Windows Benchmark: File Read
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All-Time Rankings
| Rank | Language | Average Time | Best Time | Worst Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JavaScript (Node)
|
85.176µs | 77.700µs | 106.600µs |
| 2 |
Rust
|
110.896µs | 91.700µs | 173.900µs |
| 3 |
Ruby
|
134.120µs | 107.000µs | 312.900µs |
| 4 |
C++ (G++)
|
138.896µs | 108.200µs | 254.200µs |
| 5 |
Python
|
155.780µs | 127.600µs | 249.300µs |
| 6 |
C (Clang)
|
190.784µs | 166.600µs | 226.300µs |
| 7 |
GraalVM
|
258.176µs | 196.100µs | 691.000µs |
| 8 |
PHP
|
286.708µs | 150.200µs | 2,441.000µs |
| 9 |
JavaScript (Bun)
|
319.488µs | 233.900µs | 632.500µs |
| 10 |
C (GCC)
|
338.588µs | 165.500µs | 3,375.100µs |
| 11 |
C++ (Clang++)
|
491.324µs | 289.400µs | 2,424.200µs |
| 12 |
Kotlin (Native)
|
539.684µs | 448.900µs | 795.200µs |
| 13 |
Java
|
868.888µs | 427.700µs | 5,559.400µs |
| 14 |
JavaScript (Deno)
|
1,139.784µs | 755.000µs | 2,679.600µs |
| 15 |
Zig
|
3,104.092µs | 1,498.000µs | 14,269.900µs |
| 16 |
Go
|
3,571.328µs | 0.000µs | 81,260.300µs |
| 17 |
Kotlin (JVM)
|
191,462.764µs | 38,121.700µs | 384,639.200µs |