https://github.com/lucascompython/zigXrustXc

Performance of Zig vs Rust vs C
https://github.com/lucascompython/zigXrustXc

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Performance of Zig vs Rust vs C

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/lucascompython/zigXrustXc
• Owner: lucascompython
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2023-04-17T20:02:41.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-05-08T12:42:01.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-08T13:42:38.062Z (6 months ago)
• Language: Zig
• Homepage:
• Size: 25.4 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# Performance of Zig vs Rust vs C

## Things to know

My Rust binary is still pretty small compared to normal Rust binaries, check the [Cargo.toml](./rust/Cargo.toml#L11) file for more info.

But it could be much smaller, see this [repo](https://github.com/johnthagen/min-sized-rust).

All binaries are statically linked, striped and optimized for **speed**.

- C -> 716Kb

- Rust -> 1.2MB

- Zig -> 16Kb!!!

C and Rust appear to link to `libc` while Zig doesn't, maybe thats why it's so much smaller.

Results on AMD 9950X:

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a1df40aa-0914-49bb-8e2f-3acea41e3e57)

## How to run

```bash

./run.sh

```