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Scalability of JVM processes is limited by GC rate.

For contemporary CPUs and GCs that provide the best throughput the allocation limit is ~11Gb/sec.

After reaching the allocation limit the JVM process doesn't scale.

Having 7.5Gb/sec in 1 thread the limit will be reached at 2-4 threads and adding more threads only decrease the total troughput.

Steps to reproduce that by running JSON parsing benchmarks on your JDK:

  1. Install latest version of sbt and/or ensure that it already installed properly:
sbt about
  1. Clone jsoniter-scala repo:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/plokhotnyuk/jsoniter-scala.git
  1. Enter to the cloned directory:
cd jsoniter-scala
  1. Run benchmarks replacing <n> by 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 (the number of parsing threads):
sbt 'jsoniter-scala-benchmarkJVM/jmh:run -t <n> -prof gc -p size=128 ArrayOfCharsReading.(zioJson|jsoniterScala)'

Below are results of benchmarks that parse JSON array of 1-char JSON strings to Array[Char] using using zio-json and jsoniter-scala.

The parallel GC is used with ParallelGCThreads = 13 (default on the tested environmant), to set explicitly use -XX:ParallelGCThreads=<n>, where <n> should be replaced by a number of GC threads.

Environment: Intel® Core™ i9-11900H CPU @ 2.5GHz (max 4.9GHz), RAM 32Gb DDR4-3200, Ubuntu 22.04, and latest versions of Azul Zulu 1

1 thread

[info] Benchmark                                                           (size)   Mode  Cnt        Score       Error   Units
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala                                      128  thrpt    5  1803944.618 ± 41321.739   ops/s
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.alloc.rate                       128  thrpt    5      623.582 ±    14.049  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.alloc.rate.norm                  128  thrpt    5      544.018 ±     0.025    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space              128  thrpt    5      613.826 ±   879.374  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space.norm         128  thrpt    5      535.326 ±   763.468    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space          128  thrpt    5        0.013 ±     0.050  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space.norm     128  thrpt    5        0.012 ±     0.044    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.count                            128  thrpt    5        6.000              counts
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.time                             128  thrpt    5        8.000                  ms
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson                                            128  thrpt    5   367381.109 ±  9385.923   ops/s
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.alloc.rate                             128  thrpt    5     7453.477 ±   191.421  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.alloc.rate.norm                        128  thrpt    5    31920.995 ±     0.160    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space                    128  thrpt    5     7471.190 ±  1080.227  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space.norm               128  thrpt    5    31995.178 ±  4337.185    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space                128  thrpt    5        0.329 ±     0.208  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space.norm           128  thrpt    5        1.409 ±     0.896    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.count                                  128  thrpt    5       73.000              counts
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.time                                   128  thrpt    5       40.000                  ms

2 threads

[info] Benchmark                                                           (size)   Mode  Cnt        Score       Error   Units
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala                                      128  thrpt    5  3262574.427 ± 64212.694   ops/s
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.alloc.rate                       128  thrpt    5     1127.925 ±    22.327  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.alloc.rate.norm                  128  thrpt    5      544.021 ±     0.018    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space              128  thrpt    5     1125.598 ±   880.921  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space.norm         128  thrpt    5      542.912 ±   425.070    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space          128  thrpt    5        0.846 ±     7.024  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space.norm     128  thrpt    5        0.410 ±     3.408    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.count                            128  thrpt    5       11.000              counts
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.time                             128  thrpt    5       10.000                  ms
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson                                            128  thrpt    5   514184.868 ±  4543.376   ops/s
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.alloc.rate                             128  thrpt    5    10422.398 ±    91.917  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.alloc.rate.norm                        128  thrpt    5    31896.977 ±     0.064    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space                    128  thrpt    5    10437.287 ±  1080.341  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space.norm               128  thrpt    5    31943.709 ±  3499.154    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space                128  thrpt    5        0.400 ±     0.291  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space.norm           128  thrpt    5        1.223 ±     0.885    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.count                                  128  thrpt    5      102.000              counts
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.time                                   128  thrpt    5       46.000                  ms

4 threads

[info] Benchmark                                                           (size)   Mode  Cnt        Score         Error   Units
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala                                      128  thrpt    5  6293147.286 ± 1191058.026   ops/s
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.alloc.rate                       128  thrpt    5     2175.291 ±     412.018  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.alloc.rate.norm                  128  thrpt    5      544.019 ±       0.008    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space              128  thrpt    5     2250.919 ±    1079.229  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space.norm         128  thrpt    5      563.004 ±     248.343    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space          128  thrpt    5        0.042 ±       0.057  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space.norm     128  thrpt    5        0.010 ±       0.013    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.count                            128  thrpt    5       22.000                counts
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.time                             128  thrpt    5        9.000                    ms
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson                                            128  thrpt    5   535169.029 ±    6592.923   ops/s
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.alloc.rate                             128  thrpt    5    10846.887 ±     132.774  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.alloc.rate.norm                        128  thrpt    5    31896.972 ±       0.104    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space                    128  thrpt    5    10947.448 ±    1083.443  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space.norm               128  thrpt    5    32194.627 ±    3511.139    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space                128  thrpt    5        0.495 ±       0.280  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space.norm           128  thrpt    5        1.457 ±       0.840    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.count                                  128  thrpt    5      107.000                counts
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.time                                   128  thrpt    5       40.000                    ms

8 threads

[info] Benchmark                                                           (size)   Mode  Cnt         Score        Error   Units
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala                                      128  thrpt    5  10900561.711 ± 661598.038   ops/s
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.alloc.rate                       128  thrpt    5      3766.625 ±    229.334  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.alloc.rate.norm                  128  thrpt    5       544.018 ±      0.005    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space              128  thrpt    5      3784.244 ±   1080.053  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space.norm         128  thrpt    5       546.501 ±    148.032    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space          128  thrpt    5         0.075 ±      0.166  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space.norm     128  thrpt    5         0.011 ±      0.023    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.count                            128  thrpt    5        37.000               counts
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.time                             128  thrpt    5        12.000                   ms
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson                                            128  thrpt    5    496724.659 ±  13676.717   ops/s
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.alloc.rate                             128  thrpt    5     10066.491 ±    280.478  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.alloc.rate.norm                        128  thrpt    5     31896.985 ±      0.057    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space                    128  thrpt    5     10123.091 ±    880.887  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space.norm               128  thrpt    5     32074.971 ±   2336.857    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space                128  thrpt    5         0.379 ±      0.280  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space.norm           128  thrpt    5         1.199 ±      0.873    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.count                                  128  thrpt    5        99.000               counts
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.time                                   128  thrpt    5        32.000                   ms

16 threads

[info] Benchmark                                                           (size)   Mode  Cnt         Score       Error   Units
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala                                      128  thrpt    5  11230335.635 ± 44550.991   ops/s
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.alloc.rate                       128  thrpt    5      3881.520 ±    18.729  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.alloc.rate.norm                  128  thrpt    5       544.019 ±     0.005    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space              128  thrpt    5      3873.084 ±  1101.210  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space.norm         128  thrpt    5       542.841 ±   154.625    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space          128  thrpt    5         0.100 ±     0.222  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space.norm     128  thrpt    5         0.014 ±     0.031    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.count                            128  thrpt    5        38.000              counts
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.jsoniterScala:·gc.time                             128  thrpt    5         9.000                  ms
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson                                            128  thrpt    5    464041.176 ±  1826.740   ops/s
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.alloc.rate                             128  thrpt    5      9421.986 ±    72.543  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.alloc.rate.norm                        128  thrpt    5     31897.095 ±     0.531    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space                    128  thrpt    5      9568.482 ±   821.021  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Eden_Space.norm               128  thrpt    5     32392.991 ±  2760.087    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space                128  thrpt    5         0.124 ±     0.224  MB/sec
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.churn.PS_Survivor_Space.norm           128  thrpt    5         0.420 ±     0.758    B/op
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.count                                  128  thrpt    5        94.000              counts
[info] ArrayOfCharsReading.zioJson:·gc.time                                   128  thrpt    5        22.000                  ms
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