Median 
Find the median of a stream of binary integers as fast as possible.
Input: 100 000 000 uint32 values in little-endian binary on STDIN (4 bytes each).
Output: The median value, printed as a decimal string. The median is defined as the element at index N/2 (i.e., a[50000000]) in the sorted array.
Restrictions:20s512Mb 1 Score Packages
CPU Information
| Model | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1271 v3 @ 3.60GHz |
| Cores | 1 |
Extensions
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Installed Packages
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| Name | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| libc6-dev | 2.39-0ubuntu8.7 | GNU C Library: Development Libraries and Header Files Contains the symlinks, headers, and object files needed to compile and link programs which use the standard C library. |
| libclang-common-14-dev | 1:14.0.6-19build4 | Clang library - Common development package Clang project is a C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end based on the LLVM compiler. Its goal is to offer a replacement to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). . Clang implements all of the ISO C++ 1998, 11, 14 and 17 standards and also provides most of the support of C++20. . This package contains the Clang generic headers. |
| libclang-common-15-dev | 1:15.0.7-14build3 | Clang library - Common development package Clang project is a C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end based on the LLVM compiler. Its goal is to offer a replacement to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). . Clang implements all of the ISO C++ 1998, 11, 14 and 17 standards and also provides most of the support of C++20. . This package contains the Clang generic headers. |
| libclang-common-16-dev | 1:16.0.6-23ubuntu4 | Clang library - Common development package Clang project is a C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end based on the LLVM compiler. Its goal is to offer a replacement to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). . Clang implements all of the ISO C++ 1998, 11, 14 and 17 standards and also provides most of the support of C++20. . This package contains the Clang generic headers. |
| libclang-common-17-dev | 1:17.0.6-9ubuntu1 | Clang library - Common development package Clang project is a C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end based on the LLVM compiler. Its goal is to offer a replacement to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). . Clang implements all of the ISO C++ 1998, 11, 14 and 17 standards and also provides most of the support of C++20. . This package contains the Clang generic headers. |
| libclang-common-18-dev | 1:18.1.3-1ubuntu1 | Clang library - Common development package Clang project is a C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end based on the LLVM compiler. Its goal is to offer a replacement to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). . Clang implements all of the ISO C++ 1998, 11, 14 and 17 standards and also provides most of the support of C++20. . This package contains the Clang generic headers. |
| libclang-common-19-dev | 1:19.1.1-1ubuntu1~24.04.2 | Clang library - Common development package Clang project is a C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end based on the LLVM compiler. Its goal is to offer a replacement to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). . Clang implements all of the ISO C++ 1998, 11, 14 and 17 standards and also provides most of the support of C++20. . This package contains the Clang generic headers. |
| libclang-common-20-dev | 1:20.1.2-0ubuntu1~24.04.3 | Clang library - Common development package Clang project is a C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end based on the LLVM compiler. Its goal is to offer a replacement to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). . Clang implements all of the ISO C++ 1998, 11, 14 and 17 standards and also provides most of the support of C++20. . This package contains the Clang generic headers. |
| libcrypt-dev | 1:4.4.36-4build1 | libcrypt development files This package contains the files needed for developing applications that use libcrypt. |
| libgcc-10-dev | 10.5.0-4ubuntu2.1 | GCC support library (development files) This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C programs which use libgcc, libgomp, libquadmath, libssp or libitm. |
| libgcc-11-dev | 11.5.0-1ubuntu1~24.04.1 | GCC support library (development files) This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C programs which use libgcc, libgomp, libquadmath, libssp or libitm. |
| libgcc-12-dev | 12.4.0-2ubuntu1~24.04.1 | GCC support library (development files) This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C programs which use libgcc, libgomp, libquadmath, libssp or libitm. |
| libgcc-13-dev | 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04.1 | GCC support library (development files) This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C programs which use libgcc, libgomp, libquadmath, libssp or libitm. |
| libgcc-14-dev | 14.2.0-4ubuntu2~24.04.1 | GCC support library (development files) This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C programs which use libgcc, libgomp, libquadmath, libssp or libitm. |
| libobjc-13-dev | 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04.1 | Runtime library for GNU Objective-C applications (development files) This package contains the headers and static library files needed to build GNU ObjC applications. |
| libssl-dev | 3.0.13-0ubuntu3.11 | Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files This package is part of the OpenSSL project's implementation of the SSL and TLS cryptographic protocols for secure communication over the Internet. . It contains development libraries, header files, and manpages for libssl and libcrypto. |
| libstdc++-10-dev | 10.5.0-4ubuntu2.1 | GNU Standard C++ Library v3 (development files) This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C++ programs which use libstdc++. . libstdc++-v3 is a complete rewrite from the previous libstdc++-v2, which was included up to g++-2.95. The first version of libstdc++-v3 appeared in g++-3.0. |
| libstdc++-11-dev | 11.5.0-1ubuntu1~24.04.1 | GNU Standard C++ Library v3 (development files) This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C++ programs which use libstdc++. . libstdc++-v3 is a complete rewrite from the previous libstdc++-v2, which was included up to g++-2.95. The first version of libstdc++-v3 appeared in g++-3.0. |
| libstdc++-12-dev | 12.4.0-2ubuntu1~24.04.1 | GNU Standard C++ Library v3 (development files) This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C++ programs which use libstdc++. . libstdc++-v3 is a complete rewrite from the previous libstdc++-v2, which was included up to g++-2.95. The first version of libstdc++-v3 appeared in g++-3.0. |
| libstdc++-13-dev | 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04.1 | GNU Standard C++ Library v3 (development files) This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C++ programs which use libstdc++. . libstdc++-v3 is a complete rewrite from the previous libstdc++-v2, which was included up to g++-2.95. The first version of libstdc++-v3 appeared in g++-3.0. |
| libstdc++-14-dev | 14.2.0-4ubuntu2~24.04.1 | GNU Standard C++ Library v3 (development files) This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C++ programs which use libstdc++. . libstdc++-v3 is a complete rewrite from the previous libstdc++-v2, which was included up to g++-2.95. The first version of libstdc++-v3 appeared in g++-3.0. |
| libtbb-dev | 2021.11.0-2ubuntu2 | parallelism library for C++ - development files TBB is a library that helps you leverage multi-core processor performance without having to be a threading expert. It represents a higher-level, task-based parallelism that abstracts platform details and threading mechanism for performance and scalability. . (Note: if you are a user of the i386 architecture, i.e., 32-bit Intel or compatible hardware, this package only supports Pentium4-compatible and higher processors.) . This package includes the TBB development files. |
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Challenge History
| Date | Challenger | Cost | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 13:35 | Victor Mercklé | 10.00 | Custom | Solution Broken |
Run Statistics
| # | Date | Score | Wall Time | CPU User | CPU System | Memory | Error | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 5, 2026 13:36 | 0 | 12,528,585 | 1,635,000 | 1,635,000 | 24,576 | No answer to stdout. Died or killed? | |
| 2 | Mar 30, 2026 12:55 | 3,782 | 56,571,620 | 27,012,000 | 4,001,000 | 2,375,680 | ||
| 3 | Mar 30, 2026 12:55 | 3,804 | 52,692,590 | 29,179,000 | 2,012,000 | 2,428,928 | ||
| 4 | Mar 30, 2026 12:55 | 13,180 | 130,406,789 | 105,071,000 | 3,002,000 | 2,531,328 |