Linux Benchmark: Powers of Two
Programs that iterate through powers of two up to 2^30, through repeated multiplication.
number
math
exponentiation
All-Time Rankings
| Rank | Language | Average Time | Best Time | Worst Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GraalVM
|
63.320ns | 40.000ns | 101.000ns |
| 2 |
C++ (Clang++)
|
200.400ns | 180.000ns | 230.000ns |
| 3 |
C (Clang)
|
217.960ns | 180.000ns | 541.000ns |
| 4 |
C (GCC)
|
239.480ns | 220.000ns | 281.000ns |
| 5 |
C++ (G++)
|
307.440ns | 190.000ns | 2,385.000ns |
| 6 |
Go
|
324.440ns | 280.000ns | 480.000ns |
| 7 |
Zig
|
442.840ns | 340.000ns | 931.000ns |
| 8 |
Kotlin (Native)
|
492.120ns | 441.000ns | 751.000ns |
| 9 |
Rust
|
864.560ns | 641.000ns | 3,517.000ns |
| 10 |
Java
|
1,360.120ns | 892.000ns | 2,995.000ns |
| 11 |
JavaScript (Node)
|
2,998.800ns | 2,525.000ns | 3,727.000ns |
| 12 |
JavaScript (Bun)
|
4,881.720ns | 2,155.000ns | 7,564.000ns |
| 13 |
JavaScript (Deno)
|
28,924.960ns | 22,703.000ns | 60,174.000ns |
| 14 |
PHP
|
1,132,576.480ns | 14,618.000ns | 27,905,712.000ns |
| 15 |
Ruby
|
1,827,954.840ns | 6,683.000ns | 45,481,700.000ns |
| 16 |
Python
|
4,115,102.560ns | 7,665.000ns | 60,725,791.000ns |
| 17 |
Kotlin (JVM)
|
18,412,504.360ns | 480,440.000ns | 84,503,237.000ns |