Implementation of 13 sorting algorithms in Zig
| Algorithm | Custom Comparison | Zero Allocation |
|---|---|---|
| Bubble | ✅ | ✅ |
| Comb | ✅ | ✅ |
| Heap | ✅ | ✅ |
| Insertion | ✅ | ✅ |
| Merge | ✅ | ❌ |
| PDQ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Quick | ✅ | ✅ |
| Radix (no negative yet) | ❌ | ❌ |
| Selection | ✅ | ✅ |
| Shell | ✅ | ✅ |
| Tail | ✅ | ❌ |
| Tim | ✅ | ❌ |
| Twin | ✅ | ❌ |
const zort = @import("zort");
fn asc(a: u8, b: u8) bool {
return a < b;
}
pub fn main() !void {
var arr = [_]u8{ 9, 1, 4, 12, 3, 4 };
try zort.quickSort(u8, &arr, asc);
}run this to see results on your machine:
zig build bench -Doptimize=ReleaseFast -- comb quick radix shell std_block std_heap std_pdq tail tim twin
gantt
title Sorting (ascending) 10000000 usize
dateFormat x
axisFormat %S s
section random
quick 1.670: 0,1670
comb 3.156: 0,3155
shell 5.469: 0,5467
radix 0.304: 0,304
tim 2.893: 0,2893
tail 2.400: 0,2399
twin 2.377: 0,2377
std_block 3.371: 0,3372
std_pdq 2.250: 0,2250
std_heap 5.512: 0,5514
section sorted
quick 0.829: 0,829
comb 1.179: 0,1179
shell 0.740: 0,740
radix 0.301: 0,301
tim 0.025: 0,25
tail 0.058: 0,58
twin 0.071: 0,71
std_block 0.266: 0,266
std_pdq 0.041: 0,41
std_heap 3.912: 0,3913
section reverse
quick 1.544: 0,1544
comb 1.375: 0,1375
shell 1.378: 0,1378
radix 0.303: 0,303
tim 0.822: 0,822
tail 1.364: 0,1364
twin 1.280: 0,1280
std_block 1.304: 0,1304
std_pdq 0.199: 0,199
std_heap 3.844: 0,3845
section ascending saw
quick 2.979: 0,2978
comb 2.088: 0,2089
shell 1.807: 0,1807
radix 0.322: 0,322
tim 0.473: 0,473
tail 0.486: 0,486
twin 0.465: 0,465
std_block 1.129: 0,1129
std_pdq 1.604: 0,1604
std_heap 4.246: 0,4249
section descending saw
comb 1.949: 0,1949
shell 1.694: 0,1694
radix 0.299: 0,299
tim 1.339: 0,1339
tail 1.478: 0,1478
twin 1.288: 0,1288
std_block 1.618: 0,1618
std_pdq 1.613: 0,1613
std_heap 4.262: 0,4261
gantt
title Sorting (ascending) 10000000 isize
dateFormat x
axisFormat %S s
section random
quick 1.691: 0,1691
comb 3.084: 0,3084
shell 5.410: 0,5413
radix 0.332: 0,332
tim 2.951: 0,2953
tail 2.414: 0,2414
twin 2.414: 0,2414
std_block 3.346: 0,3346
std_pdq 2.309: 0,2309
std_heap 5.449: 0,5447
section sorted
quick 0.798: 0,798
comb 1.166: 0,1166
shell 0.739: 0,739
radix 0.247: 0,247
tim 0.025: 0,25
tail 0.059: 0,59
twin 0.048: 0,48
std_block 0.270: 0,270
std_pdq 0.039: 0,39
std_heap 3.816: 0,3815
section reverse
quick 1.581: 0,1581
comb 1.347: 0,1347
shell 1.234: 0,1234
radix 0.262: 0,262
tim 0.044: 0,44
tail 1.396: 0,1396
twin 0.041: 0,41
std_block 0.953: 0,953
std_pdq 0.204: 0,204
std_heap 3.713: 0,3713
section ascending saw
quick 5.516: 0,5516
comb 2.064: 0,2064
shell 1.632: 0,1632
radix 0.280: 0,280
tim 0.449: 0,449
tail 0.466: 0,466
twin 0.478: 0,478
std_block 1.157: 0,1157
std_pdq 1.618: 0,1618
std_heap 4.281: 0,4279
section descending saw
comb 2.039: 0,2040
shell 1.644: 0,1644
radix 0.279: 0,279
tim 0.465: 0,465
tail 1.492: 0,1492
twin 0.481: 0,481
std_block 1.596: 0,1596
std_pdq 1.576: 0,1576
std_heap 4.199: 0,4199
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