Benchmark for different languages

Performace comparison between C, C++, modern Fortran (F95), Java, Javascript, Julia, Python, and R.

Python implementation uses numpy and vectorization. R implementation is also vectorized.

The benchmark is shown below.

The compiler or interpreter versions are listed below

I. E5-2698 platform (Fedora 24)

1. Julia: 0.6.2
2. C: GCC 6.3.1
3. Fortran: GCC 6.3.1
4. Java: JDK 1.8.0
5. Python: 3.6.3
6. Javascript: nodejs 8.2.1
7. R: 3.4.1

II. i7-6700 platform (Ubuntu 16)

1. Julia: 0.6.2
2. C: GCC 6.3.0
3. Fortran: GFortran 8.0.1
4. Java: JDK 1.8.0
5. Python: 3.6.3
6. Javascript: nodejs 4.2.6
7. R: 3.2.3

III. i7-2600K platform (Ubuntu 16)

1. Julia: 0.6.2
2. C: GCC 6.3.0
3. Fortran: GFortran 5.5.1
4. Java: JDK 1.8.0
5. Python: 3.6.3
6. Javascript: nodejs 8.11.1
7. R: 3.2.3

IV. i7-4870HQ (OS X 10.13.4)

1. Julia: 0.6.1
2. C: Clang-902.0.39.1
3. Fortran: GFortran 6.3.0
4. Java: Java 10 (JRE 18.3)
5. Python: 3.6.3
6. Javascript: nodejs 8.11.1
7. R: 3.4.3