Merge branch on 100k-file synthetic vs git merge
repo: 100,000-file synthetic repository; canonical cached shape · 100,000 files · 1,000 commits · 1,200 refs
| tool | median | min | max | runs | peak memory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git | 281 ms | 242 ms | 290 ms | 8 | 44 MB |
| grit | 145 ms | 142 ms | 150 ms | 8 | 54 MB |
$ git merge -q --no-edit topic
$ grit merge topic
| date | grit commit | git | grit | grit vs git | grit peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | 8dbc58e77 | 281 ms | 145 ms | 1.9× faster | 54 MB |
| 2026-10-26 | c7cf2c443 | 497 ms | 280 ms | 1.8× faster | 58 MB |
| 2026-10-25 | 2824ad391 | 297 ms | 204 ms | 1.5× faster | 49 MB |
| 2026-10-24 | 157a05dde | 294 ms | 175 ms | 1.7× faster | 50 MB |
| 2026-10-23 | bddf92f86 | 285 ms | 172 ms | 1.7× faster | 50 MB |
| 2026-10-22 | 4c131b942 | 285 ms | 192 ms | 1.5× faster | 54 MB |
| 2026-10-21 | d4844e92a | 274 ms | 1.60 s | 5.8× slower | 55 MB |
| 2026-10-20 | 4754ad0b9 | 327 ms | 2.17 s | 6.6× slower | 59 MB |