Linux Benchmark: MD5 Hashing (x25)
Message Digest 5 (MD5) is a widely used cryptographic hash function that produces a 128-bit (16-byte) hash value. It is commonly used to verify the integrity of data. This benchmark measures the time taken to hash 25 strings using the MD5 algorithm.
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All-Time Rankings
| Rank | Language | Average Time | Best Time | Worst Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Go
|
12.233µs | 10.961µs | 13.976µs |
| 2 |
PHP
|
26.481µs | 24.316µs | 31.890µs |
| 3 |
Zig
|
440.430µs | 32.733µs | 5,131.396µs |
| 4 |
C (Clang)
|
580.200µs | 41.048µs | 13,411.014µs |
| 5 |
GraalVM
|
2,052.982µs | 97.655µs | 40,596.900µs |
| 6 |
C (GCC)
|
2,312.924µs | 33.303µs | 56,883.500µs |
| 7 |
Rust
|
2,949.176µs | 66.575µs | 50,597.806µs |
| 8 |
Python
|
2,990.660µs | 35.257µs | 73,748.998µs |
| 9 |
Kotlin (Native)
|
4,933.826µs | 796.499µs | 43,903.520µs |
| 10 |
Ruby
|
7,943.414µs | 373.268µs | 78,121.241µs |
| 11 |
C++ (Clang++)
|
9,480.851µs | 106.242µs | 73,189.498µs |
| 12 |
C++ (G++)
|
12,564.733µs | 101.081µs | 70,581.561µs |
| 13 |
JavaScript (Deno)
|
40,387.621µs | 1,847.866µs | 83,829.082µs |
| 14 |
JavaScript (Node)
|
55,399.654µs | 2,088.692µs | 111,779.209µs |
| 15 |
JavaScript (Bun)
|
88,993.617µs | 45,806.468µs | 165,104.298µs |
| 16 |
Java
|
491,440.494µs | 94,306.816µs | 696,681.605µs |
| 17 |
Kotlin (JVM)
|
1,511,279.528µs | 1,138,118.134µs | 2,006,834.545µs |