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 |
Go
|
0.000ns | 0.000ns | 0.000ns |
| 2 |
C (GCC)
|
128.000ns | 100.000ns | 200.000ns |
| 3 |
C (Clang)
|
144.000ns | 100.000ns | 200.000ns |
| 4 |
C++ (G++)
|
152.000ns | 100.000ns | 200.000ns |
| 5 |
C++ (Clang++)
|
224.000ns | 100.000ns | 600.000ns |
| 6 |
Kotlin (Native)
|
564.000ns | 500.000ns | 800.000ns |
| 7 |
Rust
|
620.000ns | 500.000ns | 800.000ns |
| 8 |
Java
|
1,244.000ns | 1,000.000ns | 1,500.000ns |
| 9 |
JavaScript (Node)
|
4,124.000ns | 3,100.000ns | 6,000.000ns |
| 10 |
JavaScript (Bun)
|
6,556.000ns | 2,900.000ns | 36,400.000ns |
| 11 |
Python
|
8,264.000ns | 7,200.000ns | 10,700.000ns |
| 12 |
PHP
|
9,600.000ns | 6,500.000ns | 15,500.000ns |
| 13 |
Ruby
|
14,580.000ns | 11,400.000ns | 39,500.000ns |
| 14 |
JavaScript (Deno)
|
31,848.120ns | 22,500.000ns | 85,600.000ns |
| 15 |
Kotlin (JVM)
|
1,998,552.000ns | 517,800.000ns | 32,969,800.000ns |