cs 49ms 0.8ms 9.6MB 40ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 2.cs 92ms 2.6ms 22.8MB 83ms 0ms mono 6.12.0
csharp 2.cs 166ms 5.8ms 29.4MB 140ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 1611ms 4.6ms 32.6MB 1603ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 1815ms 5.9ms 12.9MB 1797ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 1829ms 5.2ms 28.9MB 1813ms 0ms mono 6.12.0

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 247ms 0.8ms 4.1MB 240ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 4.cs 332ms 0.7ms 37.3MB 310ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 2.cs 541ms 67ms 39.9MB 520ms 13ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 2058ms 8.8ms 36.7MB 2030ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 3.cs 2348ms 2.6ms 16.4MB 2333ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 3.cs 2443ms 2.4ms 36.4MB 2420ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 3889ms 13ms 16.3MB 3873ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs timeout 0.0ms 24.1MB 4987ms 0ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 12ms 0.2ms 1.1MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 4.cs 82ms 8.1ms 34.5MB 60ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 3.cs 108ms 3.3ms 13.5MB 97ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 2.cs 121ms 0.6ms 37.0MB 97ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 136ms 2.2ms 33.5MB 120ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 3.cs 169ms 5.5ms 33.9MB 143ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 175ms 1.1ms 11.9MB 167ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 564ms 3.2ms 23.9MB 550ms 0ms mono 6.12.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
csharp 2.cs 525ms 14ms 120.6MB 483ms 83ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 577ms 8.1ms 144.9MB 530ms 113ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 2.cs 666ms 14ms 136.1MB 620ms 100ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 749ms 4.3ms 166.8MB 690ms 137ms dotnet 9.0.300
zig 1.zig 856ms 8.4ms 41.0MB 830ms 10ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 1.cs 1280ms 4.1ms 144.6MB 1447ms 180ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
csharp 2.cs 127ms 4.7ms 57.1MB 100ms 30ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 154ms 5.1ms 74.8MB 123ms 50ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
zig 1.zig 178ms 3.3ms 11.0MB 167ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 2.cs 262ms 8.0ms 75.8MB 220ms 43ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 264ms 2.4ms 69.4MB 240ms 33ms mono 6.12.0
csharp 1.cs 276ms 3.6ms 93.0MB 247ms 53ms dotnet 9.0.300

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 3.zig 198ms 1.0ms 1.0MB 190ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 2.zig 279ms 0.5ms 1.0MB 270ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 1.zig 315ms 0.7ms 1.1MB 310ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 9.cs 360ms 3.8ms 27.9MB 340ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 8.cs 370ms 3.3ms 9.9MB 360ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 8.cs 419ms 1.1ms 27.6MB 400ms 3ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 8.cs 1252ms 4.8ms 22.3MB 1237ms 0ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 3.zig 21ms 0.2ms 1.0MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 2.zig 30ms 0.1ms 1.0MB 20ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
zig 1.zig 34ms 0.6ms 1.1MB 30ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 8.cs 44ms 0.2ms 9.9MB 30ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 9.cs 93ms 3.0ms 27.6MB 73ms 7ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 8.cs 95ms 2.3ms 27.6MB 77ms 3ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 8.cs 161ms 0.7ms 22.4MB 147ms 0ms mono 6.12.0

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 255ms 8.2ms 40.2MB 240ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 1.cs 297ms 3.2ms 78.8MB 273ms 7ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
zig 2.zig 328ms 2.8ms 6.0MB 320ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 1.cs 345ms 12ms 96.5MB 317ms 17ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 2.cs 392ms 2.8ms 17.7MB 380ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 2.cs 399ms 7.5ms 35.3MB 377ms 13ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 538ms 2.7ms 84.2MB 517ms 10ms mono 6.12.0
csharp 2.cs 1888ms 39ms 27.4MB 1873ms 0ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 55ms 1.4ms 10.9MB 43ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 1.cs 64ms 1.2ms 24.9MB 50ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
zig 2.zig 81ms 1.1ms 2.3MB 70ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 2.cs 101ms 1.4ms 11.9MB 90ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 108ms 2.1ms 42.5MB 83ms 7ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 2.cs 134ms 3.2ms 29.9MB 110ms 7ms dotnet 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 144ms 1.5ms 38.1MB 127ms 3ms mono 6.12.0
csharp 2.cs 488ms 5.9ms 21.1MB 473ms 0ms mono 6.12.0

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2458ms 11ms 2.3MB 2430ms 17ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 1.cs 3220ms 6.8ms 14.1MB 3130ms 87ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 3568ms 50ms 38.1MB 3597ms 107ms dotnet 9.0.300

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 565ms 4.7ms 1.8MB 553ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 1.cs 759ms 6.1ms 13.5MB 727ms 20ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 1.cs 985ms 4.4ms 37.8MB 1073ms 37ms dotnet 9.0.300

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
csharp 3-m.cs 1881ms 41ms 10.4MB 7243ms 7ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 3-m.cs 1938ms 34ms 29.9MB 7323ms 20ms dotnet 9.0.300
zig 1.zig 3684ms 1.8ms 1.4MB 3670ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 3-m.cs 4838ms 168ms 25.5MB 18427ms 13ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
csharp 3-m.cs 475ms 1.3ms 10.5MB 1813ms 0ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 3-m.cs 529ms 1.2ms 30.0MB 1873ms 10ms dotnet 9.0.300
zig 1.zig 927ms 2.1ms 1.3MB 920ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 3-m.cs 1200ms 10ms 26.7MB 4517ms 7ms mono 6.12.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
csharp 3-m.cs 129ms 0.6ms 10.6MB 447ms 10ms dotnet/aot 9.0.300
csharp 3-m.cs 179ms 3.3ms 28.4MB 497ms 17ms dotnet 9.0.300
zig 1.zig 232ms 0.3ms 1.3MB 220ms 0ms zig 0.14.1
csharp 3-m.cs 341ms 6.9ms 25.5MB 1153ms 7ms mono 6.12.0