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To give you an idea, here are some benchmarks comparing Python (with pandas/numpy) vs k (aka q/kdb+).

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/data-analysis-example-python-...

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lists-python-q-side-by-side-f...

I think that software history page is meant to convey general workloads achievable, rather than performance.

-(not the author of the benchmarks nor an employee of shakti FWIW)