The Computer Language
25.03 Benchmarks Game

Java versus PHP

How the programs are written matters! Always look at the source code.

If the fastest programs are flagged * possible hand-written vector instructions or "unsafe" or naked ffi, does the host language matter? You might be more interested in the less optimised programs — more seconds, less gz source code.

fannkuch-redux      
  elapsed Mean or 95% CI      
source secs cpu secs mem gz make
Java #3 40.02 40.12—40.21 62,652 1264 1.69
Java 10.48 42.17—43.29 62,661 1289 1.73
Java #2 45.41 45.13—51.49 60,027 520 1.68
Java #8 46.66 49.88—55.68 59,994 517 1.65
PHP #2 464.80 463.62 16,339 447
PHP #4 130.83 514.56 19,780 1168
PHP #3 133.01 525.32 19,767 1166
PHP 592.64 591.45 16,400 488
PHP #8 847.77 849.92—863.13 16,364 458
n-body      
  elapsed Mean or 95% CI      
source secs cpu secs mem gz make
Java #4 6.92 6.94 60,592 1495 1.65
Java #5 7.34 7.39 61,669 1435 1.78
Java #2 7.51 7.53 60,846 1430 1.71
Java #3 7.52 7.54 61,186 1436 1.65
Java #8 7.61 7.66 60,953 1322 1.67
Java 7.89 7.91 61,276 1437 1.70
PHP #3 204.10 204.15—204.79 16,425 1088
PHP #8 242.35 242.50—244.36 16,507 1245
spectral-norm      
  elapsed Mean or 95% CI      
source secs cpu secs mem gz make
Java 5.47 5.51 61,817 521 1.51
Java #8 5.47 5.51 62,308 453 1.72
Java #3 1.61 6.01 62,812 762 1.68
Java #2 1.65 6.16—6.20 61,784 956 2.76
PHP 18.29 72.34—72.52 24,682 1157
PHP #2 132.84 132.71—133.29 16,810 403
PHP #8 135.79 136.38—136.78 16,601 357
PHP #3 35.62 141.27—141.39 26,657 1214
mandelbrot      
  elapsed Mean or 95% CI      
source secs cpu secs mem gz make
Java #2 4.16 16.30—16.44 101,253 802 1.72
Java #4 4.44 16.15—16.21 124,953 667 1.66
Java #6 4.21 16.67—17.00 100,794 808 1.78
Java 24.54 24.65—24.78 60,711 671 1.81
Java #8 27.72 27.85—27.91 63,836 441 1.74
Java #3 7.11 28.81—34.50 101,401 910 1.91
PHP 258.19 257.96—264.71 16,437 452
PHP #3 68.29 273.64—275.67 53,531 881
PHP #8 424.00 422.73 49,336 419
fasta      
  elapsed Mean or 95% CI      
source secs cpu secs mem gz make
Java #4 3.32 3.42 62,726 1528 1.74
Java #6 1.20 3.73 68,055 2549 1.91
Java #5 1.27 3.95—4.17 68,420 2478 1.86
Java #2 4.41 4.64—4.73 65,995 1259 1.75
Java #8 10.27 10.94—11.09 202,166 894 1.99
PHP #3 31.10 31.07—31.17 16,433 1065
PHP #2 47.59 47.60—47.80 16,388 1054
PHP #8 49.83 49.85—49.96 16,388 760
k-nucleotide      
  elapsed Mean or 95% CI      
source secs cpu secs mem gz make
Java 4.94 16.37—17.19 459,260 1821 2.19
Java #3 7.25 25.39—25.58 389,857 1642 2.01
Java #6 7.27 25.30—26.29 389,628 1614 2.19
Java #4 34.38 34.66—36.43 218,042 1887 2.05
Java #5 20.48 44.95—46.24 243,007 2225 2.12
PHP #8 79.70 80.05—80.48 649,593 571
Java #8 79.72 83.79—87.16 1,484,460 786 2.09
PHP #4 25.77 89.39—89.89 270,369 1290
reverse-complement      
  elapsed Mean or 95% CI      
source secs cpu secs mem gz make
Java #6 3.20 3.84 2,103,058 760 1.69
Java #5 4.81 4.93—5.10 1,143,575 1115 1.66
Java #4 5.73 5.87—5.94 1,958,097 656 1.58
PHP 10.35 10.35 1,531,154 323
PHP #2 12.31 12.31—12.35 1,836,716 288
PHP #3 8.29 12.59 1,821,659 452
Java #7   Bad Output  
Java #3   Bad Output  
binary-trees      [ Contentious. Different approaches. ]
  elapsed Mean or 95% CI      
source secs cpu secs mem gz make
Java #4 4.45 5.56—5.91 1,804,603 846 2.63
Java #6 4.91 5.73—5.77 1,792,643 535 1.59
Java #3 4.92 5.73—5.85 1,733,562 546 1.55
Java #2 5.05 5.84—5.91 1,792,967 558 1.78
Java #7 2.62 8.09—8.18 1,778,696 841 1.88
PHP #3 69.00 69.05—69.23 948,552 434
PHP #7 22.24 81.49—81.93 1,316,532 767
PHP #4 24.74 81.31—81.61 1,280,827 786
PHP 90.45 90.68—90.99 771,105 457
PHP #2 93.90 93.86—94.42 771,146 429
PHP #5 47.09 124.17—125.36 1,745,932 1048
PHP #6 38.32 130.46—131.16 2,379,801 877
pidigits      [ Contentious. Different libraries. ]
  elapsed Mean or 95% CI      
source secs cpu secs mem gz make
* Java #3 0.84 0.86 60,424 770 1.73
PHP #5 1.01 1.00 17,302 405
PHP #4 1.02 1.01 17,355 396
PHP #3 1.03 1.02 17,367 510
* Java #4 1.05 1.27 78,606 733 3.62
* Java #2 1.34 1.41 65,090 944 1.71
PHP #2 1.51 1.50 17,756 552
Java 7.72 8.78—8.83 453,767 807 1.56
PHP 102.79 102.76—102.81 18,395 756
regex-redux      [ Contentious. Different libraries. ]
  elapsed Mean or 95% CI      
source secs cpu secs mem gz make
* Java #2 1.60 3.19 386,425 2201 3.75
PHP 1.88 3.67 203,751 822
Java 8.45 16.81—16.98 533,582 875 1.81
Java #6 5.61 17.10—17.43 1,287,463 746 1.82
Java #3 5.30 17.04—17.22 636,994 935 1.82
Java

java 23 2024-09-17
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
(build 23+37-2369,
mixed mode, sharing)

PHP

PHP 8.4.1 (cli)
(built: Nov 22 2024 14:22:47) (NTS)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.4.1,
with Zend OPcache v8.4.1,
Copyright (c) Zend Technologies