Syrup Bandwidth Benchmark Skill
Overview
Measure encoding/decoding throughput across Syrup implementations. This skill provides bandwidth benchmarks for comparing serialization performance.
Benchmark Results
Test Structure: Skill Invocation
(syrec "skill:invoke" ['gay-mcp 'palette {"n" 4 "seed" 1069} 0])
Wire format: 57 bytes
Throughput by Runtime
| Runtime |
Direction |
Operations/sec |
Bandwidth |
| Clojure |
Encode |
50,210 |
2.86 MB/s |
| Clojure |
Decode |
12,260 |
0.70 MB/s |
| Zig |
Encode |
58,882,412 |
15,073 MB/s |
Performance Ratio: Zig is 5,265x faster than Clojure for encoding.
Usage
Run Zig Benchmark
# Quick benchmark
zig build-exe -OReleaseFast --dep syrup -Mroot=benchmarks/bandwidth_simple.zig \
-Msyrup=src/syrup.zig -femit-bin=/tmp/bench && /tmp/bench
# Full benchmark (via build.zig)
zig build bandwidth
Run Clojure Benchmark
bb syrup_bandwidth_benchmark.clj
Run Rust Benchmark
cd ocapn-syrup-rust
cargo run --example bandwidth_benchmark --release
Network Saturation Analysis
Zig's 15 GB/s encoding rate vs network speeds:
| Network |
Speed |
Zig Headroom |
| 1 Gbps Ethernet |
125 MB/s |
120x |
| 10 Gbps Ethernet |
1,250 MB/s |
12x |
| 100 Gbps Ethernet |
12,500 MB/s |
1.2x |
Conclusion: Zig syrup can saturate a 100 Gbps network interface.
Performance Characteristics
Clojure (JVM)
- Pros: Fast iteration, REPL-driven, expressive
- Cons: GC pauses, heap allocations, ~3 MB/s throughput
- Best for: Scripting, prototyping, non-latency-critical services
Rust (AOT)
- Pros: Safety + performance, Serde integration, ~500-2000 MB/s
- Cons: Compile times, borrow checker learning curve
- Best for: Production services, high-throughput systems
Zig (AOT)
- Pros: Zero-allocation, deterministic, ~15,000 MB/s
- Cons: Smaller ecosystem, manual memory management
- Best for: Embedded, real-time, maximum throughput
Practical Scenarios
Video Streaming @ 60fps
- Frame size: 1MB
- Required: 60 MB/s
- Zig: ✅ 251x headroom (15,073 MB/s)
- Clojure: ❌ 20x too slow (3 MB/s)
Microservice RPC
- Network latency dominates
- All runtimes perform similarly
- Choose based on ecosystem/team expertise
Embedded Sensor → Cloud
- Zig on MCU: Efficient, deterministic
- Battery life: Zero-allocation = less power
- Throughput: Can saturate any radio
Files
benchmarks/bandwidth_simple.zig - Quick Zig benchmarkbenchmarks/bandwidth_benchmark.zig - Full Zig benchmarksyrup_bandwidth_benchmark.clj - Clojure benchmarkSYRUP_BANDWIDTH_COMPARISON.md - Complete comparison
Related Skills
cross-runtime-exchange - Verify CID compatibility
1---2name: bandwidth-benchmark3description: Measure encoding/decoding throughput across Syrup implementations. This skill provides bandwidth benchmarks for comparing serialization performance.4---5# Syrup Bandwidth Benchmark Skill67## Overview89Measure encoding/decoding throughput across Syrup implementations. This skill provides bandwidth benchmarks for comparing serialization performance.1011## Benchmark Results1213### Test Structure: Skill Invocation14```15(syrec "skill:invoke" ['gay-mcp 'palette {"n" 4 "seed" 1069} 0])16```17Wire format: 57 bytes1819### Throughput by Runtime2021| Runtime | Direction | Operations/sec | Bandwidth |22|---------|-----------|----------------|-----------|23| **Clojure** | Encode | 50,210 | 2.86 MB/s |24| **Clojure** | Decode | 12,260 | 0.70 MB/s |25| **Zig** | Encode | 58,882,412 | **15,073 MB/s** |2627**Performance Ratio**: Zig is **5,265x faster** than Clojure for encoding.2829## Usage3031### Run Zig Benchmark3233```bash34# Quick benchmark35zig build-exe -OReleaseFast --dep syrup -Mroot=benchmarks/bandwidth_simple.zig \36 -Msyrup=src/syrup.zig -femit-bin=/tmp/bench && /tmp/bench3738# Full benchmark (via build.zig)39zig build bandwidth40```4142### Run Clojure Benchmark4344```bash45bb syrup_bandwidth_benchmark.clj46```4748### Run Rust Benchmark4950```bash51cd ocapn-syrup-rust52cargo run --example bandwidth_benchmark --release53```5455## Network Saturation Analysis5657Zig's **15 GB/s** encoding rate vs network speeds:5859| Network | Speed | Zig Headroom |60|---------|-------|--------------|61| 1 Gbps Ethernet | 125 MB/s | **120x** |62| 10 Gbps Ethernet | 1,250 MB/s | **12x** |63| 100 Gbps Ethernet | 12,500 MB/s | **1.2x** |6465**Conclusion**: Zig syrup can saturate a 100 Gbps network interface.6667## Performance Characteristics6869### Clojure (JVM)70- **Pros**: Fast iteration, REPL-driven, expressive71- **Cons**: GC pauses, heap allocations, ~3 MB/s throughput72- **Best for**: Scripting, prototyping, non-latency-critical services7374### Rust (AOT)75- **Pros**: Safety + performance, Serde integration, ~500-2000 MB/s76- **Cons**: Compile times, borrow checker learning curve77- **Best for**: Production services, high-throughput systems7879### Zig (AOT)80- **Pros**: Zero-allocation, deterministic, ~15,000 MB/s81- **Cons**: Smaller ecosystem, manual memory management82- **Best for**: Embedded, real-time, maximum throughput8384## Practical Scenarios8586### Video Streaming @ 60fps87- Frame size: 1MB88- Required: 60 MB/s89- Zig: ✅ 251x headroom (15,073 MB/s)90- Clojure: ❌ 20x too slow (3 MB/s)9192### Microservice RPC93- Network latency dominates94- All runtimes perform similarly95- Choose based on ecosystem/team expertise9697### Embedded Sensor → Cloud98- Zig on MCU: Efficient, deterministic99- Battery life: Zero-allocation = less power100- Throughput: Can saturate any radio101102## Files103104- `benchmarks/bandwidth_simple.zig` - Quick Zig benchmark105- `benchmarks/bandwidth_benchmark.zig` - Full Zig benchmark106- `syrup_bandwidth_benchmark.clj` - Clojure benchmark107- `SYRUP_BANDWIDTH_COMPARISON.md` - Complete comparison108109## Related Skills110111- `cross-runtime-exchange` - Verify CID compatibility
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