Node js versus TypeScript fastest programs Always look at the source code. These are only the fastest programs. Look at the other programs. They may seem more-like a fair comparison to you. spectral-norm source secs mem gz busy cpu load Node js 4.40 61,768 999 16.63 93% 97% 95% 93% TypeScript 15.81 33,248 441 16.03 0% 0% 100% 1% fannkuch-redux source secs mem gz busy cpu load Node js 19.48 58,152 1313 77.05 99% 99% 99% 99% TypeScript 24.52 56,488 1427 97.15 99% 99% 99% 99% pidigits source secs mem gz busy cpu load Node js 2.58 36,368 599 2.97 100% 6% 7% 2% TypeScript 2.62 37,004 604 2.70 68% 1% 1% 33% n-body source secs mem gz busy cpu load Node js 26.28 35,412 1268 28.03 2% 0% 4% 100% TypeScript 26.32 35,988 1293 26.61 100% 0% 0% 1% regex-redux source secs mem gz busy cpu load Node js 9.53 756,856 668 12.74 71% 24% 13% 26% TypeScript 9.51 756,968 680 11.91 68% 20% 30% 7% mandelbrot source secs mem gz busy cpu load Node js 6.84 88,016 1122 26.99 98% 98% 99% 98% TypeScript 6.76 87,476 1183 26.54 98% 98% 98% 99% binary-trees source secs mem gz busy cpu load Node js 19.22 1,000,628 711 61.94 80% 82% 82% 79% TypeScript 18.88 1,011,148 797 60.45 78% 82% 78% 83% reverse-complement source secs mem gz busy cpu load Node js 4.10 1,340,368 1480 8.58 52% 56% 73% 28% TypeScript Failed k-nucleotide source secs mem gz busy cpu load Node js 26.32 397,472 1812 77.28 74% 71% 62% 87% TypeScript Failed fasta source secs mem gz busy cpu load Node js 3.62 67,488 2047 10.61 72% 75% 72% 74% TypeScript Failed Node js v14.2.0 TypeScript Version 3.9.2 node.js v14.2.0 all Node js programs & measurements all TypeScript programs & measurements