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Zig VS Haxe benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Sun Dec 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
haxe 1.hx 1329ms 25ms 145.7MB 1547ms 63ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
zig 1.zig 1869ms 58ms 49.1MB 1843ms 10ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 2.hx 4475ms 79ms 497.1MB 5153ms 213ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 50.6MB 5560ms 417ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 85.0MB 5067ms 693ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 52.4MB 7860ms 440ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 132.9MB 7410ms 773ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 93ms 1.2ms 27.6MB 90ms 7ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
zig 1.zig 149ms 2.9ms 7.1MB 140ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 2.hx 405ms 19ms 60.3MB 440ms 27ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 637ms 9.9ms 10.7MB 600ms 57ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 673ms 7.3ms 13.4MB 730ms 57ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
haxe 2.hx 925ms 7.0ms 15.5MB 787ms 183ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 1253ms 56ms 27.2MB 1317ms 183ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2268ms 2.9ms 2.5MB 2230ms 27ms zig 0.13.0

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 383ms 1.3ms 1.9MB 367ms 3ms zig 0.13.0

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 645ms 6.6ms 3.5MB 2427ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 3-i.zig 1790ms 1.2ms 1.1MB 1780ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 2428ms 24ms 1.1MB 2420ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 2870ms 11ms 1.1MB 2857ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 60ms 2.3ms 3.5MB 193ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 3-i.zig 149ms 0.1ms 1.1MB 140ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 200ms 1.5ms 1.1MB 190ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 241ms 1.0ms 1.1MB 230ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 87ms 1.0ms 1.1MB 80ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 1.hx 2465ms 27ms 27.4MB 2353ms 250ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 5.4MB 4233ms 970ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 5.7MB 4290ms 933ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 10ms 0.1ms 1.1MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 1.hx 261ms 3.2ms 27.6MB 223ms 37ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 652ms 1.7ms 5.4MB 547ms 120ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 693ms 3.7ms 5.7MB 593ms 120ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 1.1ms 0.1ms 1.3MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 1.hx 2.2ms 0.3ms 4.7MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2.3ms 0.2ms 4.4MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 4.1ms 0.3ms 4.7MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 787ms 3.8ms 20.4MB 767ms 7ms zig 0.13.0

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 88ms 0.8ms 7.6MB 73ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 35ms 1.7ms 2.9MB 23ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 1.hx 135ms 3.7ms 20.4MB 123ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 136ms 1.5ms 5.0MB 130ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 159ms 3.9ms 5.8MB 143ms 3ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 98ms 2.2ms 2.9MB 90ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 1.hx 378ms 2.7ms 25.5MB 360ms 7ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 396ms 2.4ms 5.1MB 383ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 458ms 2.3ms 5.8MB 447ms 3ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 16ms 1.3ms 1.4MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 1.hx 62ms 0.1ms 12.4MB 50ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 67ms 0.4ms 5.0MB 60ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 79ms 0.1ms 5.7MB 67ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 246ms 0.8ms 4.2MB 237ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 12ms 0.1ms 1.3MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 829ms 2.4ms 41.1MB 803ms 10ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 1.hx 926ms 34ms 96.9MB 1033ms 43ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 34.5MB 4910ms 500ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 57.0MB 5923ms 507ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 168ms 1.4ms 11.1MB 157ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 1.hx 173ms 2.0ms 28.6MB 173ms 7ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1302ms 9.8ms 12.7MB 1247ms 133ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1487ms 13ms 22.3MB 1537ms 123ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2.zig 273ms 0.3ms 1.1MB 263ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 313ms 0.6ms 1.3MB 300ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 2.hx 867ms 20ms 5.1MB 860ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 1053ms 7.5ms 5.0MB 1040ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 1390ms 21ms 25.6MB 1597ms 40ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 2402ms 3.1ms 5.7MB 2387ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
haxe 1.hx 2451ms 7.8ms 5.7MB 2433ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 4.4MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 4.4MB 4990ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 5.2MB 3863ms 1640ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 5.9MB 4157ms 1303ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2.zig 29ms 0.1ms 1.3MB 20ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 33ms 0.2ms 1.3MB 23ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 2.hx 89ms 2.0ms 5.0MB 80ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 110ms 3.1ms 5.0MB 100ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 158ms 1.7ms 25.6MB 163ms 7ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 250ms 2.1ms 5.7MB 240ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
haxe 1.hx 250ms 1.7ms 5.7MB 237ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
haxe 3.hx 665ms 0.8ms 5.1MB 527ms 193ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 2.hx 671ms 3.3ms 4.4MB 657ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 3.hx 773ms 2.5ms 5.8MB 633ms 197ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0
haxe 1.hx 807ms 5.6ms 4.4MB 797ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 261ms 9.1ms 40.3MB 247ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 331ms 1.3ms 6.1MB 320ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 54ms 5.1ms 11.0MB 43ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 81ms 0.7ms 2.4MB 70ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2452ms 1.2ms 2.3MB 2417ms 20ms zig 0.13.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 568ms 3.4ms 1.8MB 557ms 0ms zig 0.13.0

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 476ms 6.6ms 3.8MB 1563ms 3ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 917ms 5.5ms 1.5MB 907ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 3670ms 5.0ms 1.5MB 3663ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 1.hx 3912ms 9.7ms 5.2MB 3900ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 6.9MB 4980ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 5.8MB 4983ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 125ms 0.4ms 3.7MB 273ms 7ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 230ms 0.8ms 1.4MB 220ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 924ms 1.5ms 1.4MB 910ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 1.hx 986ms 2.8ms 5.1MB 973ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2391ms 1.0ms 6.6MB 2377ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 5.8MB 4980ms 7ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 38ms 0.6ms 3.7MB 37ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 2.zig 60ms 0.3ms 1.4MB 50ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
zig 1.zig 232ms 0.9ms 1.4MB 220ms 0ms zig 0.13.0
haxe 1.hx 251ms 2.6ms 5.0MB 243ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 600ms 0.8ms 5.4MB 583ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.3.6
haxe 1.hx 2304ms 7.8ms 5.7MB 2287ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.14.0