File benchmarks in JavaScript

Requirement: We assume that have macOS or Linux. Windows is not supported.

Run the bash script script.sh (e.g., type bash script.sh). It will install nvm and bun in your user account, if needed.

The benchmark simply reads the current README.md file, as quickly as possible.

The README file may contain non-ASCII characters: é, ê, ô.

Sample Results

runtime: bun 1.0.0 (arm64-darwin)

benchmark      time (avg)             (min … max)       p75       p99      p995
------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------
README.md    8.08 µs/iter     (7.88 µs … 9.04 µs)   8.07 µs   9.04 µs   9.04 µs

Now using node v20.6.1 (npm v9.8.1)
cpu: Apple M2
runtime: node v20.6.1 (arm64-darwin)

benchmark      time (avg)             (min … max)       p75       p99      p995
------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------
README.md   13.38 µs/iter  (12.33 µs … 279.67 µs)  13.08 µs     18 µs  22.92 µs

Restoring node version to v20.6.1
Now using node v20.6.1 (npm v9.8.1)

cpu: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6338 CPU @ 2.00GHz
runtime: bun 1.0.0 (x64-linux)

benchmark      time (avg)             (min … max)       p75       p99      p995
------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------
README.md    2.57 µs/iter     (2.45 µs … 2.98 µs)   2.56 µs   2.98 µs   2.98 µs

Now using node v20.6.1 (npm v9.8.1)
cpu: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6338 CPU @ 2.00GHz
runtime: node v20.6.1 (x64-linux)

benchmark      time (avg)             (min … max)       p75       p99      p995
------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------
README.md    9.68 µs/iter     (8.28 µs … 1.25 ms)   9.16 µs  13.56 µs  15.95 µs

Restoring node version to v20.6.1
Now using node v20.6.1 (npm v9.8.1)