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Java Computation Benchmark

About Java

Paradigm

Object-Oriented, Imperative

Execution

JIT, AOT

Typing

Static

Null Safety

NO

Memory Management

Garbage Collection

Java is a versatile programming language developed by Sun Microsystems, now owned by Oracle Corporation. It supports development across various platforms through its "write once, run anywhere" approach. Java is known for its object-oriented structure, high performance, and robust security features ideal for enterprise systems and Android development.

Benchmarks

This benchmark tests how fast a programming language can perform mathematical computations without any I/O or memory allocation. We are using the Leibniz formula to approximate the value of PI.

OS: LinuxCPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 325Last Updated: 2026-10-14

Language	Time How long does it take to approximate PI? (lower is better)	Memory How much memory (RAM) does the program use? (lower is better)	Build Time Fetching dependencies + compiling, excluding SDK setup (lower is better)
Java (Temurin v25)	1.00 s	65.9 MB	14.84 s
Java (Temurin v21)	1.35 s	63.3 MB	14.57 s
Java (Temurin v17)	1.15 s	59.0 MB	14.71 s
Java (Temurin v11)	1.00 s	51.0 MB	14.77 s
Java (Temurin v8)	1.68 s	38.1 MB	15.52 s
Java (Semeru v25)	1.48 s	65.4 MB	15.74 s
Java (Semeru v21)	1.49 s	61.7 MB	15.94 s
Java (Semeru v17)	1.45 s	60.5 MB	15.79 s
Java (Semeru v11)	1.48 s	58.3 MB	16.66 s

Popular languages

How does Java compare to other languages?

Language	Time How long does it take to approximate PI? (lower is better, log scale)	Memory How much memory (RAM) does the program use? (lower is better)	Build Time Fetching dependencies + compiling, excluding SDK setup (lower is better)
C (GCC)	1.00 s	2.2 MB	2.13 s
Java (Temurin)	1.00 s	65.9 MB	14.84 s
Rust	1.00 s	2.9 MB	4.12 s
C# (.NET)	1.16 s	34.8 MB	4.49 s
Go	1.36 s	3.8 MB	6.18 s
Java (Semeru)	1.48 s	65.4 MB	15.74 s
JavaScript (Node.js)	3.24 s	66.4 MB	1.09 s
Ruby	67.47 s	17.8 MB	1.29 s
Python	99.28 s	11.1 MB	1.28 s