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 |
C (Clang)
|
191.560ns | 180.000ns | 230.000ns |
| 2 |
C++ (G++)
|
208.400ns | 190.000ns | 251.000ns |
| 3 |
C (GCC)
|
223.480ns | 201.000ns | 250.000ns |
| 4 |
C++ (Clang++)
|
280.840ns | 170.000ns | 2,314.000ns |
| 5 |
Go
|
318.560ns | 260.000ns | 420.000ns |
| 6 |
Kotlin (Native)
|
486.800ns | 461.000ns | 541.000ns |
| 7 |
Rust
|
768.680ns | 671.000ns | 981.000ns |
| 8 |
Java
|
1,324.120ns | 1,122.000ns | 1,503.000ns |
| 9 |
JavaScript (Node)
|
3,616.000ns | 2,865.000ns | 4,368.000ns |
| 10 |
JavaScript (Bun)
|
4,542.600ns | 2,033.000ns | 5,300.000ns |
| 11 |
Ruby
|
7,940.920ns | 6,372.000ns | 9,859.000ns |
| 12 |
Python
|
9,716.360ns | 7,474.000ns | 29,155.000ns |
| 13 |
PHP
|
20,009.200ns | 14,027.000ns | 45,025.000ns |
| 14 |
JavaScript (Deno)
|
25,796.360ns | 15,680.000ns | 45,035.000ns |
| 15 |
Kotlin (JVM)
|
20,434,849.240ns | 460,384.000ns | 68,805,145.000ns |