Full benchmark results for PhpJsonChunk and comparable streaming libraries.
Dataset: synthetic root-array JSON, identical for all parsers.
Metric: wall-clock time and peak memory delta.
Ordering: tables are sorted by speed (faster -> slower).
Runs:
10k, 30k, 50k, 100k -> median of 3 runs
500k, 1,000,000 -> median of 2 runs
10,000 Records (Median of 3 Runs)
Rank
Parser
Time
Peak mem
1
PhpJsonChunk
19.8 ms
0.15 MB
2
JsonMachine
34.4 ms
0.31 MB
3
Crocodile2uJsonStreamer
38.1 ms
0.01 MB
4
Salsify
97.1 ms
0.04 MB
5
JsonCollectionParser
101.0 ms
0.04 MB
6
JsonDecodeStream
260.1 ms
0.04 MB
30,000 Records (Median of 3 Runs)
Rank
Parser
Time
Peak mem
1
PhpJsonChunk
56.6 ms
0.15 MB
2
JsonMachine
99.4 ms
0.31 MB
3
Crocodile2uJsonStreamer
113.5 ms
0.01 MB
4
Salsify
295.0 ms
0.04 MB
5
JsonCollectionParser
303.9 ms
0.04 MB
6
JsonDecodeStream
790.2 ms
0.04 MB
50,000 Records (Median of 3 Runs)
Rank
Parser
Time
Peak mem
1
PhpJsonChunk
94.9 ms
0.15 MB
2
JsonMachine
165.4 ms
0.31 MB
3
Crocodile2uJsonStreamer
190.4 ms
0.01 MB
4
Salsify
494.2 ms
0.03 MB
5
JsonCollectionParser
508.9 ms
0.03 MB
6
JsonDecodeStream
1292.6 ms
0.04 MB
100,000 Records (Median of 3 Runs)
Rank
Parser
Time
Peak mem
1
PhpJsonChunk
190.3 ms
0.15 MB
2
JsonMachine
330.0 ms
0.31 MB
3
Crocodile2uJsonStreamer
383.2 ms
0.01 MB
4
Salsify
980.2 ms
0.04 MB
5
JsonCollectionParser
1025.8 ms
0.04 MB
6
JsonDecodeStream
2585.6 ms
0.04 MB
500,000 Records (Median of 2 Runs)
Rank
Parser
Time
Peak mem
1
PhpJsonChunk
1001.0 ms
0.15 MB
2
JsonMachine
1644.1 ms
0.31 MB
3
Crocodile2uJsonStreamer
1966.9 ms
0.01 MB
4
Salsify
5074.0 ms
0.03 MB
5
JsonCollectionParser
5267.0 ms
0.03 MB
6
JsonDecodeStream
13483.7 ms
0.04 MB
1,000,000 Records (Median of 2 Runs)
Rank
Parser
Time
Peak mem
1
PhpJsonChunk
1893.0 ms
0.15 MB
2
JsonMachine
3294.3 ms
0.31 MB
3
Crocodile2uJsonStreamer
3854.8 ms
0.01 MB
4
Salsify
9829.5 ms
0.03 MB
5
JsonCollectionParser
10593.6 ms
0.03 MB
6
JsonDecodeStream
26499.0 ms
0.04 MB
php bin/benchmark.php --runs=5 --sizes=10000,50000,100000
Benchmark results depend on hardware, PHP version, and OS. Prefer median values from multiple runs.