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Zig VS D benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Mon Apr 14 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
d 1.d 1781ms 9.7ms 312.7MB 1753ms 37ms ldc2 1.40.1
zig 1.zig 1894ms 41ms 49.0MB 1867ms 17ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 3029ms 5.2ms 314.9MB 3207ms 50ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 152ms 2.5ms 7.0MB 140ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 162ms 2.9ms 209.9MB 137ms 13ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 261ms 2.3ms 212.1MB 237ms 10ms dmd 2.111.0

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2266ms 7.9ms 2.5MB 2240ms 17ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 2553ms 3.2ms 8.1MB 2543ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 2873ms 4.6ms 10.4MB 2857ms 7ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 382ms 1.2ms 1.9MB 367ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 442ms 1.1ms 8.0MB 430ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 523ms 2.9ms 10.4MB 513ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1-im.d 375ms 7.3ms 3.0MB 1420ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
zig 2-m.zig 631ms 8.0ms 1.4MB 2400ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 2-im.d 1128ms 21ms 2.9MB 4313ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1-i.d 1484ms 0.3ms 2.8MB 1470ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
zig 3-i.zig 1768ms 2.0ms 1.0MB 1760ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 1.zig 2714ms 7.8ms 1.1MB 2707ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 3120ms 15ms 2.9MB 3110ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 2-i.d 3240ms 3.2ms 2.9MB 3230ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 3532ms 4.1ms 4.6MB 3523ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 1-im.d 4474ms 19ms 4.9MB 17573ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 1-i.d timeout 0.0ms 4.6MB 4990ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 2-i.d timeout 0.0ms 4.5MB 4990ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 2-im.d timeout 0.0ms 4.9MB 19740ms 3ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1-im.d 38ms 0.5ms 3.0MB 110ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
zig 2-m.zig 60ms 1.2ms 1.4MB 200ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 2-im.d 99ms 2.1ms 2.9MB 350ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1-i.d 124ms 0.3ms 2.9MB 117ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
zig 3-i.zig 148ms 1.0ms 1.0MB 140ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 1.zig 229ms 0.7ms 1.0MB 220ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 262ms 1.9ms 2.9MB 253ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 2-i.d 268ms 0.7ms 2.9MB 260ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 295ms 1.1ms 4.6MB 287ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 1-im.d 375ms 3.7ms 4.8MB 1433ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 2-im.d 528ms 7.3ms 4.9MB 2010ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 1-i.d 893ms 3.1ms 4.5MB 883ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 2-i.d 1384ms 18ms 4.6MB 1373ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 87ms 0.7ms 1.0MB 80ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 156ms 2.3ms 2.9MB 147ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 640ms 0.8ms 4.6MB 630ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 11ms 0.8ms 1.0MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 19ms 0.4ms 3.0MB 10ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 68ms 1.3ms 4.9MB 60ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 1.0ms 0.0ms 1.0MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 1.6ms 0.1ms 2.9MB 0ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 2.1ms 0.2ms 5.0MB 0ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1-m.zig 338ms 12ms 65.3MB 910ms 23ms zig 0.14.0
zig 1.zig 506ms 2.3ms 26.2MB 487ms 7ms zig 0.14.0
d 1-m.d 653ms 20ms 47.2MB 2180ms 13ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1-m.d 1844ms 52ms 49.5MB 5630ms 17ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1-m.zig 66ms 2.0ms 54.3MB 140ms 27ms zig 0.14.0
zig 1.zig 67ms 2.4ms 15.3MB 53ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1-m.d 90ms 7.2ms 39.9MB 250ms 10ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1-m.d 211ms 8.5ms 40.0MB 597ms 10ms dmd 2.111.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 34ms 1.8ms 2.8MB 23ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 130ms 0.8ms 5.9MB 120ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 174ms 1.5ms 7.9MB 163ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 93ms 2.6ms 2.8MB 87ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 375ms 0.8ms 5.9MB 360ms 17ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 512ms 3.5ms 7.9MB 503ms 13ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 15ms 0.2ms 1.3MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 57ms 0.3ms 5.9MB 50ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 79ms 0.5ms 8.2MB 70ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 247ms 0.1ms 4.0MB 240ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 295ms 0.4ms 7.1MB 280ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 2305ms 325ms 9.0MB 2293ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

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 0.14.0
d 1.d 15ms 0.2ms 3.0MB 10ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 102ms 16ms 4.5MB 93ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 905ms 67ms 41.0MB 880ms 10ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 993ms 10ms 312.6MB 957ms 40ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 1872ms 32ms 315.0MB 2010ms 43ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 178ms 2.5ms 11.0MB 170ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 201ms 1.6ms 312.6MB 163ms 27ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 361ms 8.8ms 315.1MB 330ms 27ms dmd 2.111.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 3.zig 198ms 0.4ms 1.0MB 190ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 2.zig 280ms 0.3ms 1.0MB 270ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 1.zig 315ms 0.5ms 1.1MB 307ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 2.d 361ms 0.8ms 2.9MB 350ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 362ms 1.7ms 2.9MB 350ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 689ms 3.9ms 4.6MB 680ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 2.d 2028ms 2.4ms 4.8MB 2020ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 3.zig 22ms 0.2ms 1.0MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 2.zig 30ms 0.1ms 1.0MB 20ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 1.zig 34ms 0.4ms 1.1MB 30ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 39ms 0.4ms 2.9MB 30ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 2.d 39ms 0.5ms 2.9MB 30ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 71ms 0.7ms 4.6MB 60ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 2.d 207ms 2.0ms 4.8MB 200ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 263ms 1.3ms 40.1MB 250ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
zig 2.zig 328ms 2.0ms 6.0MB 320ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 349ms 1.2ms 77.3MB 337ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
d 1.d 353ms 6.9ms 42.9MB 337ms 3ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 2.d 844ms 2.0ms 49.1MB 827ms 3ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 2.d 1166ms 3.1ms 51.0MB 1150ms 3ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 50ms 1.1ms 10.8MB 40ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 61ms 0.8ms 15.0MB 50ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 74ms 1.5ms 27.2MB 63ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
zig 2.zig 80ms 0.0ms 2.3MB 70ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 2.d 208ms 1.8ms 14.9MB 197ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 2.d 292ms 0.6ms 18.9MB 280ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 2442ms 0.9ms 8.1MB 2387ms 437ms ldc2 1.40.1
zig 1.zig 2458ms 14ms 2.2MB 2430ms 13ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 4423ms 16ms 10.5MB 4377ms 467ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 568ms 5.0ms 1.8MB 557ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 586ms 1.5ms 8.0MB 577ms 93ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 1052ms 4.2ms 10.4MB 1030ms 117ms dmd 2.111.0

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 3597ms 3.3ms 3.9MB 3583ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 3641ms 25ms 6.0MB 3633ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
zig 1.zig 3690ms 5.3ms 1.4MB 3680ms 0ms zig 0.14.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 902ms 0.9ms 3.5MB 890ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
zig 1.zig 923ms 2.2ms 1.3MB 913ms 0ms zig 0.14.0
d 1.d 928ms 5.7ms 5.3MB 917ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
d 1.d 230ms 0.6ms 3.0MB 220ms 0ms ldc2 1.40.1
d 1.d 234ms 2.3ms 5.0MB 223ms 0ms dmd 2.111.0
zig 1.zig 234ms 1.1ms 1.3MB 230ms 0ms zig 0.14.0