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Zig VS Haxe benchmarks

Current benchmark data was generated on Mon Oct 03 2022, full log can be found HERE

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[x86_64][2 cores] Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8370C CPU @ 2.80GHz (Model 106)

* -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 1719ms 32ms 145.9MB 1990ms 63ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
zig 1.zig 2047ms 16ms 49.2MB 2020ms 10ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 2.hx 4945ms 27ms 497.1MB 6153ms 260ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 108ms 1.3ms 27.5MB 103ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
zig 1.zig 175ms 1.3ms 7.1MB 160ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 2.hx 445ms 2.1ms 58.2MB 503ms 40ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 788ms 6.4ms 7.9MB 747ms 20ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 943ms 5.1ms 11.2MB 900ms 23ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
haxe 2.hx 1211ms 10ms 13.5MB 1060ms 130ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 2.hx 1479ms 10ms 24.6MB 1317ms 143ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

edigits

Input: 250001

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 3830ms 2.0ms 2.7MB 3800ms 13ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47

Input: 100000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 636ms 0.7ms 2.1MB 613ms 7ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47

fannkuch-redux

Input: 11

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 1322ms 17ms 0.7MB 2570ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
zig 3-i.zig 1563ms 0.9ms 0.6MB 1550ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
zig 2.zig 2503ms 2.0ms 0.6MB 2490ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
zig 1.zig 3421ms 7.9ms 0.6MB 3410ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 123ms 1.6ms 0.7MB 220ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
zig 3-i.zig 132ms 0.4ms 0.6MB 120ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
zig 2.zig 212ms 1.5ms 0.6MB 200ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
zig 1.zig 285ms 1.0ms 0.6MB 273ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47

fasta

Input: 2500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 157ms 3.1ms 0.6MB 140ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 1.hx 3321ms 25ms 27.4MB 3237ms 240ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

Input: 250000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 18ms 0.3ms 0.6MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 1.hx 347ms 1.2ms 27.6MB 327ms 23ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 821ms 1.6ms 3.4MB 733ms 70ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 847ms 0.8ms 3.8MB 793ms 33ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

helloworld

Input: QwQ

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2.0ms 0.7ms 0.6MB 0ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 1.hx 2.2ms 0.4ms 3.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 4.0ms 2.6ms 3.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 4.4ms 0.7ms 3.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

json-serde

Input: sample 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 113ms 0.8ms 12.0MB 97ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47

Input: canada 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 685ms 0.2ms 81.0MB 640ms 27ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47

knucleotide

Input: 2500000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 1230ms 5.9ms 21.7MB 1200ms 13ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47

Input: 250000_in

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 136ms 1.3ms 9.2MB 120ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47

lru

Input: 1000 1000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 44ms 0.5ms 2.9MB 33ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 1.hx 180ms 0.8ms 22.3MB 167ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 183ms 0.7ms 3.0MB 170ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 238ms 4.1ms 3.8MB 227ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

Input: 1000 3000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 127ms 3.7ms 2.8MB 117ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 1.hx 515ms 4.3ms 27.3MB 500ms 3ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 541ms 3.6ms 3.0MB 530ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 710ms 16ms 3.6MB 697ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

Input: 100 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 21ms 0.6ms 1.6MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 1.hx 86ms 1.6ms 15.8MB 73ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 90ms 0.4ms 2.9MB 77ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 119ms 3.9ms 3.7MB 103ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

mandelbrot

Input: 5000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 422ms 0.6ms 4.3MB 410ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47

Input: 1000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 20ms 0.6ms 0.6MB 10ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47

merkletrees

Input: 17

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 1031ms 8.8ms 41.2MB 1007ms 7ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 1.hx 1119ms 6.4ms 96.9MB 1293ms 47ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

Input: 15

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
haxe 1.hx 203ms 3.4ms 28.5MB 210ms 7ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
zig 1.zig 209ms 1.6ms 11.2MB 190ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 1.hx 1561ms 3.0ms 15.4MB 1443ms 97ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 1788ms 11ms 20.2MB 1660ms 117ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

nbody

Input: 5000000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2.zig 302ms 0.2ms 0.7MB 290ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
zig 1.zig 368ms 3.6ms 0.7MB 357ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 2.hx 969ms 26ms 2.5MB 953ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 1325ms 63ms 2.6MB 1313ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 2.hx 2317ms 0.0ms 3.3MB 2303ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
haxe 3.hx 2325ms 3.1ms 27.5MB 2567ms 47ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 2461ms 1.5ms 3.3MB 2450ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 2.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 3.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

Input: 500000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2.zig 33ms 0.4ms 0.7MB 23ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
zig 1.zig 39ms 1.1ms 0.7MB 30ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 2.hx 98ms 1.0ms 2.6MB 90ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 133ms 5.4ms 2.5MB 120ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 2.hx 247ms 19ms 3.4MB 237ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
haxe 3.hx 248ms 0.5ms 27.6MB 253ms 10ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 260ms 0.9ms 3.3MB 240ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
haxe 3.hx 690ms 3.6ms 3.2MB 627ms 50ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 2.hx 849ms 14ms 4.4MB 840ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 3.hx 867ms 11ms 3.8MB 800ms 53ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0
haxe 1.hx 1133ms 4.0ms 3.1MB 1120ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5

nsieve

Input: 12

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2.zig 422ms 1.6ms 6.1MB 410ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47

Input: 10

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2.zig 94ms 0.5ms 2.5MB 87ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47

pidigits

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 2198ms 1.2ms 2.4MB 2177ms 7ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 1.zig 497ms 3.6ms 2.0MB 480ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47

spectral-norm

Input: 8000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 1066ms 3.0ms 1.8MB 2053ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
zig 2.zig 2063ms 2.2ms 1.6MB 2050ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
zig 1.zig 4578ms 0.9ms 1.6MB 4567ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

Input: 4000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 277ms 0.8ms 0.7MB 507ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
zig 2.zig 519ms 2.7ms 0.7MB 510ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
zig 1.zig 1148ms 1.1ms 0.7MB 1133ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 1.hx 2330ms 0.1ms 6.6MB 2317ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 2338ms 0.7ms 3.3MB 2327ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx timeout 0.0ms 0.0MB 0ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0

Input: 2000

lang code time stddev peak-mem mem time(user) time(sys) compiler compiler/runtime
zig 2-m.zig 78ms 3.8ms 0.8MB 120ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
zig 2.zig 132ms 0.3ms 0.7MB 120ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
zig 1.zig 289ms 0.1ms 0.7MB 280ms 0ms zig 0.10.0-dev.4213+91b05ad47
haxe 1.hx 586ms 0.3ms 5.3MB 577ms 0ms haxe/cpp 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 587ms 0.1ms 3.2MB 580ms 0ms haxe/hl/c 4.2.5
haxe 1.hx 3430ms 6.1ms 3.8MB 3420ms 0ms haxe/hl/jit 1.12.0