jemalloc vs malloc vs tcmalloc: Why Your Server's Default Allocator Is Killing P99 Latency

📰 Dev.to · Kunal

I benchmarked jemalloc against glibc malloc and tcmalloc for multi-threaded server workloads. The default allocator is almost never the right choice.

Published 17 Mar 2026
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