Linux Benchmark: File Read
Performs a read operation on a text file containing five paragraphs of Lorem Ipsum. Note that some operating systems and languages may cache the file, so the first run may be slower than subsequent runs.
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All-Time Rankings
| Rank | Language | Average Time | Best Time | Worst Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rust
|
23.244µs | 16.320µs | 43.042µs |
| 2 |
JavaScript (Node)
|
33.742µs | 23.825µs | 63.941µs |
| 3 |
Ruby
|
34.064µs | 24.566µs | 49.504µs |
| 4 |
PHP
|
39.038µs | 33.132µs | 49.323µs |
| 5 |
Go
|
42.900µs | 38.042µs | 48.452µs |
| 6 |
C (Clang)
|
57.741µs | 49.974µs | 77.958µs |
| 7 |
GraalVM
|
76.515µs | 60.495µs | 111.803µs |
| 8 |
JavaScript (Bun)
|
83.890µs | 64.863µs | 121.221µs |
| 9 |
Python
|
1,875.311µs | 55.055µs | 35,422.877µs |
| 10 |
C (GCC)
|
1,912.405µs | 45.446µs | 46,544.010µs |
| 11 |
C++ (G++)
|
2,660.403µs | 38.205µs | 65,419.689µs |
| 12 |
C++ (Clang++)
|
3,164.922µs | 40.647µs | 77,951.843µs |
| 13 |
Zig
|
3,525.833µs | 460.104µs | 27,466.356µs |
| 14 |
Kotlin (Native)
|
5,403.976µs | 352.909µs | 53,930.815µs |
| 15 |
JavaScript (Deno)
|
8,635.603µs | 570.155µs | 66,547.300µs |
| 16 |
Java
|
10,040.613µs | 338.210µs | 59,603.865µs |
| 17 |
Kotlin (JVM)
|
884,608.095µs | 597,208.616µs | 1,136,746.769µs |