Benchmark Go performance with Sweet and Benchstat
Introduction
Overview
Launch an Arm-based c4a-standard-4 instance
Launch an Intel Emerald Rapids c4-standard-8 instance
Install Go, Sweet, and Benchstat
Benchmark types and metrics
Manually run benchmarks
Manually run Benchstat
Install the automated benchmark and Benchstat runner
Run the automated benchmark and Benchstat runner
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About this Learning Path

Skill level:  Introductory
Reading time:  1 hr
Last updated:  30 Jun 2025
Skill level:
  Introductory
Reading time:
  1 hr
Last updated:
  30 Jun 2025
Author:Geremy Cohen, Arm
Arm IP:Neoverse
Tags: Performance and Architecture Google Cloud Linux Go
Author:
  • Geremy Cohen, Arm
Arm IP:
Neoverse
Tags:
Performance and Architecture Google Cloud Linux Go

Who is this for?

This introductory topic is for developers who want to measure and compare the performance of Go applications on Arm-based servers.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of this learning path, you will be able to:

  • Provision Arm64 and x86_64 VM instances on Google Cloud
  • Install Go, Sweet, and Benchstat on each VM instance
  • Run benchmarks and use Benchstat to compare Go application performance across architectures

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

  • A Google Cloud account . This Learning Path can be run on any cloud provider or on-premises, but it focuses on Google Cloud’s Axion Arm64-based instances.
  • A local machine with Google Cloud CLI installed
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