re-tested using ubuntu-14.04.3-x86_64 + gcc-4.8.5 & graphs regenerated

Author: niXman

README.md

@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ on a typical desktop computer with Intel Core i5 processor running Ubuntu 14.04.
 
 | serializer     | object's size | avg. total time |
 | -------------- | ------------- | --------------- |
-| thrift-binary  | 17017         | 22815           |
-| thrift-compact | 11597         | 26427           |
-| protobuf       | 12571         | 21034           |
-| boost          | 17470         | 22471           |
-| msgpack        | 11902         | 25931           |
-| cereal         | 17416         | 10304           |
-| avro           | 12288         | 31658           |
-| yas            | 17416         | 4044            |
-| yas-compact    | 12830         | 21928           |
+| thrift-binary  | 17017         | 13748           |
+| thrift-compact | 11597         | 25947           |
+| protobuf       | 12571         | 24196           |
+| boost          | 17470         | 21717           |
+| msgpack        | 11902         | 29597           |
+| cereal         | 17416         | 11121           |
+| avro           | 12288         | 31880           |
+| yas            | 17416         | 5113            |
+| yas-compact    | 12830         | 21858           |
 
 ###### Size
 
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ serialize/deserialize cycle of the already built data structure.
 
 | serializer     | object's size | avg. total time |
 | -------------- | ------------- | --------------- |
-| capnproto      | 17768         | 4259            |
-| flatbuffers    | 17632         | 12762           |
+| capnproto      | 17768         | 4460            |
+| flatbuffers    | 17632         | 12755           |
 
 ![Time](images/time2.png)
 

images/graphs.R

@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@ size <- c(
 )
 # for t in thrift-binary thrift-compact protobuf boost msgpack cereal avro yas yas-compact; do rm -f /tmp/$t.time; echo -n "$t: "; for i in `seq 1 50`; do ./benchmark 1000000 $t | grep time | awk '{print $4}' >>/tmp/$t.time; done; awk '{ sum += $1 } END { print sum/50}' /tmp/$t.time; done
 time <- c(
-     22815 # thrift-binary
-    ,26427 # thrift-compact
-    ,22471 # protobuf
-    ,12272 # boost
-    ,25931 # msgpack
-    ,10304 # cereal
-    ,31658 # avro
-    ,4044  # yas
-    ,21928 # yas-compact
+     13748 # thrift-binary
+    ,25947 # thrift-compact
+    ,24196 # protobuf
+    ,21717 # boost
+    ,29597 # msgpack
+    ,11121 # cereal
+    ,31880 # avro
+    ,5113  # yas
+    ,21858 # yas-compact
 )
 time2 <- c(
-     4259  # capnproto
-    ,12762 # flatbuffers
+     4460  # capnproto
+    ,12755 # flatbuffers
 )
 
 data.size <- as.data.frame(list(serializer = names.size, size = size))