Python 3 versus PHP fastest performance

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

If the fastest programs are * hand-written vector instructions, 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	mem	gz	cpu secs
PHP #2	464.80	16,339	447	463.62
PHP #4	130.83	19,780	1168	514.56
PHP #3	133.01	19,767	1166	525.32
PHP	592.64	16,400	488	591.45
Python 3 #6	943.88	11,874	391	942.63
Python 3 #4	311.18	28,701	960	1,221.85
PHP #8	1,733.62	16,335	477	1,732.08
Python 3 #8	2,457.09	11,874	414	2,455.59
n-body
	elapsed			Mean or 95% CI
source	secs	mem	gz	cpu secs
PHP #3	204.10	16,425	1088	204.19—204.75
PHP #8	242.35	16,507	1245	242.61—244.24
Python 3	372.41	12,198	1201	371.23
Python 3 #2	442.06	12,554	1247	440.87
Python 3 #8	529.38	12,497	1172	528.16
spectral-norm
	elapsed			Mean or 95% CI
source	secs	mem	gz	cpu secs
PHP	18.29	24,682	1157	72.35—72.51
PHP #2	132.84	16,810	403	132.74—133.26
PHP #8	135.79	16,601	357	136.40—136.76
PHP #3	35.62	26,657	1214	141.28—141.39
Python 3 #6	349.68	13,660	334	348.48
Python 3 #4	90.37	34,693	415	352.91
Python 3 #8	386.45	12,833	334	385.07
Python 3 #7	109.91	34,578	425	421.84
mandelbrot
	elapsed			Mean or 95% CI
source	secs	mem	gz	cpu secs
PHP	258.19	16,437	452	258.37—264.30
PHP #3	68.29	53,531	881	273.76—275.55
PHP #8	424.00	49,336	419	422.73
Python 3 #7	182.94	62,173	698	723.28
Python 3 #3	879.41	45,085	319	877.96
Python 3 #2	237.64	230,973	790	937.87
Python 3 #5	260.63	61,620	463	1,033.16
Python 3 #8	1,577.29	45,031	379	1,575.80
fasta
	elapsed			Mean or 95% CI
source	secs	mem	gz	cpu secs
PHP #3	31.10	16,433	1065	31.08—31.16
Python 3 #3	39.03	12,218	1007	38.87—47.23
Python 3 #2	39.06	12,415	1126	39.10—46.32
PHP #2	47.59	16,388	1054	47.61—47.79
PHP #8	49.83	16,388	760	49.86—49.95
Python 3 #5	27.95	1,190,347	1951	54.25—54.92
Python 3	57.39	12,100	823	57.48—65.23
Python 3 #8	153.17	11,915	738	154.06—158.15
k-nucleotide
	elapsed			Mean or 95% CI
source	secs	mem	gz	cpu secs
PHP #8	79.70	649,593	571	80.08—80.46
PHP #4	25.77	270,369	1290	89.42—89.86
Python 3 #3	46.55	674,185	1970	182.63—187.07
Python 3 #4	76.67	523,751	663	233.38—238.93
Python 3 #8	234.08	642,265	525	235.45—236.80
Python 3	234.20	515,047	499	235.22—237.04
Python 3 #9	66.67	392,184	614	236.55—238.32
reverse-complement
	elapsed			Mean or 95% CI
source	secs	mem	gz	cpu secs
Python 3 #3	4.96	523,801	803	4.95
Python 3 #5	4.18	2,418,156	960	7.46—7.50
Python 3 #2	10.09	1,837,285	440	10.14—10.23
PHP	10.35	1,531,154	323	10.35
Python 3	10.43	2,040,713	484	10.44—10.58
Python 3 #6	7.59	2,795,930	821	11.07—11.11
PHP #2	12.31	1,836,716	288	12.31—12.35
PHP #3	8.29	1,821,659	452	12.59
Python 3 #4	13.47	4,109,324	343	13.47—13.85
binary-trees
	elapsed			Mean or 95% CI
source	secs	mem	gz	cpu secs
PHP #3	69.00	948,552	434	69.06—69.22
PHP #7	22.24	1,316,532	767	81.52—81.90
PHP #4	24.74	1,280,827	786	81.33—81.59
PHP	90.45	771,105	457	90.70—90.97
PHP #2	93.90	771,146	429	93.90—94.38
Python 3 #2	100.49	281,829	344	100.71—101.07
Python 3 #4	33.37	460,771	481	121.34—121.66
Python 3	34.85	445,649	597	123.14—123.93
PHP #5	47.09	1,745,932	1048	124.25—125.29
Python 3 #5	35.37	806,117	669	125.73—126.09
PHP #6	38.32	2,379,801	877	130.50—131.11
PHP #8	146.65	773,100	590	146.78—147.89
Python 3 #3	51.88	819,077	1247	148.97—149.82
Python 3 #8	560.84	821,846	535	559.59
pidigits
	elapsed			Mean or 95% CI
source	secs	mem	gz	cpu secs
PHP #5	1.01	17,302	405	1.00
PHP #4	1.02	17,355	396	1.01
PHP #3	1.03	17,367	510	1.02
* Python 3 #3	1.35	20,009	573	1.28—1.32
PHP #2	1.51	17,756	552	1.50
Python 3 #4	4.63	12,718	348	4.60
PHP	102.79	18,395	756	102.77—102.80
Python 3 #5		Empty
regex-redux
	elapsed			Mean or 95% CI
source	secs	mem	gz	cpu secs
* Python 3 #2	1.41	191,300	1411	2.65
PHP	1.88	203,751	822	3.67
Python 3	8.96	459,624	515	16.49—16.73
Python 3	Python 3.13.0
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