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A simple Python benchmark
from __future__ import print_function
from math import sin, cos, radians
import timeit
'''
A simple Python benchmark.
Results on an overclocked AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core CPU @ 3.0 GHz, and
an Intel Core i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz.
$ python -OO bench.py
1.99843406677 2.00139904022 2.0145778656
2.38226699829 2.38675498962 2.38853287697
$ python3 -OO bench.py
2.2073315899979207 2.2098999509980786 2.222747125000751
2.273064840992447 2.274112678001984 2.2759074380010134
$ pypy -OO bench.py
0.245079994202 0.24707698822 0.247714996338
0.241708040237 0.242873907089 0.245008945465
$ pypy3 -OO bench.py
1.1291401386260986 1.1360960006713867 1.1375579833984375
1.2108190059661865 1.2172389030456543 1.2178328037261963
'''
def bench():
product = 1.0
for counter in range(1, 1000, 1):
for dex in list(range(1, 360, 1)):
angle = radians(dex)
product *= sin(angle)**2 + cos(angle)**2
return product
if __name__ == '__main__':
result = timeit.repeat('bench.bench()', setup='import bench', number=10, repeat=10)
result = list(sorted(result))
print(*result[:3])
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apalala commented Jul 20, 2023

Macbook Air M2 2023

$ python3.11 -O bench.py
0.47316745800344506 0.47342624999873806 0.4737870000026305

$ python3.12 -O bench.py
0.5029823330041836 0.5032062500031316 0.5033741669976735

$ pypy3 -O bench.py
0.03534275000129128 0.03537720799795352 0.0354161660070531

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