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PHP 8.5 vs Node.js vs Go vs Python: CPU Performance Benchmark (2026)

June 25, 2026March 28, 2026 by Brother Pig

We benchmark PHP 8.5 (JIT on/off), Node.js 22, Go 1.23, and Python 3.12 on CPU‑intensive tasks. See where PHP 8.5 stands: 61% faster with JIT, 61% of Node.js performance. Full data inside.

Categories CPU Benchmarks, PHP 8.x Benchmarks Tags benchmark, compiled-vs-interpreted, cpu-intensive, go, jit, nodejs, performance, php-8-5, python, v8 2 Comments

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