path: root/test/bench/shootout/timing.log

All tests on r45 or r70

Aug 3 2009

First version of fasta. Translation of fasta.c, fetched from
	http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32q/benchmark.php?test=fasta&lang=gpp&id=4

fasta -n 25000000
	gcc -O2 fasta.c	5.98u 0.00s 6.01r
	gccgo -O2 fasta.go	8.82u 0.02s 8.85r
	6g fasta.go	13.50u 0.02s 13.53r
	6g -B fata.go	12.99u 0.02s 13.02r

Aug 4 2009
[added timing.sh]

# myrandom:
#   hand-written optimization of integer division
#   use int32->float conversion
fasta -n 25000000
	# probably I/O library inefficiencies
	gcc -O2 fasta.c	5.99u 0.00s 6.00r 
	gccgo -O2 fasta.go	8.82u 0.02s 8.85r
	gc fasta	10.70u 0.00s 10.77r
	gc_B fasta	10.09u 0.03s 10.12r

reverse-complement < output-of-fasta-25000000
	# we don't know - memory cache behavior?
	gcc -O2 reverse-complement.c	2.04u 0.94s 10.54r
	gccgo -O2 reverse-complement.go	6.54u 0.63s 7.17r
	gc reverse-complement	6.55u 0.70s 7.26r
	gc_B reverse-complement	6.32u 0.70s 7.10r

nbody 50000000
	# math.Sqrt needs to be in assembly; inlining is probably the other 50%
	gcc -O2 nbody.c	21.61u 0.01s 24.80r
	gccgo -O2 nbody.go	118.55u 0.02s 120.32r
	gc nbody	100.84u 0.00s 100.85r
	gc_B nbody	103.33u 0.00s 103.39r
[
hacked Sqrt in assembler
	gc nbody	31.97u 0.00s 32.01r
]

binary-tree 15 # too slow to use 20
	# memory allocation and garbage collection
	gcc -O2 binary-tree.c -lm	0.86u 0.00s 0.87r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree.go	1.69u 0.46s 2.15r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree-freelist.go	8.48u 0.00s 8.48r
	gc binary-tree	9.60u 0.01s 9.62r
	gc binary-tree-freelist	0.48u 0.01s 0.50r

August 5, 2009

fannkuch 12
	# bounds checking is half the difference
	# rest might be registerization
	gcc -O2 fannkuch.c	60.09u 0.01s 60.32r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch.go	64.89u 0.00s 64.92r
	gc fannkuch	124.59u 0.00s 124.67r
	gc_B fannkuch	91.14u 0.00s 91.16r

regex-dna 100000
	# regexp code is slow on trivial regexp
	gcc -O2 regex-dna.c -lpcre	0.92u 0.00s 0.99r
	gc regexp-dna	26.94u 0.18s 28.75r
	gc_B regexp-dna	26.51u 0.09s 26.75r

spectral-norm 5500
	gcc -O2 spectral-norm.c -lm	11.54u 0.00s 11.55r
	gccgo -O2 spectral-norm.go	12.20u 0.00s 12.23r
	gc spectral-norm	50.23u 0.00s 50.36r
	gc_B spectral-norm	49.69u 0.01s 49.83r
	gc spectral-norm-parallel	24.47u 0.03s 11.05r  # has shift >>1 not div /2
	[using >>1 instead of /2 : gc gives 24.33u 0.00s 24.33r]

August 6, 2009

k-nucleotide 5000000
	# string maps are slower than glib string maps
	gcc -O2 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include k-nucleotide.c -lglib-2.0	k-nucleotide.c: 10.72u 0.01s 10.74r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide.go	21.64u 0.83s 22.78r
	gc k-nucleotide	16.08u 0.06s 16.50r
	gc_B k-nucleotide	17.32u 0.02s 17.37r

mandelbrot 5500
	# floating point code generator should use more registers
	gcc -O2 mandelbrot.c	56.13u 0.02s 56.17r
	gccgo -O2 mandelbrot.go	57.49u 0.01s 57.51r
	gc mandelbrot	74.32u 0.00s 74.35r
	gc_B mandelbrot	74.28u 0.01s 74.31r

meteor 2100
	# we don't know
	gcc -O2 meteor-contest.c	0.10u 0.00s 0.10r
	gccgo -O2 meteor-contest.go	0.12u 0.00s 0.14r
	gc meteor-contest	0.24u 0.00s 0.26r
	gc_B meteor-contest	0.23u 0.00s 0.24r

pidigits 10000
	# bignum is slower than gmp
	gcc -O2 pidigits.c -lgmp	2.60u 0.00s 2.62r
	gc pidigits	77.69u 0.14s 78.18r
	gc_B pidigits	74.26u 0.18s 75.41r
	gc_B pidigits	68.48u 0.20s 69.31r   # special case: no bounds checking in bignum

August 7 2009

# New gc does better division by powers of 2.  Significant improvements:

spectral-norm 5500
	# floating point code generator should use more registers; possibly inline evalA
	gcc -O2 spectral-norm.c -lm	11.50u 0.00s 11.50r
	gccgo -O2 spectral-norm.go	12.02u 0.00s 12.02r
	gc spectral-norm	23.98u 0.00s 24.00r	# new time is 0.48 times old time, 52% faster
	gc_B spectral-norm	23.71u 0.01s 23.72r	# ditto
	gc spectral-norm-parallel	24.04u 0.00s 6.26r  # /2 put back.  note: 4x faster (on r70, idle)

k-nucleotide 1000000
	# string maps are slower than glib string maps
	gcc -O2 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include k-nucleotide.c -lglib-2.0	10.82u 0.04s 10.87r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide.go	22.73u 0.89s 23.63r
	gc k-nucleotide	15.97u 0.03s 16.04r
	gc_B k-nucleotide	15.86u 0.06s 15.93r	# 8.5% faster, but probably due to weird cache effeccts in previous version

pidigits 10000
	# bignum is slower than gmp
	gcc -O2 pidigits.c -lgmp	2.58u 0.00s 2.58r
	gc pidigits	71.24u 0.04s 71.28r	# 8.5% faster
	gc_B pidigits	71.25u 0.03s 71.29r	# 4% faster

threadring 50000000
	gcc -O2 threadring.c -lpthread	35.51u 160.21s 199.50r
	gccgo -O2 threadring.go	90.33u 459.95s 448.03r
	gc threadring	33.11u 0.00s 33.14r
	GOMAXPROCS=4 gc threadring	114.48u 226.65s 371.59r
	# change wait code to do <-make(chan int) instead of time.Sleep
	gc threadring	28.41u 0.01s 29.35r
	GOMAXPROCS=4 gc threadring	112.59u 232.83s 384.72r
	
chameneos 6000000
	gcc -O2 chameneosredux.c -lpthread	18.14u 276.52s 76.93r
	gc chameneosredux	20.19u 0.01s 20.23r

Aug 10 2009

# new 6g with better fp registers, fast div and mod of integers
# complete set of timings listed. significant changes marked ***

fasta -n 25000000
	# probably I/O library inefficiencies
	gcc -O2 fasta.c	5.96u 0.00s 5.97r
	gc fasta	10.59u 0.01s 10.61r
	gc_B fasta	9.92u 0.02s 9.95r

reverse-complement < output-of-fasta-25000000
	# we don't know - memory cache behavior?
	gcc -O2 reverse-complement.c	1.96u 1.56s 16.23r
	gccgo -O2 reverse-complement.go	6.41u 0.62s 7.05r
	gc reverse-complement	6.46u 0.70s 7.17r
	gc_B reverse-complement	6.22u 0.72s 6.95r

nbody 50000000
	# math.Sqrt needs to be in assembly; inlining is probably the other 50%
	gcc -O2 nbody.c	21.26u 0.01s 21.28r
	gccgo -O2 nbody.go	116.68u 0.07s 116.80r
	gc nbody	86.64u 0.01s 86.68r	# -14%
	gc_B nbody	85.72u 0.02s 85.77r	# *** -17%

binary-tree 15 # too slow to use 20
	# memory allocation and garbage collection
	gcc -O2 binary-tree.c -lm	0.87u 0.00s 0.87r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree.go	1.61u 0.47s 2.09r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree-freelist.go	0.00u 0.00s 0.01r
	gc binary-tree	9.11u 0.01s 9.13r	# *** -5%
	gc binary-tree-freelist	0.47u 0.01s 0.48r

fannkuch 12
	# bounds checking is half the difference
	# rest might be registerization
	gcc -O2 fannkuch.c	59.92u 0.00s 59.94r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch.go	65.54u 0.00s 65.58r
	gc fannkuch	123.98u 0.01s 124.04r
	gc_B fannkuch	90.75u 0.00s 90.78r

regex-dna 100000
	# regexp code is slow on trivial regexp
	gcc -O2 regex-dna.c -lpcre	0.91u 0.00s 0.92r
	gc regex-dna	27.25u 0.02s 27.28r
	gc_B regex-dna	29.51u 0.03s 29.55r

spectral-norm 5500
	# possibly inline evalA
	gcc -O2 spectral-norm.c -lm	11.57u 0.00s 11.57r
	gccgo -O2 spectral-norm.go	12.07u 0.01s 12.08r
	gc spectral-norm	23.99u 0.00s 24.00r
	gc_B spectral-norm	23.73u 0.00s 23.75r

k-nucleotide 1000000
	# string maps are slower than glib string maps
	gcc -O2 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include k-nucleotide.c -lglib-2.0	10.63u 0.02s 10.69r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide.go	23.19u 0.91s 24.12r
	gc k-nucleotide	16.73u 0.04s 16.78r	# *** +5% (but this one seems to vary by more than that)
	gc_B k-nucleotide	16.46u 0.04s 16.51r	# *** +5%

mandelbrot 16000
	gcc -O2 mandelbrot.c	56.16u 0.00s 56.16r
	gccgo -O2 mandelbrot.go	57.41u 0.01s 57.42r
	gc mandelbrot	64.05u 0.02s 64.08r	# *** -14%
	gc_B mandelbrot	64.10u 0.02s 64.14r	# *** -14%

meteor 2100
	# we don't know
	gcc -O2 meteor-contest.c	0.10u 0.00s 0.10r
	gccgo -O2 meteor-contest.go	0.12u 0.00s 0.12r
	gc meteor-contest	0.18u 0.00s 0.20r	# *** -25%
	gc_B meteor-contest	0.17u 0.00s 0.18r	# *** -24%

pidigits 10000
	# bignum is slower than gmp
	gcc -O2 pidigits.c -lgmp	2.57u 0.00s 2.57r
	gc pidigits	71.82u 0.04s 71.89r
	gc_B pidigits	71.84u 0.08s 71.98r

threadring 50000000
	gcc -O2 threadring.c -lpthread	30.91u 164.33s 204.57r
	gccgo -O2 threadring.go	87.12u 460.04s 447.61r
	gc threadring	38.55u 0.00s 38.56r	# *** +16%

chameneos 6000000
	gcc -O2 chameneosredux.c -lpthread	17.93u 323.65s 88.47r
	gc chameneosredux	21.72u 0.00s 21.73r

August 10 2009

# In-place versions for some bignum operations.
pidigits 10000
	gcc -O2 pidigits.c -lgmp	2.56u 0.00s 2.57r
	gc pidigits	55.22u 0.04s 55.29r	# *** -23%
	gc_B pidigits	55.49u 0.02s 55.60r	# *** -23%

September 3 2009

# New 6g inlines slices, has a few other tweaks.
# Complete rerun. Significant changes marked.

fasta -n 25000000
	# probably I/O library inefficiencies
	gcc -O2 fasta.c	5.96u 0.00s 5.96r
	gc fasta	10.63u 0.02s 10.66r
	gc_B fasta	9.92u 0.01s 9.94r

reverse-complement < output-of-fasta-25000000
	# we don't know - memory cache behavior?
	gcc -O2 reverse-complement.c	1.92u 0.33s 2.93r
	gccgo -O2 reverse-complement.go	6.76u 0.72s 7.58r	# +5%
	gc reverse-complement	6.59u 0.70s 7.29r	# +2%
	gc_B reverse-complement	5.57u 0.80s 6.37r	# -10%

nbody 50000000
	# math.Sqrt needs to be in assembly; inlining is probably the other 50%
	# also loop alignment appears to be critical
	gcc -O2 nbody.c	21.28u 0.00s 21.28r
	gccgo -O2 nbody.go	119.21u 0.00s 119.22r	# +2%
	gc nbody	109.72u 0.00s 109.78r	# + 28% *****
	gc_B nbody	85.90u 0.00s 85.91r

binary-tree 15 # too slow to use 20
	# memory allocation and garbage collection
	gcc -O2 binary-tree.c -lm	0.86u 0.00s 0.87r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree.go	1.88u 0.54s 2.42r	# +17%
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree-freelist.go	0.01u 0.01s 0.02r
	gc binary-tree	8.94u 0.01s 8.96r	# -2%
	gc binary-tree-freelist	0.47u 0.01s 0.48r

fannkuch 12
	# bounds checking is half the difference
	# rest might be registerization
	gcc -O2 fannkuch.c	60.12u 0.00s 60.12r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch.go	92.62u 0.00s 92.66r		# +41% ***
	gc fannkuch	123.90u 0.00s 123.92r
	gc_B fannkuch	89.71u 0.00s 89.74r	# -1%

regex-dna 100000
	# regexp code is slow on trivial regexp
	gcc -O2 regex-dna.c -lpcre	0.88u 0.00s 0.88r
	gc regex-dna	25.77u 0.01s 25.79r		# -5%
	gc_B regex-dna	26.05u 0.02s 26.09r	# -12% ***

spectral-norm 5500
	# possibly inline evalA
	gcc -O2 spectral-norm.c -lm	11.51u 0.00s 11.51r
	gccgo -O2 spectral-norm.go	11.95u 0.00s 11.96r
	gc spectral-norm	24.23u 0.00s 24.23r
	gc_B spectral-norm	23.83u 0.00s 23.84r

k-nucleotide 1000000
	# string maps are slower than glib string maps
	gcc -O2 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include k-nucleotide.c -lglib-2.0	10.68u 0.04s 10.72r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide.go	23.03u 0.88s 23.92r
	gc k-nucleotide	15.79u 0.05s 15.85r	# -5% (but this one seems to vary by more than that)
	gc_B k-nucleotide	17.88u 0.05s 17.95r # +8% (ditto)

mandelbrot 16000
	gcc -O2 mandelbrot.c	56.17u 0.02s 56.20r
	gccgo -O2 mandelbrot.go	56.74u 0.02s 56.79r	 # -1%
	gc mandelbrot	63.31u 0.01s 63.35r	# -1%
	gc_B mandelbrot	63.29u 0.00s 63.31r	# -1%

meteor 2100
	# we don't know
	gcc -O2 meteor-contest.c	0.10u 0.00s 0.10r
	gccgo -O2 meteor-contest.go	0.11u 0.00s 0.12r
	gc meteor-contest	0.18u 0.00s 0.19r
	gc_B meteor-contest	0.17u 0.00s 0.18r

pidigits 10000
	# bignum is slower than gmp
	gcc -O2 pidigits.c -lgmp	2.56u 0.00s 2.57r
	gc pidigits	55.87u 0.03s 55.91r
	gc_B pidigits	55.93u 0.03s 55.99r

# these tests are compared using real time, since they run multiple processors
# accuracy probably low
threadring 50000000
	gcc -O2 threadring.c -lpthread	26.31u 164.69s 199.92r	# -2%
	gccgo -O2 threadring.go	87.90u 487.26s 472.81r	# +6%
	gc threadring	28.89u 0.00s 28.90r	# -25% ***

chameneos 6000000
	gcc -O2 chameneosredux.c -lpthread	16.41u 296.91s 81.17r	# -8%
	gc chameneosredux	19.97u 0.00s 19.97r	# -8%

Sep 22, 2009

# 6g inlines sliceslice in most cases.

fasta -n 25000000
	# probably I/O library inefficiencies
	gc fasta	10.24u 0.00s 10.25r	# -4%
	gc_B fasta	9.68u 0.01s 9.69r	# -3%

reverse-complement < output-of-fasta-25000000
	# we don't know - memory cache behavior?
	gc reverse-complement	6.67u 0.69s 7.37r	# +1%
	gc_B reverse-complement	6.00u 0.64s 6.65r	# +7%

nbody -n 50000000
	# math.Sqrt needs to be in assembly; inlining is probably the other 50%
	# also loop alignment appears to be critical
	gc nbody	86.27u 0.00s 86.29r	# -21%
	gc_B nbody	104.52u 0.00s 104.54r	# +22%

fannkuch 12
	# bounds checking is half the difference
	# rest might be registerization
	gc fannkuch	128.36u 0.00s 128.37r	# +4%
	gc_B fannkuch	89.32u 0.00s 89.34r

regex-dna 100000
	# regexp code is slow on trivial regexp
	gc regex-dna	24.82u 0.01s 24.86r	# -4%
	gc_B regex-dna	24.55u 0.01s 24.57r	# -6%

spectral-norm 5500
	# possibly inline evalA
	gc spectral-norm	24.05u 0.00s 24.07r	# -1%
	gc_B spectral-norm	23.60u 0.00s 23.65r	 # -1%

k-nucleotide 1000000
	# string maps are slower than glib string maps
	gc k-nucleotide	17.84u 0.04s 17.89r	# +13% but mysterious variation continues
	gc_B k-nucleotide	15.56u 0.08s 15.65r	# -13% (ditto)

mandelbrot 16000
	gc mandelbrot	64.08u 0.01s 64.11r	# +1%
	gc_B mandelbrot	64.04u 0.00s 64.05r	# +1%

pidigits 10000
	# bignum is slower than gmp
	gc pidigits	58.68u 0.02s 58.72r	# +5%
	gc_B pidigits	58.86u 0.05s 58.99r	# +5%

# these tests are compared using real time, since they run multiple processors
# accuracy probably low
threadring 50000000
	gc threadring	32.70u 0.02s 32.77r	# +13%

chameneos 6000000
	gc chameneosredux	26.62u 0.00s 26.63r	# +13%

Sep 24, 2009

# Sqrt now in assembler for 6g.
nbody -n 50000000
	# remember, at least for 6g, alignment of loops may be important
	gcc -O2 nbody.c	21.24u 0.00s 21.25r
	gccgo -O2 nbody.go	121.03u 0.00s 121.04r
	gc nbody	30.26u 0.00s 30.27r	# -65% ***
	gc_B nbody	30.20u 0.02s 30.22r	# -72% *** 

Nov 13 2009

# fix bug in regexp; take performance hit.  good regexps will come in time.
regex-dna 100000
	gcc -O2 regex-dna.c -lpcre	0.92u 0.00s 0.94r
	gc regex-dna	29.78u 0.03s 29.83r
	gc_B regex-dna	32.63u 0.03s 32.74r

Nov 24 2009

# Roger Peppe's rewrite of the benchmark
chameneos 6000000
	gcc -O2 chameneosredux.c -lpthread	18.00u 303.29s 83.64r
	gc chameneosredux	12.10u 0.00s 12.10r  # 2.22X faster

Jan 6, 2010

# Long-overdue update.  All numbers included in this complete run.
# Some programs (e.g. reverse-complement) rewritten for speed.
# Regular expressions much faster in common cases (although still far behind PCRE)
# Bignum stuff improved
# Better (but sometimes slower) locking in channels.

fasta -n 25000000
	gcc -O2 fasta.c	5.99u 0.01s 6.00r
	gc fasta	9.11u 0.00s 9.12r	# -11%
	gc_B fasta	8.60u 0.00s 8.62r	# +12% ??

reverse-complement < output-of-fasta-25000000
	gcc -O2 reverse-complement.c	2.00u 0.80s 9.54r
#	gccgo -O2 reverse-complement.go	4.57u 0.35s 4.94r	# 33% faster
	gc reverse-complement	2.01u 0.38s 2.40r	# 3.3X faster
	gc_B reverse-complement	1.88u 0.36s 2.24r	# 3.2X faster
GOGC=off
	gc reverse-complement	2.01u 0.35s 2.37r
	gc_B reverse-complement	1.86u 0.32s 2.19r

nbody -n 50000000
	gcc -O2 nbody.c	21.28u 0.00s 21.31r
	gccgo -O2 nbody.go	80.02u 0.00s 80.05r	# 33% faster
	gc nbody	30.13u 0.00s 30.13r
	gc_B nbody	29.89u 0.01s 29.91r

binary-tree 15 # too slow to use 20
	gcc -O2 binary-tree.c -lm	0.86u 0.00s 0.87r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree.go	4.82u 0.41s 5.24r	# 2.5X slower
	gc binary-tree	7.23u 0.01s 7.25r	# # -19%
	gc binary-tree-freelist	0.43u 0.00s 0.44r	# -9%

fannkuch 12
	gcc -O2 fannkuch.c	60.17u 0.00s 60.17r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch.go	78.47u 0.01s 78.49r
	gc fannkuch	128.86u 0.00s 128.96r
	gc_B fannkuch	90.17u 0.00s 90.21r

regex-dna 100000
	gcc -O2 regex-dna.c -lpcre	0.90u 0.00s 0.92r
	gc regex-dna	9.48u 0.01s 9.50r	# 3.1X faster
	gc_B regex-dna	9.08u 0.00s 9.10r	# 3.6X faster

spectral-norm 5500
	gcc -O2 spectral-norm.c -lm	11.48u 0.00s 11.48r
	gccgo -O2 spectral-norm.go	11.68u 0.00s 11.70r
	gc spectral-norm	23.98u 0.00s 23.99r
	gc_B spectral-norm	23.68u 0.00s 23.69r

k-nucleotide 1000000
	gcc -O2 k-nucleotide.c	10.85u 0.04s 10.90r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide.go	25.26u 0.87s 26.14r
	gc k-nucleotide	15.28u 0.06s 15.37r	# restored; mysterious variation continues
	gc_B k-nucleotide	15.97u 0.03s 16.00r

mandelbrot 16000
	gcc -O2 mandelbrot.c	56.12u 0.01s 56.15r
	gccgo -O2 mandelbrot.go	56.86u 0.01s 56.89r
	gc mandelbrot	66.05u 0.00s 66.07r	# -3%
	gc_B mandelbrot	66.06u 0.00s 66.07r	# -3%

meteor 2100
	gcc -O2 meteor-contest.c	0.10u 0.00s 0.10r
	gccgo -O2 meteor-contest.go	0.12u 0.00s 0.12r
	gc meteor-contest	0.17u 0.00s 0.17r
	gc_B meteor-contest	0.15u 0.00s 0.16r

pidigits 10000
	gcc -O2 pidigits.c -lgmp	2.57u 0.00s 2.59r
	gc pidigits	38.27u 0.02s 38.30r	# 1.5X faster
	gc_B pidigits	38.27u 0.02s 38.31r	# 1.5X faster

threadring 50000000
	gcc -O2 threadring.c	37.11u 170.59s 212.75r
	gccgo -O2 threadring.go	89.67u 447.56s 442.55r	# -6.5%
	gc threadring	36.08u 0.04s 36.15r	# +10%

chameneos 6000000
	gcc -O2 chameneosredux.c -lpthread	19.02u 331.08s 90.79r
	gc chameneosredux	12.54u 0.00s 12.55r

Oct 19, 2010

# Another long-overdue update. Some of the code is new; parallel versions
# of some are added.  A few significant improvements.

fasta -n 25000000
	gcc -O2 fasta.c	4.92u 0.00s 4.93r
	gccgo -O2 fasta.go	3.31u 0.00s 3.34r  # new code
	gc fasta	3.68u 0.00s 3.69r  # 2.5X faster with no code
	gc_B fasta	3.68u 0.00s 3.69r  # 2.3X faster with no code

reverse-complement < output-of-fasta-25000000
	gcc -O2 reverse-complement.c	1.93u 0.81s 11.24r
	gccgo -O2 reverse-complement.go	1.58u 0.43s 2.04r  # first run with new code?
	gc reverse-complement	1.84u 0.34s 2.20r  # 10% faster
	gc_B reverse-complement	1.85u 0.32s 2.18r

nbody -n 50000000
	gcc -O2 nbody.c	21.35u 0.00s 21.36r
	gccgo -O2 nbody.go	21.62u 0.00s 21.66r  # 3.7X faster - why??
	gc nbody	29.78u 0.00s 29.79r
	gc_B nbody	29.72u 0.00s 29.72r

binary-tree 15 # too slow to use 20
	gcc -O2 binary-tree.c -lm	0.86u 0.00s 0.88r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree.go	4.05u 0.02s 4.08r  # 28% faster
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree-freelist	0.34u 0.08s 0.34r
	gc binary-tree	5.94u 0.00s 5.95r  # 20% faster
	gc binary-tree-freelist	0.50u 0.01s 0.54r

fannkuch 12
	gcc -O2 fannkuch.c	60.45u 0.00s 60.45r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch.go	64.64u 0.00s 64.64r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch-parallel.go	115.63u 0.00s 31.58r
	gc fannkuch	126.52u 0.04s 126.68r
	gc fannkuch-parallel	238.82u 0.10s 65.93r  # GOMAXPROCS=4
	gc_B fannkuch	88.99u 0.00s 89.02r

regex-dna 100000
	gcc -O2 regex-dna.c -lpcre	0.89u 0.00s 0.89r
	gc regex-dna	8.99u 0.02s 9.03r
	gc regex-dna-parallel	8.94u 0.02s 3.68r  # GOMAXPROCS=4
	gc_B regex-dna	9.12u 0.00s 9.14r

spectral-norm 5500
	gcc -O2 spectral-norm.c -lm	11.55u 0.00s 11.57r
	gccgo -O2 spectral-norm.go	11.73u 0.00s 11.75r
	gc spectral-norm	23.74u 0.00s 23.79r
	gc_B spectral-norm	24.49u 0.02s 24.54r

k-nucleotide 1000000
	gcc -O2 k-nucleotide.c	11.44u 0.06s 11.50r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide.go	8.65u 0.04s 8.71r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide-parallel.go	8.75u 0.03s 2.97r # set GOMAXPROCS=4
	gc k-nucleotide	14.92u 0.05s 15.01r
	gc k-nucleotide-parallel	16.96u 0.06s 6.53r  # set GOMAXPROCS=4
	gc_B k-nucleotide	15.97u 0.03s 16.08r

mandelbrot 16000
	gcc -O2 mandelbrot.c	56.32u 0.00s 56.35r
	gccgo -O2 mandelbrot.go	55.62u 0.02s 55.77r
	gc mandelbrot	64.85u 0.01s 64.94r
	gc_B mandelbrot	65.02u 0.01s 65.14r

meteor 2100
	gcc -O2 meteor-contest.c	0.10u 0.00s 0.10r
	gccgo -O2 meteor-contest.go	0.10u 0.00s 0.11r
	gc meteor-contest	0.17u 0.00s 0.18r
	gc_B meteor-contest	0.16u 0.00s 0.16r

pidigits 10000
	gcc -O2 pidigits.c -lgmp	2.58u 0.00s 2.59r
	gccgo -O2 pidigits.go	14.06u 0.01s 14.09r # first run?
	gc pidigits	8.47u 0.05s 8.55r # 4.5X faster due to package big
	gc_B pidigits	8.33u 0.01s 8.36r # 4.5X faster due to package big

threadring 50000000
	gcc -O2 threadring.c	28.18u 153.19s 186.47r
	gccgo -O2 threadring.go	110.10u 516.48s 515.25r
	gc threadring	40.39u 0.00s 40.40r

chameneos 6000000
	gcc -O2 chameneosredux.c -lpthread	18.20u 301.55s 83.10r
	gccgo -O2 chameneosredux.go	52.22u 324.54s 201.21r
	gc chameneosredux	13.52u 0.00s 13.54r

Dec 14, 2010

# Improved regex code (same algorithm) gets ~30%.

regex-dna 100000
	gcc -O2 regex-dna.c -lpcre	0.77u 0.01s 0.78r
	gc regex-dna	6.80u 0.00s 6.81r
	gc regex-dna-parallel	6.82u 0.01s 2.75r
	gc_B regex-dna	6.69u 0.02s 6.70r

Feb 15, 2011

# Improved GC, still single-threaded but more efficient

fasta -n 25000000
	gcc -O2 fasta.c	3.40u 0.00s 3.40r
	gccgo -O2 fasta.go	3.51u 0.00s 3.50r
	gc fasta	3.66u 0.01s 3.66r
	gc_B fasta	3.66u 0.00s 3.66r

reverse-complement < output-of-fasta-25000000
	gcc -O2 reverse-complement.c	1.86u 1.29s 4.93r
	gccgo -O2 reverse-complement.go	2.18u 0.41s 2.60r
	gc reverse-complement	1.67u 0.48s 2.15r
	gc_B reverse-complement	1.71u 0.45s 2.15r

nbody -n 50000000
	gcc -O2 -lm nbody.c	21.64u 0.00s 21.64r
	gccgo -O2 nbody.go	21.46u 0.00s 21.45r
	gc nbody	29.07u 0.00s 29.06r
	gc_B nbody	31.61u 0.00s 31.61r

binary-tree 15 # too slow to use 20
	gcc -O2 binary-tree.c -lm	0.88u 0.00s 0.87r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree.go	2.74u 0.07s 2.81r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree-freelist.go	0.01u 0.00s 0.00r
	gc binary-tree	4.22u 0.02s 4.24r
	gc binary-tree-freelist	0.54u 0.02s 0.55r

fannkuch 12
	gcc -O2 fannkuch.c	57.64u 0.00s 57.64r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch.go	65.79u 0.00s 65.82r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch-parallel.go	160.91u 0.02s 43.90r
	gc fannkuch	126.36u 0.03s 126.53r
	gc fannkuch-parallel	175.23u 0.04s 45.49r
	gc_B fannkuch	89.23u 0.00s 89.24r

regex-dna 100000
	gcc -O2 regex-dna.c -lpcre	0.77u 0.01s 0.80r
	gccgo -O2 regex-dna.go	12.38u 0.10s 12.52r
	gccgo -O2 regex-dna-parallel.go	43.96u 4.64s 15.11r
	gc regex-dna	7.03u 0.01s 7.05r
	gc regex-dna-parallel	6.85u 0.05s 2.70r
	gc_B regex-dna	6.87u 0.02s 6.89r

spectral-norm 5500
	gcc -O2 spectral-norm.c -lm	12.29u 0.00s 12.28r
	gccgo -O2 spectral-norm.go	11.79u 0.00s 11.79r
	gc spectral-norm	24.00u 0.02s 24.05r
	gc_B spectral-norm	24.59u 0.01s 24.59r

k-nucleotide 1000000
	gcc -O2 k-nucleotide.c	9.75u 0.07s 9.82r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide.go	8.92u 0.06s 8.98r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide-parallel.go	8.40u 0.04s 2.76r
	gc k-nucleotide	17.01u 0.03s 17.04r
	gc k-nucleotide-parallel	16.51u 0.08s 6.21r
	gc_B k-nucleotide	16.94u 0.08s 17.02r

mandelbrot 16000
	gcc -O2 mandelbrot.c	54.60u 0.00s 54.66r
	gccgo -O2 mandelbrot.go	59.38u 0.00s 59.41r
	gc mandelbrot	64.93u 0.04s 65.08r
	gc_B mandelbrot	64.85u 0.03s 64.92r

meteor 2098
	gcc -O2 meteor-contest.c	0.10u 0.01s 0.10r
	gccgo -O2 meteor-contest.go	0.11u 0.00s 0.11r
	gc meteor-contest	0.18u 0.00s 0.17r
	gc_B meteor-contest	0.17u 0.00s 0.16r

pidigits 10000
	gcc -O2 pidigits.c -lgmp	2.24u 0.00s 2.23r
	gccgo -O2 pidigits.go	14.05u 0.00s 14.06r
	gc pidigits	6.34u 0.05s 6.38r
	gc_B pidigits	6.37u 0.02s 6.38r

threadring 50000000
	gcc -O2 threadring.c	30.50u 258.05s 325.72r
	gccgo -O2 threadring.go	92.87u 748.39s 728.46r
	gc threadring	38.03u 0.01s 38.04r

# Apr 15, 2011
# Move to new machine, Intel Xeon E5520@2.27GHz.
# (Was Opteron(tm) Processor 8214 HE)

fasta -n 25000000
OLD:
	gcc -O2 fasta.c	3.39u 0.04s 3.42r
	gccgo -O2 fasta.go	3.52u 0.00s 3.52r
	gc fasta	3.63u 0.04s 3.67r
	gc_B fasta	3.66u 0.00s 3.66r
NEW:
	gcc -O2 fasta.c	1.45u 0.02s 1.47r
	gccgo -O2 fasta.go	1.51u 0.01s 1.51r
	gc fasta	2.04u 0.00s 2.04r
	gc_B fasta	2.05u 0.00s 2.04r

reverse-complement < output-of-fasta-25000000
OLD:
	gcc -O2 reverse-complement.c	1.87u 1.51s 7.02r
	gccgo -O2 reverse-complement.go	1.56u 0.54s 3.37r
	gc reverse-complement	1.73u 0.36s 2.08r
	gc_B reverse-complement	1.75u 0.37s 2.12r
NEW:
	gcc -O2 reverse-complement.c	1.20u 0.47s 12.96r
	gccgo -O2 reverse-complement.go	0.88u 0.14s 1.01r
	gc reverse-complement	1.13u 0.17s 1.30r
	gc_B reverse-complement	1.11u 0.09s 1.20r

nbody -n 50000000
OLD:
	gcc -O2 -lm nbody.c	21.90u 0.00s 21.92r
	gccgo -O2 nbody.go	23.12u 0.03s 23.19r
	gc nbody	29.07u 0.00s 29.07r
	gc_B nbody	31.84u 0.00s 31.85r
NEW:
	gcc -O2 -lm nbody.c	13.01u 0.00s 13.03r
	gccgo -O2 nbody.go	13.35u 0.00s 13.37r
	gc nbody	21.78u 0.00s 21.82r
	gc_B nbody	21.72u 0.00s 21.76r

binary-tree 15 # too slow to use 20
OLD:
	gcc -O2 binary-tree.c -lm	0.83u 0.02s 0.84r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree.go	2.61u 0.02s 2.62r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree-freelist.go	0.32u 0.01s 0.32r
	gc binary-tree	3.93u 0.04s 3.97r
	gc binary-tree-freelist	0.47u 0.03s 0.50r
NEW:
	gcc -O2 binary-tree.c -lm	0.60u 0.00s 0.59r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree.go	1.53u 0.00s 1.52r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree-freelist.go	0.01u 0.00s 0.00r
	gc binary-tree	1.93u 0.02s 1.95r
	gc binary-tree-freelist	0.32u 0.01s 0.32r

fannkuch 12
OLD:
	gcc -O2 fannkuch.c	57.64u 0.00s 57.64r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch.go	65.56u 0.01s 65.65r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch-parallel.go	179.12u 0.00s 49.82r
	gc fannkuch	126.39u 0.00s 126.39r
	gc fannkuch-parallel	172.49u 0.02s 45.44r
	gc_B fannkuch	89.30u 0.00s 89.28r
NEW:
	gcc -O2 fannkuch.c	45.17u 0.00s 45.26r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch.go	53.63u 0.00s 53.73r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch-parallel.go	216.72u 0.00s 58.42r
	gc fannkuch	108.21u 0.00s 108.44r
	gc fannkuch-parallel	227.20u 0.00s 57.27r
	gc_B fannkuch	56.14u 0.00s 56.26r

regex-dna 100000
OLD:
	gcc -O2 regex-dna.c -lpcre	0.77u 0.01s 0.78r
	gccgo -O2 regex-dna.go	10.15u 0.02s 10.23r
	gccgo -O2 regex-dna-parallel.go	33.81u 3.22s 11.62r
	gc regex-dna	6.52u 0.04s 6.56r
	gc regex-dna-parallel	6.84u 0.03s 2.70r
	gc_B regex-dna	6.83u 0.01s 6.84r
NEW:
	gcc -O2 regex-dna.c -lpcre	0.47u 0.00s 0.47r
	gccgo -O2 regex-dna.go	6.00u 0.00s 6.00r
	gccgo -O2 regex-dna-parallel.go	44.54u 1.57s 6.51r
	gc regex-dna	5.41u 0.01s 5.42r
	gc regex-dna-parallel	5.62u 0.01s 2.20r
	gc_B regex-dna	5.50u 0.00s 5.50r

spectral-norm 5500
OLD:
	gcc -O2 spectral-norm.c -lm	12.29u 0.00s 12.28r
	gccgo -O2 spectral-norm.go	11.56u 0.00s 11.55r
	gc spectral-norm	23.98u 0.00s 24.00r
	gc_B spectral-norm	24.62u 0.00s 24.65r
NEW:
	gcc -O2 spectral-norm.c -lm	15.79u 0.00s 15.82r
	gccgo -O2 spectral-norm.go	15.32u 0.00s 15.35r
	gc spectral-norm	19.62u 0.01s 19.67r
	gc_B spectral-norm	19.62u 0.00s 19.66r

k-nucleotide 1000000
OLD:
	gcc -O2 k-nucleotide.c	9.82u 0.06s 9.87r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide.go	8.30u 0.02s 8.32r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide-parallel.go	8.84u 0.05s 3.02r
	gc k-nucleotide	15.38u 0.07s 15.44r
	gc k-nucleotide-parallel	16.40u 0.03s 5.93r
	gc_B k-nucleotide	15.19u 0.05s 15.23r
NEW:
	gcc -O2 -k-nucleotide.c	4.88u 0.03s 4.92r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide.go	5.94u 0.01s 5.96r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide-parallel.go	6.44u 0.03s 1.47r
	gc k-nucleotide	9.61u 0.01s 9.63r
	gc k-nucleotide-parallel	9.70u 0.00s 3.39r
	gc_B k-nucleotide	9.19u 0.03s 9.23r

mandelbrot 16000
OLD:
	gcc -O2 mandelbrot.c	54.54u 0.00s 54.56r
	gccgo -O2 mandelbrot.go	59.63u 0.03s 59.67r
	gc mandelbrot	64.82u 0.00s 64.83r
	gc_B mandelbrot	64.84u 0.00s 64.91r
NEW:
	gcc -O2 mandelbrot.c	36.07u 0.01s 36.15r
	gccgo -O2 mandelbrot.go	43.57u 0.00s 43.66r
	gc mandelbrot	60.66u 0.00s 60.79r
	gc_B mandelbrot	60.90u 0.00s 61.03r

meteor 2098
OLD:
	gcc -O2 meteor-contest.c	0.11u 0.00s 0.10r
	gccgo -O2 meteor-contest.go	0.10u 0.01s 0.10r
	gc meteor-contest	0.18u 0.00s 0.17r
	gc_B meteor-contest	0.17u 0.00s 0.16r
NEW:
	gcc -O2 meteor-contest.c	0.10u 0.00s 0.09r
	gccgo -O2 meteor-contest.go	0.10u 0.00s 0.09r
	gc meteor-contest	0.14u 0.00s 0.14r
	gc_B meteor-contest	0.13u 0.00s 0.13r

pidigits 10000
OLD:
	gcc -O2 pidigits.c -lgmp	2.22u 0.00s 2.21r
	gccgo -O2 pidigits.go	13.39u 0.00s 13.40r
	gc pidigits	6.42u 0.04s 6.45r
	gc_B pidigits	6.45u 0.02s 6.47r
NEW:
	gcc -O2 pidigits.c -lgmp	2.27u 0.00s 2.29r
	gccgo -O2 pidigits.go	9.21u 0.00s 9.22r
	gc pidigits	3.60u 0.00s 3.60r
	gc_B pidigits	3.56u 0.02s 3.58r

threadring 50000000
OLD:
	gcc -O2 threadring.c -lpthread	34.51u 267.95s 336.12r
	gccgo -O2 threadring.go	103.51u 588.57s 627.16r
	gc threadring	54.68u 0.00s 54.73r
NEW:
	gcc -O2 threadring.c 32.00u 259.39s 369.74r
	gccgo -O2 threadring.go	133.06u 546.02s 595.33r
	gc threadring	16.75u 0.02s 16.80r

chameneos 6000000
OLD:
	gcc -O2 chameneosredux.c -lpthread	12.65u 31.02s 13.33r
	gccgo -O2 chameneosredux.go	47.04u 302.84s 252.29r
	gc chameneosredux	14.14u 0.00s 14.14r
NEW:
	gcc -O2 chameneosredux.c -lpthread	8.05u 63.43s 11.16r
	gccgo -O2 chameneosredux.go	82.95u 304.37s 207.64r
	gc chameneosredux	9.42u 0.00s 9.43r

# May 13, 2011
# after gc update to inline append when possible - 35% faster

regex-dna 100000
	gc regex-dna	3.94u 0.00s 3.95r
	gc regex-dna-parallel	4.15u 0.01s 1.63r
	gc_B regex-dna	4.01u 0.01s 4.02r

# Aug 4, 2011
# After various updates to locking code and some runtime changes.
# Slowdowns believed due to slower (but more correct) memmove.

fannkuch 12
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch.go	51.59u 0.00s 51.69r # -4%
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch-parallel.go	253.17u 0.00s 64.67r # -11%
	gc fannkuch	103.14u 0.00s 103.36r # -5%
	gc fannkuch-parallel	189.63u 0.00s 49.37r # +9%
	gc_B fannkuch	49.19u 0.00s 49.29r # -14%

regex-dna 100000
	gc regex-dna	3.78u 0.00s 3.78r # -43%
	gc regex-dna-parallel	3.84u 0.02s 1.48r # -49%
	gc_B regex-dna	3.62u 0.00s 3.63r # -52%

k-nucleotide 1000000
	gc k-nucleotide	12.23u 0.02s 12.27r # +27%
	gc k-nucleotide-parallel	12.76u 0.02s 4.37r # +29%
	gc_B k-nucleotide	12.18u 0.01s 12.21r # +33%

threadring 50000000
	gc threadring	17.49u 0.00s 17.53r # +4%

chameneos 6000000
	gc chameneosredux	7.61u 0.00s 7.63r # -24%

Aug 9, 2011
# After custom algorithms for 1- 2- 4- 8-byte scalars.

fannkuch 12
	gc fannkuch-parallel	157.17u 0.00s 41.08r # -17%

k-nucleotide 1000000
	gc k-nucleotide	8.72u 0.03s 8.76r # -39%
	gc k-nucleotide-parallel	8.79u 0.01s 3.14r # -39%
	gc_B k-nucleotide	8.65u 0.03s 8.69r # -39%

pidigits 10000
	gc pidigits	3.71u 0.02s 3.73r # +4%
	gc_B pidigits	3.73u 0.00s 3.73r # +4%

threadring 50000000
	gc threadring	14.51u 0.00s 14.54r # -17%

chameneos 6000000
	gc chameneosredux	7.41u 0.00s 7.42r # -3%

# A complete run at the Go 1 release.
# Significant changes:
# - gccgo is now enabled for all tests (goroutines are cheap enough)
# - threadring and chameneos are 14% faster, probably due to runtime changes
# - regex-dna 36% faster
# - fannkuch-parallel (only) slowed down 40%
# - gccgo on binary-tree-freelist is still optimized to nothing
# Other changes are modest.

fasta -n 25000000
	gcc -O2 fasta.c	1.45u 0.02s 1.48r
	gccgo -O2 fasta.go	1.46u 0.00s 1.47r
	gc fasta	1.99u 0.01s 2.00r
	gc_B fasta	1.99u 0.01s 2.01r

reverse-complement < output-of-fasta-25000000
	gcc -O2 reverse-complement.c	0.95u 0.48s 4.99r
	gccgo -O2 reverse-complement.go	0.93u 0.16s 1.09r
	gc reverse-complement	1.20u 0.19s 1.39r
	gc_B reverse-complement	1.04u 0.16s 1.20r

nbody -n 50000000
	gcc -O2 -lm nbody.c	13.02u 0.00s 13.05r
	gccgo -O2 nbody.go	14.46u 0.00s 14.49r
	gc nbody	21.79u 0.00s 21.84r
	gc_B nbody	21.74u 0.00s 21.79r

binary-tree 15 # too slow to use 20
	gcc -O2 binary-tree.c -lm	0.60u 0.01s 0.61r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree.go	1.30u 0.01s 1.32r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree-freelist.go	0.00u 0.00s 0.00r
	gc binary-tree	1.84u 0.01s 1.86r
	gc binary-tree-freelist	0.33u 0.00s 0.33r

fannkuch 12
	gcc -O2 fannkuch.c	45.24u 0.00s 45.34r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch.go	59.76u 0.01s 59.90r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch-parallel.go	218.20u 0.01s 61.60r
	gc fannkuch	103.92u 0.00s 104.16r
	gc fannkuch-parallel	221.61u 0.00s 60.49r
	gc_B fannkuch	53.17u 0.00s 53.30r

regex-dna 100000
	gcc -O2 regex-dna.c -lpcre	0.47u 0.00s 0.48r
	gccgo -O2 regex-dna.go	6.52u 0.00s 6.54r
	gccgo -O2 regex-dna-parallel.go	14.40u 0.73s 4.35r
	gc regex-dna	2.63u 0.02s 2.66r # -36%
	gc regex-dna-parallel	2.87u 0.01s 1.11r
	gc_B regex-dna	2.65u 0.00s 2.66r

spectral-norm 5500
	gcc -O2 spectral-norm.c -lm	15.78u 0.00s 15.82r
	gccgo -O2 spectral-norm.go	15.79u 0.00s 15.83r
	gc spectral-norm	19.76u 0.00s 19.80r
	gc_B spectral-norm	19.73u 0.01s 19.78r

k-nucleotide 1000000
	gcc -O2  k-nucleotide.c	5.59u 0.03s 5.63r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide.go	4.09u 0.03s 4.13r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide-parallel.go	4.50u 0.06s 1.63r
	gc k-nucleotide	9.23u 0.02s 9.27r
	gc k-nucleotide-parallel	9.87u 0.03s 3.55r
	gc_B k-nucleotide	9.20u 0.00s 9.22r

mandelbrot 16000
	gcc -O2 mandelbrot.c	36.09u 0.00s 36.18r
	gccgo -O2 mandelbrot.go	41.69u 0.01s 41.80r
	gc mandelbrot	60.91u 0.02s 61.07r
	gc_B mandelbrot	60.90u 0.00s 61.04r

meteor 2098
	gcc -O2 meteor-contest.c	0.09u 0.00s 0.09r
	gccgo -O2 meteor-contest.go	0.09u 0.00s 0.09r
	gc meteor-contest	0.14u 0.00s 0.15r
	gc_B meteor-contest	0.14u 0.00s 0.14r

pidigits 10000
	gcc -O2 pidigits.c -lgmp	2.27u 0.00s 2.27r
	gccgo -O2 pidigits.go	8.65u 0.00s 8.67r
	gc pidigits	3.70u 0.04s 3.75r
	gc_B pidigits	3.72u 0.02s 3.75r

threadring 50000000
	gcc -O2 threadring.c	40.91u 369.85s 323.31r
	gccgo -O2 threadring.go	26.97u 30.82s 57.93r
	gc threadring	12.81u 0.01s 12.85r # -13%

chameneos 6000000
	gcc -O2 chameneosredux.c -lpthread	9.44u 72.90s 12.65r
	gccgo -O2 chameneosredux.go	7.73u 7.53s 15.30r
	gc chameneosredux	6.51u 0.00s 6.53r # - 14%

# After http://codereview.appspot.com/6248049, moving panicindex
# calls out of line (putting the likely code into a single path and shortening
# loops). Significant changes since the last run (note: some are slower for
# unrelated and as yet undiagnosed reasons):

nbody -n 50000000
	gc nbody	19.10u 0.01s 19.19r # -12%
	gc_B nbody	19.19u 0.00s 19.23r # -12%

binary-tree 15 # too slow to use 20
	gc binary-tree	1.49u 0.01s 1.51r # -19%
	
fannkuch 12
	gc fannkuch	60.79u 0.00s 60.92r # -41%
	gc fannkuch-parallel	183.51u 0.01s 51.75r # -14%
	gc_B fannkuch	51.68u 0.00s 51.79r # -3%

k-nucleotide 1000000
	gc k-nucleotide	9.74u 0.04s 9.80r # +6%
	gc k-nucleotide-parallel	9.89u 0.05s 3.59r # +1%
	gc_B k-nucleotide	9.39u 0.02s 9.43r # +2%

mandelbrot (much slower, due to unrelated http://codereview.appspot.com/6209077)
	gc mandelbrot	100.98u 0.00s 101.20r # +65%
	gc_B mandelbrot	100.90u 0.01s 101.17r # +65%

meteor 2098
	gc meteor-contest	0.13u 0.00s 0.13r # -13%
	gc_B meteor-contest	0.13u 0.00s 0.13r # -7%

# May 30, 2012.
# After http://codereview.appspot.com/6261051, restoring old code generated
# for floating-point constants. Mandelbrot is back to its previous numbers.

mandelbrot 16000
	gcc -O2 mandelbrot.c	36.07u 0.00s 36.16r
	gccgo -O2 mandelbrot.go	41.72u 0.01s 41.90r
	gc mandelbrot	60.62u 0.00s 60.76r
	gc_B mandelbrot	60.68u 0.00s 60.82r

# May 30, 2012.
# After http://codereview.appspot.com/6248068, better FP code
# by avoiding MOVSD between registers.
# Plus some other timing changes that have crept in from other speedups,
# from garbage collection to Printf.

fasta -n 25000000
	gc fasta	1.76u 0.00s 1.76r # -12%
	gc_B fasta	1.71u 0.00s 1.72r # -12%

nbody -n 50000000
	gc nbody	17.56u 0.00s 17.60r # -8%
	gc_B nbody	17.30u 0.00s 17.34r # -10%

fannkuch 12
	gc fannkuch-parallel	155.92u 0.01s 44.05r # -15%

k-nucleotide 1000000
	gc k-nucleotide	9.22u 0.01s 9.26r # -5%
	gc k-nucleotide-parallel	9.23u 0.03s 3.26r # -9%
	gc_B k-nucleotide	9.22u 0.03s 9.28r # -2%

mandelbrot 16000
	gc mandelbrot	44.80u 0.00s 44.90r # -27%
	gc_B mandelbrot	44.81u 0.00s 44.92r # -26%

pidigits 10000
	gc pidigits	3.51u 0.00s 3.52r # -6%
	gc_B pidigits	3.51u 0.00s 3.52r # -6%

# Aug 28, 2012
# After some assembler work in package big.
pidigits 10000
	gc pidigits	2.85u 0.02s 2.88r # -22%
	gc_B pidigits	2.88u 0.01s 2.90r # -21%

# Sep 26, 2012
# 64-bit ints, plus significantly better floating-point code.
# Interesting details:
# 	Generally something in the 0-10% slower range, some (binary tree) more
#	Floating-point noticeably faster:
#		nbody -25%
#		mandelbrot -37% relative to Go 1.
#	Other:
#		regex-dna +47%
fasta -n 25000000
	gcc -O2 fasta.c	1.43u 0.03s 1.46r
	gccgo -O2 fasta.go	1.47u 0.00s 1.47r
	gc fasta	1.78u 0.01s 1.80r
	gc_B fasta	1.76u 0.00s 1.76r

reverse-complement < output-of-fasta-25000000
	gcc -O2 reverse-complement.c	1.14u 0.39s 11.19r
	gccgo -O2 reverse-complement.go	0.91u 0.17s 1.09r
	gc reverse-complement	1.12u 0.18s 1.31r
	gc_B reverse-complement	1.12u 0.15s 1.28r

nbody -n 50000000
	gcc -O2 nbody.c -lm	13.02u 0.00s 13.05r
	gccgo -O2 nbody.go	13.90u 0.00s 13.93r
	gc nbody	17.05u 0.00s 17.09r
	gc_B nbody	16.30u 0.00s 16.34r

binary-tree 15 # too slow to use 20
	gcc -O2 binary-tree.c -lm	0.61u 0.00s 0.61r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree.go	1.24u 0.04s 1.29r
	gccgo -O2 binary-tree-freelist.go	0.21u 0.01s 0.22r
	gc binary-tree	1.93u 0.02s 1.96r
	gc binary-tree-freelist	0.32u 0.00s 0.33r

fannkuch 12
	gcc -O2 fannkuch.c	45.19u 0.00s 45.29r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch.go	60.32u 0.00s 60.45r
	gccgo -O2 fannkuch-parallel.go	185.59u 0.00s 59.49r
	gc fannkuch	72.14u 0.00s 72.30r
	gc fannkuch-parallel	172.54u 0.00s 43.59r
	gc_B fannkuch	53.55u 0.00s 53.67r

regex-dna 100000
	gcc -O2 regex-dna.c -lpcre	0.47u 0.00s 0.47r
	gccgo -O2 regex-dna.go	6.49u 0.05s 6.56r
	gccgo -O2 regex-dna-parallel.go	14.60u 0.67s 4.42r
	gc regex-dna	3.91u 0.00s 3.92r
	gc regex-dna-parallel	4.01u 0.03s 1.56r
	gc_B regex-dna	3.91u 0.00s 3.92r

spectral-norm 5500
	gcc -O2 spectral-norm.c -lm	15.85u 0.00s 15.89r
	gccgo -O2 spectral-norm.go	15.86u 0.00s 15.89r
	gc spectral-norm	19.72u 0.00s 19.76r
	gc_B spectral-norm	19.68u 0.01s 19.74r

k-nucleotide 1000000
	gcc -O2 k-nucleotide.c -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -lglib-2.0 	4.90u 0.01s 4.93r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide.go	4.78u 0.01s 4.80r
	gccgo -O2 k-nucleotide-parallel.go	6.49u 0.02s 2.18r
	gc k-nucleotide	9.05u 0.02s 9.09r
	gc k-nucleotide-parallel	9.27u 0.01s 3.29r
	gc_B k-nucleotide	8.95u 0.03s 9.00r

mandelbrot 16000
	gcc -O2 mandelbrot.c	36.11u 0.00s 36.19r
	gccgo -O2 mandelbrot.go	43.67u 0.00s 43.77r
	gc mandelbrot	38.57u 0.00s 38.66r
	gc_B mandelbrot	38.59u 0.00s 38.68r

meteor 2098
	gcc -O2 meteor-contest.c	0.09u 0.00s 0.09r
	gccgo -O2 meteor-contest.go	0.09u 0.00s 0.09r
	gc meteor-contest	0.13u 0.00s 0.14r
	gc_B meteor-contest	0.12u 0.00s 0.13r

pidigits 10000
	gcc -O2 pidigits.c -lgmp	2.26u 0.00s 2.27r
	gccgo -O2 pidigits.go	9.05u 0.00s 9.07r
	gc pidigits	2.88u 0.02s 2.90r
	gc_B pidigits	2.89u 0.00s 2.90r

threadring 50000000
	gcc -O2 threadring.c -lpthread	37.30u 327.81s 289.28r
	gccgo -O2 threadring.go	42.83u 26.15s 69.14r
	gc threadring	13.00u 0.00s 13.03r

chameneos 6000000
	gcc -O2 chameneosredux.c -lpthread	8.80u 71.67s 12.19r
	gccgo -O2 chameneosredux.go	11.28u 6.68s 18.00r
	gc chameneosredux	6.94u 0.00s 6.96r